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Bill: Education Act, 3540
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Fédéral / Federale Party
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: September 3541
Description[?]:
| There shall be 11 years of primary and secondary schooling, Starting from Year 1 and progressing to Year 11. Primary School shall be from Year 1 to Year 6. Secondary schooling shall comprise of Year 7 to Year 11, after the completion of which the pupil is considered graduated and meeting requirements of the post-secondary institution, eligible for Vocational and General College. There shall be a system of intermediate, 2 year vocational and professional colleges across the country. These institutions shall be named Beroeps en Algemene Kollege (BAK) / Lycée Professionnel et Général (LPG), and shall issue Diplomas of Studies. All applicants to university for undergraduate degrees must successfully complete a Diploma of Study making them eligible for their program of studies. The government shall maintain a system of higher education universities, offering undergraduate Bachelor degrees and postgraduate Masters and Doctorate degrees. Bachelor programs shall generally be 3 years to complete. There shall exist at all levels of education public institutions owned and subsidized by the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
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 The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 39 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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