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Bill: Education Bill of January 2538
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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 2538
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
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 alongside private schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:15:24, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Marxist Party | To | Debating the Education Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | Not all people in our great nation can afford higher education, so we should help everyone in our country; by providing free education to them. There should only be public schools, their is no need to separate our people. |
| Date | 22:50:21, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Communist Party | To | Debating the Education Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | everyone should have the ability to reach their goals in life and receiving a great education shouldn't get in their way. |
| Date | 23:15:45, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Middleton Party | To | Debating the Education Bill of January 2538 |
| Message | We have to vote no because of the second article, even though we agree with most everything. There needs to be scholarship programs. If people have money want to give it to others to allow them to go to school, so be it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 116 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 634 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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