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Bill: .
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Workers 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: March 2811
Description[?]:
| The LLWP believes that reform to the education system is necessary, and that these reforms will ensure our students are among the brightest and best educated in the land. We urge all Parties to support this Act in order to give our childrens future a chance. - Victor Hennessey, Education Spokesman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 3
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 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 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:21:22, August 31, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Noocratic Party | To | Debating the . |
| Message | We strongly support article 2, believe articles 1 and 3 are an improvement on current policy, are ambivalent on article 5 and oppose article 4. However, we will demonstrate our support of the bill as a sign of solidarity with the LLWP. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 129 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 50 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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