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Bill: Better Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Arab Party of Kafuristan
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: March 2555
Description[?]:
| To better our fellows. |
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, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:55:17, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Better Education Bill |
| Message | Either propose, or delete this, please. |
| Date | 04:53:42, April 01, 2008 CET | From |  National Arab Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Better Education Bill |
| Message | Patience, gee. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 197 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 385 |
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