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Bill: Education Bill April 2716
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party
Status[?]: passed
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: December 2716
Description[?]:
| Taking education out of the mediocre public sector and allowing private sector excellence to flourish. |
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 school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Article 3
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, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 5
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: 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.
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: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:39:57, February 24, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Bill April 2716 |
| Message | Schools on a for profit basis? No higher education aid for students? Wonderful! Let's eliminate one of the best educational systems on Terra to replace it with hungry, profit seeking companies. |
| Date | 13:45:04, February 24, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Leftist Party | To | Debating the Education Bill April 2716 |
| Message | ooc: why are you (FRP) trying to destroy this nation? |
| Date | 09:24:39, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Leftist Party | To | Debating the Education Bill April 2716 |
| Message | ooc: fuck, sorry, i voted yes, this shit is all fucked up. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 39 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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