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Bill: Education Bill of 2717
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Restoration 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: July 2719
Description[?]:
| The Orange Party proposes to put more educational responsibility into the hands of the Regional Commonwealths by allowing the individual regions to decide charter school policies and funding as well as setting their own discipline levels. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:14:17, February 26, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Education Bill of 2717 |
| Message | We support this legislation in full, and applaud the 'OP' for their consistent efforts to protect local government rights. |
| Date | 21:59:34, February 26, 2009 CET | From | Imperium Party | To | Debating the Education Bill of 2717 |
| Message | The IP will not support the devolution of powers to local governments. The responsibility is entirely up to the education sector of the government with our Minister of Education. Prime Minister Abraham James Zoratatt |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 252 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 113 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 334 |
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| Random quote: "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." - Martin Luther King Jr. |