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Bill: Schools and regulations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gil's Green 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: September 2537
Description[?]:
| Education is not a company and should be regulated by the government, all schools should |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: 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.
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:30:47, February 23, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Schools and regulations |
| Message | we oppose every article |
| Date | 02:09:55, February 24, 2008 CET | From | Pariah Idealism | To | Debating the Schools and regulations |
| Message | I agree heartily with almost every article, and the rest I will vote for. |
| Date | 00:13:30, February 25, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Peoples of Lodamun Party | To | Debating the Schools and regulations |
| Message | We approve all articles except for one. |
| Date | 19:42:29, February 25, 2008 CET | From |  Gil's Green party | To | Debating the Schools and regulations |
| Message | which article do you not support? :-) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 18 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 56 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 26 |
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