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Bill: Education Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republic Progressionist 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: February 3165
Description[?]:
| Made to improve the education system |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:51:04, August 08, 2011 CET | From |  Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | "The Ministry of Education does not support either of these proposals. We believe firmly in instilling respect for culture, heritage and societal values in our schools and in making education classless." Maxchevall Etch, Secretary of State for Education and Culture |
| Date | 20:18:42, August 08, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Catholic Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | "We support both articles". Secret Berenn candidate for Education and Culture of the SPP |
| Date | 21:48:33, August 08, 2011 CET | From | Federal Republic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | Alright I'm willing to change article 1 for the NUR but I don't think that article 2 is all that bad they still sing the national anthem just only on special occasions |
| Date | 11:46:37, August 09, 2011 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | "Very will, we shall support this compromise in the name of fairness." Maxchevall Etch, Secretary of State for Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 355 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 70 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion." - John Dalberg-Acton |