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Bill: Devolution of Education Policy Making Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hosian Action Coalition
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: October 3513
Description[?]:
| Power is too centralised on our beloved nation that at times one wonders what the provincial governments actually do except maybe decide on fishing quotas. We propose to add to the responsibilities so as to make them more cost effective and to reduce the burdens of the central Government. Dr. Gustavo Suarez Chairman of the HAC |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:10:28, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Education Policy Making Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we do not agree with article 3, since we do not believe that it is right to fund private schools unless it happens via a voucher system allowing parents can choose. The rest of this bill, however, would be an improvement over the status quo considering that full privatization, unfortunately, can currently not be reached due to parliamentary opposition. Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Education spokesman |
| Date | 18:39:24, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Drania Cívica 🏴 시민당 | To | Debating the Devolution of Education Policy Making Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Why are our students such a favorite target for the RFR and this apparent Hosian party. The current system functions extremely well. Our universities and other higher education institutions are top quality, and those which are public, can be easily attended by qualified students with minimal to no financial hardship. The government is not in debt and we are not financially unstable. What is the purpose of destroying a well functioning system. The parties supportive of these attacks on higher education are more interested in ideological purism than they are interested in doing what is best for the nation. The best option for the nation and for our students is to uphold the current government policies on higher education. Jay Choi KDF Vice-Chair Minister of Science & Technology |
| Date | 19:26:06, July 10, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Education Policy Making Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we do not comprehend the reasoning behind the claim that full subsidization of tuition combined with a coexistence of private and public universities has any benefits over a full privatization of the education system combined with a self-responsibility-promoting loans scheme to help disadvantaged students. It is not ideological purity what drives our support for private education, but an emphasis on efficiency and fiscal thrift. Takeshi Shimoto MP Member for Elbian RFR Education Spokesman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 93 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick.'" - Mikhail Bakunin |