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Bill: Child Welfare Act of 2894
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
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: May 2895
Description[?]:
| The burgeoning youth population has taxed the current child welfare system to the breaking point. This bill will make child welfare payments the domain of the councils; the bureaucracy will be localized to within each council, with provisions for a national archival unit to oversee transfer of files from council to council. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:51:33, February 16, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Child Welfare Act of 2894 |
| Message | Under the terms of the Local Revenue Act of 2891, Kingdom funds cannot be used for local programs: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=278751 |
| Date | 03:54:59, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the Child Welfare Act of 2894 |
| Message | [OOC: yeah, I pushed it up and forgot to write a second draft. Strike the Kingdom funds bit from yr memory.] |
| Date | 03:56:24, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the Child Welfare Act of 2894 |
| Message | [Originally read: The burgeoning youth population has taxed the current child welfare system to the breaking point. This bill will make child welfare payments the domain of the councils, to be supported by local funds and a contribution from the Kingdom up to a certain point; the bureaucracy will be localized to within each council, with provisions for a national archival unit to oversee transfer of files from council to council.] |
| Date | 09:30:37, February 16, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Child Welfare Act of 2894 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, on the understanding that this must apply with the Local Revenue Act, and no funds shall be granted by the central government, we can support this Act. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 174 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 177 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
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