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Bill: Compulsory Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traxian Imperial 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: November 2147
Description[?]:
| If industry and commerce if the heart of any country then the education that produces people with required skill to run said industries are the muscles that pump it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
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: 18
Proposed: 21
Article 3
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:03:17, November 27, 2005 CET | From | United Soviet Party | To | Debating the Compulsory Education Bill |
| Message | we agree |
| Date | 14:18:25, November 28, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Imperial Party | To | Debating the Compulsory Education Bill |
| Message | We would agree, but we feel that some students should be allowed to enter the workforce before they are 21. We will vote no as a result of article 2. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 124 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 195 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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