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Bill: Education Decentralisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Miflega Libralim
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: March 3540
Description[?]:
| We Liberals believe than in hand with economic freedom, decentralisation is the greatest gift a Government can given its people. We propose that this policy be implemented in educational policy making. Moshe Visner Chairman of ML |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
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 all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:43:39, September 02, 2013 CET | From | Brit Yeudish | To | Debating the Education Decentralisation Act |
| Message | Education is a national priority. It should be as important to our government as is the management of the army. We can't just devolved everything to local councils. Yissakhar Levin Leader of Brit Yeudish |
| Date | 07:30:31, September 02, 2013 CET | From | Miflega Libralim | To | Debating the Education Decentralisation Act |
| Message | Local councils and schools know best about their communities and their needs.Devolving education will be in the national interest. Moshe Visner Chairman of ML |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 120 |
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