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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Justice and Reform 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: July 3895
Description[?]:
| We propose reforming our educational system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: 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.
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 issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:12:00, August 19, 2015 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Davostan | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We completely support |
| Date | 02:41:10, August 20, 2015 CET | From | Common Sense Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We do not support. Many of these current laws were passed because polls showed the public overwhelmingly wanted them. This bill would subvert the will of the people |
| Date | 06:36:23, August 20, 2015 CET | From | United Democratic Action Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 367 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 57 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "Corruption is the nightmare that keeps democracy a dream." - Anonymous |