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Bill: Universal Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Syndicalist Worker's 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: December 3018
Description[?]:
| A universal education system will increase the efficiency and equity of Rutania's education system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 33
Proposed: 15
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 33
Proposed: 20
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is a matter of local governments.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:36:32, October 20, 2010 CET | From |  Liberal Party | To | Debating the Universal Education Act |
| Message | I will have to ask the government, can we afford this? I know we have a surplus, but not THAT much of a surplus. |
| Date | 17:33:21, October 21, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Syndicalist Worker's Party | To | Debating the Universal Education Act |
| Message | Good point, we'll raise taxes too. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 505 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." - Wendell Phillips |