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Bill: SR 25: The Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour 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: September 3079
Description[?]:
| ***SR 25: The Education Reform Act*** Sponsored by: Senator Brandon Helmkamp, SDP Vice Chancellor Cosponsored by: Andrew Ackerman, Minister for Education and Culture ________________________________________________________ Whereas the Senate has abolished all mandatory civil service and military conscription for men and women reaching adulthood, we instead propose that the length of education be extended by one year. This extension will make sure that teachers have adequate time to teach and prepare students, giving all of Solentia a better and more competitive workforce, and a brighter future. ________________________________________________________ Article 1: Education is mandatory for students until they are 19. ________________________________________________________ |
Proposals
Article 1
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:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 19
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:47:22, February 20, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the SR 25: The Education Reform Act |
| Message | *from the floor of the Senate* I thank Senator Helmkamp for yielding the floor. I wish only to speak to the Senate about the merits of this bill very briefly. Extending the education of our students by one year will make all the difference in the world. They will be better educated and prepared for whatever path they choose following graduation, whether it be service in the military, college or vocational school, entering the workforce, or whatever. The point is, no matter what they do, Solentia will be better off because its young people are better educated. This bill will make the Solentian economy more competitive, and advanced, well-paying jobs will be created as our workers become even more skilled in their labor. Vote yes, and I yield back. Andrew Ackerman Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 13:18:47, February 20, 2011 CET | From | Green Solentia | To | Debating the SR 25: The Education Reform Act |
| Message | "Green Solentia presently does not support mandating legally-recognised adults to remain in education. These people we are talking about are not children, they are adults by law. This state maintains a network of excellent universities, charter schools, vocational academics, agricultural colleges and many other institutions that can cater for people's education beyond childhood without mandating. For many familites accross Solentia, this would simply cripple the household finances by putting-off a year's salary on an adult wage." Constance Jhymar, Deputy Leader (Public Services and Infrastructure) |
| Date | 17:39:55, February 20, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the SR 25: The Education Reform Act |
| Message | We understand the concerns of Green Solentia, however, we must be more pragmatic in our approach. For decades, if not longer, Solentia required military service of all those who had just reached adulthood. Finally, my party was able to add civilian service to the list of options. Then, we abolished all types of mandatory civil service. The least we can do to make sure our workforce is as qualified as those in other nations is to make sure that education is emphasized as long as possible before a student heads to school to specialize in a profession. Senator Helmkamp SDP Vice Chancellor |
| Date | 12:03:13, February 21, 2011 CET | From | Green Solentia | To | Debating the SR 25: The Education Reform Act |
| Message | "The Social Democrats are sending mixed signals. They abolished mandatory civil service, presumably because it is an afront to liberty, however proceed to mandate education into legal adulthood. This ecclectic policy does not make sense. I reject the notion that Green Solentia is not approaching this issue pragmatically...we are thinking of the thousands of families who may rely on a second or third adult wage to maintain their standard of living. Taking that away from them by obligating education into adulthood, it frankly threatening to Solentia's poorest." Constance Jhymar, Deputy Leader (PSI) |
| Date | 14:58:59, February 21, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the SR 25: The Education Reform Act |
| Message | I believe Deputy Leader Jhymar misunderstands the situation. We did not abolish all civil service, only mandatory military service, opening the option of performing domestic civil service instead. Our positions on the issue have been consistent. Senator Brandon Helmkamp SDP Vice Chancellor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has." - Confucius |