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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Aldegar
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 2630
Description[?]:
| Reforms to education |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
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 Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:07:24, August 31, 2008 CET | From | Green Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | Yes to Article 3, no to others. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 635 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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