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Bill: Satrap Powers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nemangha Humananghô
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 3038
Description[?]:
| These are all matters that should be left up to individual satraps. Education will always be free for everyone, but higher education and nurseries are both things that should be managed by regional policies and not national ones. Similarly, recycling is good, but should be the responsibility of local authorities. Positive discrimination should be determined by regional population figures, as demographics are different from place to place. One overarching affirmative action policy is very ineffective. Our party seriously implores the Civic Democrats to offer their support, as we feel this devolution sets an appropriate precedent for a more efficient government that responds to the needs of the people rather than sets overarching doctrines to be followed by all. This bill does not abolish anything, but simply transfers responsibility. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
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, vocational schools, and colleges 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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Article 5
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 nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Proposed: Local governments decide about this.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:21:54, November 30, 2010 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Satrap Powers Act |
| Message | We in the People's Party believe that most of these things should remain in the responsibility of the national government to ensure nationwide standards and avoid opening a social gap between the regions of our country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 163 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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