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Bill: Education Reform Bill--2481-03
Details
Submitted by[?]: Wessex High Imperial Party
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: October 2481
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to regulate private schools "It is responsible government to ensure that all Pontesi citizens the basic skill training they need to function in the world properly and fully. I advocate for an engaged life." -- Magister Ludi Joseph Knect, Chancellor of Education and Culture |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:42:10, November 04, 2007 CET | From |  Democratic Workers Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill--2481-03 |
| Message | we support |
| Date | 03:06:56, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill--2481-03 |
| Message | We believe the current law is adequate. We would hope that private schools in Pontesi meet sufficient educational standards. If they do not, parents have the ability to enroll their children in our nation's wonderful and available public schools. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 133 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 448 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 44 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar." H. L. Mencken |