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Bill: The New Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cildanian 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: July 2541
Description[?]:
| Free education to everyone |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Article 6
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 7
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
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:00:16, March 04, 2008 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the The New Education Reform |
| Message | "Free" education? HA. This will just lead to higher taxes to pay for it. |
| Date | 14:47:52, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Cildanian Workers Coalition | To | Debating the The New Education Reform |
| Message | We already have a high enough tax burden - this can go through with no need to raise taxes. If needs be, and if the budget is approved, the surplus of 21 BILLION CDC can go towards education. |
| Date | 16:23:05, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Subsistence Alliance | To | Debating the The New Education Reform |
| Message | We're willing to accept state funded education (faulty as it is), but not with the destruction of the private sector, and not with the riders attached to the bottom. Limit the bill to 1,3,4 and 5, with the limitations on 5 loosened up, and we'll vote in favor. |
| Date | 17:59:38, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Cildanian Imperial Party | To | Debating the The New Education Reform |
| Message | What's the problem to pay taxes that will gain all of the people in the Cildanian Republic? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 122 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 138 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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