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Bill: Education System Reform Act of 2838
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Business Party (NBP)
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: July 2839
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
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: 16
Proposed: 16
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
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 | 11:29:14, October 27, 2009 CET | From |  Aesthetic Party of the Revolution (APRE) | To | Debating the Education System Reform Act of 2838 |
| Message | We do support 4 and 5. Could you propose them seperately? |
| Date | 12:16:07, October 27, 2009 CET | From | National Business Party (NBP) | To | Debating the Education System Reform Act of 2838 |
| Message | Yeah. |
| Date | 01:48:27, October 28, 2009 CET | From | Workers' Communist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Education System Reform Act of 2838 |
| Message | We support Article 4, all else is anathema to Communism. |
| Date | 08:26:52, October 28, 2009 CET | From | National Business Party (NBP) | To | Debating the Education System Reform Act of 2838 |
| Message | "Is it possible for the majority of parties to support the idea of reducing the age at which education is compulsory?" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 101 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 32 |
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