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Bill: Revision of Social Service Laws - 14th Presidium
Details
Submitted by[?]: Great National Republican Guard
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: May 3689
Description[?]:
| A bill for reforming the structure of social services. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
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 Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:43:51, June 26, 2014 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Revision of Social Service Laws - 14th Presidium |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we are not certain about the abortion article. We are willing to support the rest. Luc De Winter Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Date | 14:50:37, June 26, 2014 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Revision of Social Service Laws - 14th Presidium |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We have removed the abortion article, considering that it isn't essential to the core point of the bill. -- Pedro Vincente Morales, GNRG Spokesman on Health & Social Services |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 311 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 154 |
| Random fact: Alduria, Rildanor and Lourenne all have Canrilaise (French) cultures. |
| Random quote: "Politics have no relation to morals." - Niccolo Machiavelli |