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Bill: Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Solentia
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: April 2790
Description[?]:
| SR 1: LCERP-2787 -------------------------- Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 Proposed By: Sonia Le'Croix, Minister for Education and Culture, Solentian Heritage Party A BILL to require all private educational institutions in Solentia to meet national education standards, and to provide for the creation of a system of national universities, vocational schools, and colleges. Be it enacted by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Solentia assembled, Section I: Short Title. Article 1). This Act may be cited as the 'Education Reform Package of 2787'. Section II: Senate Findings. Article 1). The Senate of the Federal Republic of Solentia finds that the maintenance of a national educational standard applicable to both schools funded via public means and private is of the utmost importance, and that in order to ensure the maintenance of this standard both public and private schools must be subject to national regulation as to their curriculum, faculty, staff, etc. Article 2). The Senate of the Federal Republic of Solentia finds that offering an inclusive variety of nationalized higher education options is an important step toward ensuring the continued education of the citizenry as a whole. Section III: Definitions. 'Private' or any derivation thereof means any educational institution whose main source of funding is not the Solentian education budget. 'Public' or any derivation thereof means any educational institution whose main source of funding is the Solentian education budget. 'Educational institution' means any institution whose main purpose is the education of Solentian citizens. Section IV: Proposals. Article 1). All privately and publicly funded educational institutions, be they of the pre-school, primary, secondary, or higher education level, shall be subject to inspection and regulation. (A1, A) -------------- Inspection and regulation of privately and publicly funded educational institutions shall be performed by the Minister for Education and Culture of the Federal Republic of Solentia, or a designee thereof. (A1, B) -------------- Inspection of privately funded educational institutions shall only be performed given one (1) month of prior notice, and only with the attendance of a designee of the school board, or equivalent body. (A1, C) -------------- Privately funded educational institutions shall be held to equivalent standards as publicly funded educational institutions. Article 2). A national system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges shall be created beginning January 1 of the year immediately following the enactment of this Act. (A2, A) -------------- There shall be at least one (1) public national university, one (1) public national vocational school, and one (1) public national college operating within the Federal Republic of Solentia at any given time. (A2, B) -------------- Funding for the creation and maintenance of the mandatory higher education facilities required by Section IV, Article 2, Subsection A of this Act shall be drawn from the education budget of the Federal Republic of Solentia. (A2, C) -------------- Funding for the creation and maintenance of any additional public national higher education facilities shall be approved on a case by case basis by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Solentia with the input of the Minister for Education and Culture. Section V: Enforcement. Article 1). Any private educational institution found, after inspection, to not satisfactorily meet the national educational standard by the Minister of Education and Culture, shall be subject to disciplinary measures not exceeding those that would be leveled upon an offending public educational institution with the same degree of non-conformance. (A1, A) -------------- Disciplinary measures can include, but are not limited to: (A1, A, a) -------------- The leveling of fines equivalent up to and not exceeding one half of the educational insitution's net worth. (A1, A, b) -------------- Suspension of educational license (A1, A, c) -------------- Recension of educational license (A1, A, d) -------------- Nationalization of the educational institution Section VI: Approval by Minister of Education and Culture Article 1). This package has been approved by Minister of Education and Culture Sonia Le'Croix Section VII: Rules Article 1). This package requires a 50% vote in favor by the Senate to take effect. Article 2). This package will remain in effect until voted down by a 2/3rds majority of the Senate. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:05:45, July 17, 2009 CET | From |  Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | Can I take it this will not be put to a vote before the next term of office, because if this goes for a vote now, it will be postponed due to the upcoming election? Lady Gaga |
| Date | 01:36:32, July 17, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | Lady Gaga, the Act shall not be put forth until next term, you are correct. Sonia Le'Croix, Minister for Education and Culture OOC: Added bill stuff in the description :) |
| Date | 16:15:42, July 17, 2009 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | ooc: well put together |
| Date | 04:42:32, July 18, 2009 CET | From | Federal Independent Party | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | OOC: The SR titling system is based off of my own, so I'd recommend you start at one. |
| Date | 05:26:51, July 18, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | OOC: Thanks, doing that now! IC: Is there any debate on the bill? Sonia Le'Croix Minister for Education and Culture |
| Date | 19:37:39, July 20, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | OOC: I should like to think that no one will vote against, since I've given it ages for debate and there were no suggestions to make it more acceptable... |
| Date | 19:49:40, July 20, 2009 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | cannot support article 2, which would undermine religious learning institutions |
| Date | 20:00:07, July 20, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | OOC: Assuming you mean Article 2 of the real game mechanics part: "Proposal to change The regulation of higher education" IC: The RadNats could surely have announced their disapproval of that particular part of the bill before now, could they not have? It is a shame to see such a thorough bill fail due to an unwillingness to communicate before it is already too late... Besides, it is difficult to see your point. Why should religious educational institutions be allowed to regulate themselves without government oversight when it is religion in general that requires the closest scrutiny? I surely hope that the SRNP does not support the development of cults and radical religions, especially on the campus of a higher education facility, where young minds are already lowering their walls and allowing all sorts of things to enter their mind: Who will protect them in this open state from those who would exploit and generally good idea (religion) in order to form a twisted variation? Sonia Le'Croix Minister for Education and Culture |
| Date | 20:03:01, July 20, 2009 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | The SRNP fully supports the Orthodox Catholic Church, but we also support minority religions such as Judaism and others. |
| Date | 17:43:21, July 21, 2009 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Senate Resolution 1: Le'Croix Education Reform Package of 2787 |
| Message | We have decided to change our vote based on assurances this will not be used to affect religious institutions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 320 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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