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Bill: Education Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aliança per la Llibertat (LA)
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 3527
Description[?]:
| A BILL to enhance Aloria's educational system, to provide more choice and to help the children |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges 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 3
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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is a matter of local governments.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:47:17, August 06, 2013 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | The Parti Républicain may agree to all of these proposals except for Article 5. Although we enforce a conservative agenda, our main priority is the Alorian people. I believe that certain systems must be maintained by the state, such as education. I do not believe that the privatization of the schooling system will benefit the people of Aloria. Mr. Speaker, I now yield the floor. Bernardette Monette PR Education and Culture Candidate |
| Date | 12:02:48, August 07, 2013 CET | From | Aliança per la Llibertat (LA) | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I feel that we cannot leave the gift of education to the messy and corrupt public sector. Our children ought to be able to choose and schools should be competing for talents and children. This will bring down prices and increase efficiency, ultimately benefitting the children. I yield the floor. Pau Fitzgerald, spokesman for Education and Culture |
| Date | 16:04:19, August 07, 2013 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | We believe that because the government has no other motive but to teach our children in the public schools what they need to know in order to compete with the world, that they will not try and teach the children because they want to influence them in certain areas of the private sector. There is only one government, the Alorian government, but there are many corporations. No matter how efficient you'll say it'll be, it is just not right. I yield the floor. Bernardette Monette PR Education and Culture Candidate |
| Date | 16:08:20, August 07, 2013 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill |
| Message | Excuse me, but we meant Article 3. Anyway, after much deliberation in the party, we have decided to vote yes. Ultimately, the overall benefits outweigh the consequences. The PR votes yes. I now yield the floor. Bernardette Monette PR Education and Culture Candidate |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 750 |
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