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Bill: Private education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Alternative
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: June 2937
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:31:36, May 11, 2010 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Private education |
| Message | Me speaker, we staunchly oppose. This is utterly absurd! |
| Date | 15:39:58, May 11, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Private education |
| Message | Mr Speaker, higher education should be in the domain of the private sector rather than the public. Whilst we have certain problems with Article II, the first article is most reasonable indeed. |
| Date | 15:46:08, May 11, 2010 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Private education |
| Message | It is not reasonable for the families that cannot afford private schooling |
| Date | 15:56:53, May 11, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Private education |
| Message | Mr Speaker, this concerns higher education only, ie. universities and advanced training colleges. Ordinary schools would remain completely free. |
| Date | 23:28:17, May 11, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Private education |
| Message | Mr Speaker, more rubbish from the Hutori Bloc, this Act would destroy our higher education system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 155 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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