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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
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: February 2975
Description[?]:
| This Act will reform and localise education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
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 nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:40:16, July 25, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Rt Hon Duke McCullum MP, NSC Frontbencher, Mr Speaker, this Bill would see Hutori turned into a place where the wealthiest dominate. We especially despise Article 3. This would see that the poorest in society cannot attend universities without being crippled under student loans. It is a complete disgrace and the CLP are showing preference to the rich at the expense of the poor. They talk about how they want to close the gap between rich and poor and this Bill shows they want to widen it. Mr Speaker, whenever the HNP take over this now bias system our reforms shall see the current upper-classes have their wealth completely taken away from them and the balanced system of 'equal opportunities' re-introduced to all areas of Hutorian society. |
| Date | 10:11:48, July 26, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Rt Hon Anthea Turnbull MP, Education Secretary: Mr Speaker, the HNP's thinking in all of these debates completely shows what little perspective they have on the key issues concerning Hutori. Mr Speaker, if their Party had anything about them, they would see the opportunities that this bill offers them. Mr Speaker, the HNP fail to recognise that what we are actually doing is giving up power, and in some areas, handing it to them! Mr Speaker, HNP-run local authorities will be able to interpret this bill in whichever way they wanted. In their areas, providing they could get it past their authority, they would be able to completely nationalise all areas of education and banish private sector involvement in education. Mr Speaker, CLP local governments would be able to do as they like. What the HNP cannot understand is that, in times like this, although they cannot effect the politics of the national arena, they can effect politics in the local area and deliver the policies that they desire. Mr Speaker, if the HNP wake up, they will harness this bill and deliver it to its greatest potential. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 199 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 192 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "Corruption greases the wheels of government, and my private jet." - Sung Dae Kim, former Dranian politician |