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Bill: Private Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Drtárék Jelbék Prta
Status[?]: passed
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: August 2477
Description[?]:
We propose to fully remove federal government from this last bastion of statism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 2
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 provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 12:35:51, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Private Education Bill |
Message | we strongly oppose, education is a fundamental service |
Date | 12:52:55, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Private Education Bill |
Message | Aye, so surely its best that it is put into the hands of those who know what they're doing? |
Date | 15:09:54, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Private Education Bill |
Message | A public education could be as efficient as a private one...perhaps better because is open to all our citizens, and not only for rich people |
Date | 16:55:35, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Private Education Bill |
Message | We are uncertain. Many of our Founding Fathers supported a system of public high schools and grammar schools. But we do agree with all the other articles. |
Date | 15:03:14, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Private Education Bill |
Message | Private education is open for all. Naturally we'd expect religious and charitable institutions to take over from the state. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 41 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 40 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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