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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Saridan Nationalist Party
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: December 2861
Description[?]:
| The need to reform our Education system has come once again let us make the needed adjustments so we can better serve this fine nation by giving to the lower and middle class while not letting the rich elite continue to ride the system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 3
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 local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:03:58, December 11, 2009 CET | From |  Free Saridani Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | 100% agree with this bill. |
| Date | 09:10:21, December 11, 2009 CET | From | United Democratic Movement | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Nope :) |
| Date | 16:36:05, December 11, 2009 CET | From | Saridan Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | I love the answer from the Welfare Nazi a simple Nope. I think the UDM is simply against us because we bring a different idea to this nation that people may want and if they dont they will let us know at the polls. |
| Date | 17:43:57, December 11, 2009 CET | From | Party One | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | ooc: I must advise you if you make personal insults like Nazi, I will take it up with moderation staff. It's a game. Cut down on the personal attacks or find a different nation on here. |
| Date | 17:44:57, December 11, 2009 CET | From | United Democratic Movement | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Well as you saw from your results at the polls recently, they DON'T want your policies ;) |
| Date | 01:53:39, December 12, 2009 CET | From | Devout Islamic Followers | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | 110% against |
| Date | 06:40:38, December 12, 2009 CET | From | Saridan Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | (ooc that was in IC as it is obvious from the lack of ()'s and OOC added in, but also if you can throw insults like it in IC so can I this is not a special system as you said it's a game so lets roll with the game mechanics and I am asking you to stop being police of this game and this nation, if you drown out the freedom of the game how can you make it fun?) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 58 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 692 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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