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Bill: Education Deregulation Law 3071
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Party
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 3072
Description[?]:
| An act allowing for the creation of private educational institutions. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:34:12, February 05, 2011 CET | From |  People's Alliance | To | Debating the Education Deregulation Law 3071 |
| Message | We shall support this bill. |
| Date | 18:52:36, February 05, 2011 CET | From | Plaid Geidwadol Traddodiadol (PGT) | To | Debating the Education Deregulation Law 3071 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We believe that our education reform bill is much better than this. I yield. |
| Date | 19:40:16, February 05, 2011 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Deregulation Law 3071 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, In regards with your education reform bill, we completely oppose the complete privatization of the educational system. The government should have a hand in educating the people. A national university system would remedy this. I yield. |
| Date | 20:40:56, February 05, 2011 CET | From | Plaid Geidwadol Traddodiadol (PGT) | To | Debating the Education Deregulation Law 3071 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We don't completely privatize the education system. We create a balance between the public and private dominance over education. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 514 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin." - Charles Darwin |