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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Komunisturi Partia Hobratsi
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: June 3802
Description[?]:
Our nation's educational policies require revision. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 2
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated 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 nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 5
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.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 6
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 7
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 21
Current: 18
Proposed: 19
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are banned.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 79 | ||
no | Total Seats: 96 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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