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Bill: Educational Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kizenia Revolutionary Army
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: April 3337
Description[?]:
| TBA |
Proposals
Article 1
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: 20
Proposed: 18
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
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 made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Proposed: invalid choice
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:39:03, July 18, 2012 CET | From |  Kizenian Liberals for a Republic | To | Debating the Educational Act |
| Message | Certainly not. |
| Date | 02:07:37, July 19, 2012 CET | From | Kizenia Revolutionary Army | To | Debating the Educational Act |
| Message | Honorable Speaker, We request that the previous statement be struck from the record for failure to comply with the Government Procedural Protocol passed through the Government. Despite that we also ask that the KLS clarify their reasons for not supporting this bill so that we may seek changes that may make the bill more agreeable. Signed, Issac Van Riebeck KCNP Chairman |
| Date | 08:36:04, July 19, 2012 CET | From | Kizenia Revolutionary Army | To | Debating the Educational Act |
| Message | Honorable Speaker, As is granted by the Government Procedure Act we are putting this bill up for vote after its 8 month debate period. Thank you, Issac Van Riebeck KCNP Internal Committee |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 147 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 265 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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