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Bill: Education Act 2572
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Freedom 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: March 2573
Description[?]:
| Sec. 1 SHORT TITLE This act may be cited as the 'Education Act of 2572'. Sec. 2 PROVISIONS A. All universities, vocational schools, and colleges, and their assets, debts, liabilities and property, shall be transferred to the authority of the federal state in which they are located; provided, that this shall not include the institutions described in division B of this section. B. It is hereby declared as a matter of Grand Council policy that the federal government shall not operate institutions of higher education, with the exception of the military service academies, the police academies, and the national service academies. Sec 3. ENACTMENT This act shall be carried out in full no later than Jan 1, 2575. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:35:18, May 05, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Act 2572 |
| Message | As the most recent public opinion poll indicates, there is, quite literally, no support whatsoever for the current higher education policy. As the overwhelming majority of Vanukans wish for the federal government to entirely or almost entirely disassociate itself from the provision of post-secondary education, this is what we have proposed. |
| Date | 15:46:04, May 05, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Sinatranoan Party | To | Debating the Education Act 2572 |
| Message | Why is it that, in Section 1 of the description, this act "may be cited as the 'Energy Act of 2572'"? We thought it was an education act. Regardless, this proposal has merit. National Government needs to trust the local governments' ability to administer curriculum that is relevant to the state, the nation, and (most importantly) the advancement of Vanuku's developing minds. The only qualm may lie in Vanuku's history. The civil wars that took place between states and religions - ultimately overcome but still festering beneath the surface of our great nation - have created some self-interest between said states and religions. Be it some form of oversight by National Government, or another (possibly better) form of inclusivity, our education must continue to be pro-Vanuku, not pro-state. We do not need to revisit the horrors of past small-mindedness and conflict. Our nation requires and deserves better. Thoughts? |
| Date | 04:26:49, May 07, 2008 CET | From | Vanuku Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Act 2572 |
| Message | Title corrected, thank you. The Sinatranoan Party is quite correct - the "National Government needs to trust the local governments' ability to administer curriculum". And so it must; enacting some halfway measure, as they have also suggested, defeats the purpose. Either the states control education or they do not. And we believe they should. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 23 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 47 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." - Wendell Phillips |