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Bill: Higher Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Strength Initiative
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 2157
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
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 subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 02:33:17, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Higher Education |
Message | This will disadvantage the poorest people from going to university, simnce they will not be able to afford it, this is just creating a Caste system, weere everyone is locked in lthe social class forever |
Date | 02:35:33, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Higher Education |
Message | The current system is fair, it gives the poorest the same chance of going into university and of being able to afford universtiy like everyone else, this will mean they cannot afford it, and will not be able to afford it, |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 48 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 116 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
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