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Bill: Democratic Front Reform Act of 3311
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Front
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: August 3311
Description[?]:
| Proposed amendments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
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:: 19
Current: 16
Proposed: 18
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 5
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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Current: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Article 7
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 8
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:04:15, May 28, 2012 CET | From |  Jelbanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Front Reform Act of 3311 |
| Message | The Freedom Party is opposed to Article 5 |
| Date | 00:56:19, May 29, 2012 CET | From | Democratic Front | To | Debating the Democratic Front Reform Act of 3311 |
| Message | That article has been removed as another bill has been announced with other proposal for it. |
| Date | 00:58:59, May 29, 2012 CET | From | Jelbanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Front Reform Act of 3311 |
| Message | Although the Freedom Party realized the Grand Nationalist Party will vote against this Bill because of Article 7, we are in support. |
| Date | 05:45:32, May 29, 2012 CET | From | United New Jelbania | To | Debating the Democratic Front Reform Act of 3311 |
| Message | Indeed, we are against 5, 7, and 8 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 700 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy." - Ludwig von Mises |