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Bill: Fair Tuition Act (2528)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers Party
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 2529
Description[?]:
| An Act to provide a fair system for student tuition grants: 1. Members of households who earn less than 18,000 BEL per year shall receive 100% of their tuition and fees paid for by the United Kingdom; 2. Members of households who earn more than 18,001 BEL but less than 25,500 BEL per year shall receive 50% of their tuition and fees paid for by the United Kingdom; 3. Members of households who earn more than 25,501 BEL per year shall not receive a subsidy from the United Kingdom; 4. All households may deduct the portion of their tuition and fees that they pay from their taxable income each year (unused deductions may be carried forward into future tax years; deductions not used by students may be transferred to their parents/guardians); 5. All those under the age of 25 years will be included in their parent/guardians household as a dependant while attending post-secondary education; 6. All those who can demonstrate that their parents/guardians are unable or unwilling to assist with their tuition will be eligible for special circumstance grants up to 100% of tuition costs and associated fees; 7. Student loans are to be made on the credit of the United Kingdom at zero-interest for those who demonstrate a need to borrow funds to make their portions tuition payments; these loans are only to be repaid when the student is no longer enrolled full-time in a post-secondary institution. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:10:24, February 08, 2008 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Fair Tuition Act (2528) |
| Message | A fair deal for students and parents, I think. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 397 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 302 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
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