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Bill: Education Revolution
Details
Submitted by[?]: Königs Reichspartei
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: February 2809
Description[?]:
The main reason for this legislation is so my party's political stance can be shaped. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
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 4
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 leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is a matter of local governments.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 8
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 schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 10:44:10, August 26, 2009 CET | From | Autoritäre Reich Allianz | To | Debating the Education Revolution |
Message | I'm afraid i have to disagree with this proposal. It is impractical to change to such a degree, and many of these are unneeded. Article 2: home schooling is aknowledged as a valid schooling, and people with social disorders may not integrate into school with much success. |
Date | 15:46:27, August 26, 2009 CET | From | Königs Reichspartei | To | Debating the Education Revolution |
Message | Those students would be allocated to different educational institutions. |
Date | 20:46:52, August 26, 2009 CET | From | Kolonial Partei | To | Debating the Education Revolution |
Message | Agree with 4, 5, 7, 8 |
Date | 04:29:01, August 27, 2009 CET | From | Kaiserlich Partei | To | Debating the Education Revolution |
Message | Are we going to move this to a vote? |
Date | 11:13:42, August 27, 2009 CET | From | Kaiserlich Partei | To | Debating the Education Revolution |
Message | I will not support this bill in its current form. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 212 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 513 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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