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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutional Monarchy 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 2891
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
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 all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:36:40, February 08, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | The children must be perpetually singing the national anthem! 00c: seriously, it ROCKS! I was hearing it just now even before I read this bill!~ http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjA5Nzc4NTI=.html |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 9 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 70 |
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