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Bill: The Subsidarity of Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Commonwealth
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: May 3172
Description[?]:
The upbringing and education of children is a matter for families and local communities. In accordance with subsidiarity the state should not control the education system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is entirely voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 17:54:23, August 24, 2011 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the The Subsidarity of Education Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, We strongly support this act! With the sole exception of specifically secular schools, education should be under the supervision of the Church, not the State. I yield. |
Date | 20:43:12, August 24, 2011 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the The Subsidarity of Education Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, With these proposals we can cut government expenditures, which makes us in EAP happy. I yield |
Date | 14:37:22, August 25, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the The Subsidarity of Education Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, This act is a disgrace. I yield |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 62 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 43 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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