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Bill: Education Omnibus Bill
Details
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: May 2154
Description[?]:
| The people of Lodamun deserve a decent standard of education, independent of their parents' financial status. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 2
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 subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:35:48, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Education Omnibus Bill |
| Message | opposed to the whole omnibus. |
| Date | 19:08:11, December 10, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Education Omnibus Bill |
| Message | Same here |
| Date | 19:27:16, December 10, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Education Omnibus Bill |
| Message | No point leaving this in debate then. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 75 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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