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Bill: Privatised Education Project Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Socialism Alliance
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 3123
Description[?]:
| HIGHER EDUCATION The Higher Education system shall consist of 3 layers, depending on the results of high school. Individuals may attend a higher school after finishing the preceding layer. Labour Institutes, Vocational Schools, Colleges and Universities. Labour Institutes prepares the student for (manual) labour and work directly after studying. Vocational Schools prepares the student for a career in a field of work, developing academic and technical skills. Colleges prepare the student for a specialised work in society, and practical careers working with other individuals Universities prepares the student for scientific studies, research and important work on the science and philosophical front. The government shall also establish and maintain general, provincial or national universities, special-education schools and, where needed, special specific-subjects/studies universities, colleges or vocational schools. Local Colleges, Vocational Schools or special subject-oriented schools or universities are regulated so to meet and keep high education quality. The government shall hold a monopoly on universities, in principal. Special subject/study-oriented universities are allowed. Colleges are to be created depending on the needs, and almost-exclusively by the "private" sector. The government shall establish high schools only where, when or for what is needed. All education facilities are to be posteriorly non-profit or low-profit, democratic worker's cooperatives. For private schools, funds gained and allocated to restoration or upkeep of the school, are deducted before profit is calculated. All profit made shall be collected by the government and allocated to all private schools according to their needs. If the needs are fulfilled, than public schools may also be allocated money. If there is still money left over, then the government shall either organise an activity for the teachers and/or students, or allocate the money for future activities, or future usage on education. LOWER EDUCATION Lower Education consists of 4 layers, to be followed after completing the preceding one. A student can not be placed in a higher institution, lest it passed the preceding one. Note that this is not necessary in the Higher Education System. The 4 layers are [age displayed]: Basic Child Education School [3-6] Primary Elementary School [7-10] Junior High School [11-14] Advanced Education [15-18] The government shall maintain, in principal, one of each school layer in every provincial sub-division, and more if needed to accomodate more students, and there is no "private" equivalent. Private equivalent shall be posteriorly non-profit or low-profit, democratic worker's cooperative. Profit gained shall be redistributed to the private schools, according to their needs, and then if still able the public schools. Public schools are supposed to be funded by the government, that is the reason behind the hierarchy of redistribution. TUITION The government shall introduce loans for students for higher education, that shall be fully eaten up by the government if the students graduates from the school in 5 years. If the student completes the programme in more than 5 years but less than 8, then half of the sum is eaten up. If the student takes more than 8 but less than 10 years, than the government shall eat up only a quarter. Every student who doesn't graduate, or takes more than 10 years, must pay the entire sum. Every citizen, regardless of age, shall receive the opportunity to complete a higher education school. If a citizen was unable to complete lower education, the potential student shall undergo a test and be given the opportunity to complete a programme of a maximum of 8 years at the higher education school, with the government subsidizing anywhere from 25% until 75%, depending on succes, total years and programme and ability to pay the tuition. Payments shall only start when the earnings of the individual reaches a certain amount. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:12:46, May 16, 2011 CET | From |  Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the Privatised Education Project Bill |
| Message | we do not support |
| Date | 05:58:03, May 16, 2011 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the Privatised Education Project Bill |
| Message | No, especialy to article 2. |
| Date | 11:34:35, May 16, 2011 CET | From | Beloved Freedom | To | Debating the Privatised Education Project Bill |
| Message | We'll vote in favor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 445 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 305 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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