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Bill: Higher Education Subsidy Act 2772
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian Liberal Union
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: January 2773
Description[?]:
| All students, regardless of socio-economic status, should have the opportunity to attend our nation's schools of higher education. This bill proposes tuition subsidies to students who qualify to receive aid. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:00:07, June 16, 2009 CET | From |  People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the Higher Education Subsidy Act 2772 |
| Message | This does not go far enough. |
| Date | 08:56:09, June 16, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Higher Education Subsidy Act 2772 |
| Message | This goes too far. |
| Date | 23:09:01, June 16, 2009 CET | From | New Dawn Party | To | Debating the Higher Education Subsidy Act 2772 |
| Message | Education is necessary for progress! Although so much more can be done to help the people of Aloria, this is a step in the right direction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 195 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 168 |
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