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Bill: Education Reform Act 2097
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2098
Description[?]:
| Combatting the poor education standards of the nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:21:48, August 19, 2005 CET | From | CIVIL UNION | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 2097 |
| Message | Ridiculous Bill. The Nation demands religion and private schooling, but the DSIP proposes exactly the opposite. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 32 |
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