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Bill: Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR)
Status[?]: passed
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: June 3516
Description[?]:
| Long overdue education reform |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
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 subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private schools are given funding on a case-by-case basis.
Current: Government funding for private schools applies only to charter and religious schools.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:53:00, July 15, 2013 CET | From |  Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR) | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | I know on the higher education tuition some conservatives re going to jump straight to wasteful spending but they must understand. There are numerous middle class families who are not poor enough to receive tuition but not rich enough to pay for it themselves. It leaves many middle class students in debt for decades after school. Everyone deserves an education and higher education is a must for a good life. That's why we fully believe the government has to subsidize the education to a degree. - Bruno Dejardin, NLP co-Chair |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 213 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 138 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 149 |
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