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Bill: The Freedom of Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: LGC-Freedom Party (UPDD)
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: February 2702
Description[?]:
| Parents should be able to choose the location and manner in which their children are instructed. While it is clear we must have standards, we should not confine parents to a single choice. Competition is healthy and encourages better schools all around. Also these programs enable charities to provide better education for children who parents do not possess the political power or means to improve their public schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
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 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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
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 nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:48:27, January 22, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the The Freedom of Education Act |
| Message | no |
| Date | 17:35:27, January 22, 2009 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the The Freedom of Education Act |
| Message | We support this bill as well. |
| Date | 22:14:59, January 24, 2009 CET | From | Golden Party (UPDD) | To | Debating the The Freedom of Education Act |
| Message | We support this bill, except article 6. We are still deciding if we will vote due to article 6. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 153 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 231 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 41 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government." - Ayn Rand |