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Bill: Charter Schools
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hizbul'quami al-Ijtima'i wa tahir'i
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: April 2713
Description[?]:
| A bill to lift the requirement of non-Profit status of Charter schools. |
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: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:41:38, February 15, 2009 CET | From | Hizbul'quami al-Ijtima'i wa tahir'i | To | Debating the Charter Schools |
| Message | Charter schools should be allowed to generate profit if they wish, but should at the same time be required to pay taxes on the profit they make. |
| Date | 02:38:57, February 16, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Charter Schools |
| Message | They are publicly funded, so the profit must go back to the public. If a person wants to make profit off a school, then they can create a private school. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 14 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 486 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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