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Bill: Educational Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lægemidler Prioritet Parteit
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 2961
Description[?]:
| This bill represents reforms to the educational system of the country. It is designed to try and improve the level of qualifications the students earn and the quality of schooling, as well as attempting to increase those who go into higher education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
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:: 20
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:20:08, June 24, 2010 CET | From | Mitten Partiet | To | Debating the Educational Reforms |
| Message | LPP we will lock at it tomorrow. OOC and I are going to sleep now nust then I saw your parties proposal. |
| Date | 12:57:48, June 24, 2010 CET | From | Mitten Partiet | To | Debating the Educational Reforms |
| Message | We don't accept Article 3 but we will support A1 and A2. |
| Date | 13:15:08, June 24, 2010 CET | From | Partiet i Arbejde | To | Debating the Educational Reforms |
| Message | A1 and A3 we agree with, but A2 is much too high! Even 20 is much too high! The age to leave full time education should be 16, a reasonable level. |
| Date | 16:44:07, June 25, 2010 CET | From | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | To | Debating the Educational Reforms |
| Message | We agree that 21 is too high and would prefer 18. We strongly support the other two bills though. |
| Date | 13:57:25, June 26, 2010 CET | From | Lægemidler Prioritet Parteit | To | Debating the Educational Reforms |
| Message | very well, the compromise of 18 is one that can be acceptably made to the proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 336 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 414 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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