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Bill: Lifelong Learning Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Radical List
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: June 2711
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:13:52, February 12, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | The only problem we have agaisnt this is that the Government would have to pay fully back all the tuitions, is there a chance the Government could go in a budget crisis because of this? Please correct me if I'm wrong. |
| Date | 22:20:59, February 12, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | The only problem we have agaisnt this is that the Government would have to pay fully back all the tuitions, is there a chance the Government could go in a budget crisis because of this? Please correct me if I'm wrong. |
| Date | 23:01:15, February 12, 2009 CET | From | Independent Radical List | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | This would start from this years student intake |
| Date | 23:23:12, February 12, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | Ok well anwser this question please. 1.) Would the Government be lending the money and than paying itself back after lending the money to the student? |
| Date | 00:31:43, February 13, 2009 CET | From | Independent Radical List | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | No money would be lent, we would just fund educational institutions directly |
| Date | 01:06:03, February 13, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Lifelong Learning Bill |
| Message | Ok. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 215 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 422 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 113 |
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