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Bill: Reform of education system
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democrats
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: November 3926
Description[?]:
| Solentia needs to reform education and bring it to the people |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:45:49, October 22, 2015 CET | From |  Socialist Party of Solentia (SPS) | To | Debating the Reform of education system |
| Message | Against last article |
| Date | 17:48:40, October 22, 2015 CET | From | Social Democrats | To | Debating the Reform of education system |
| Message | I am also against and will ensure that after this bill passes the last one gets canceled. It was a simple misunderstanding between two members of Our party. |
| Date | 04:40:05, October 23, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Reform of education system |
| Message | So we don't have public schools, but now we want public universities? Makes no sense! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 167 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 172 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 86 |
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