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Bill: Education and Youth-related Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cyberpunk 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: July 3165
Description[?]:
| Liberalising Education in Beiteynu: -Reducing the age at which people are considered to be adults from 18 to 16. -Abolishing mandatory military and civillian service. -Seperation of church from school, except in specially designated religious schools. -Children are no longer required to sing the national anthem. -Teacher led-prayers are forbidden, except in religious schools. -Standardised testing becomes the primary means to test the knowledge and skill of students. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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