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Bill: State Education Act of August 3959
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bailonese Council Communist Party (BCCP)
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: April 3960
Description[?]:
| This bill intends to allocate the control and funding of education to local governments. This is to give locals the freedom to choose their own education policies and not be hindered by the demands of other states. In hindsight, the states that already have tens of millions of people (being large countries in their own right) should have a right to have an independent educational system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
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 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 provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
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 nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 5
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 a matter of local governments.
Article 6
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: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:07:27, December 29, 2015 CET | From | Green Party | To | Debating the State Education Act of August 3959 |
| Message | We need a nationwide standard for education to maintain high levels of education for all students across the nation. You are simply trying to undo the work that has been done in the past years. |
| Date | 14:08:21, December 29, 2015 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the State Education Act of August 3959 |
| Message | We agree with the Green Party. We have been able to implement meaningful reform in the past few years for the betterment of our citizens, and bills like this are just attempts to undo all of our work. |
| Date | 16:25:36, December 29, 2015 CET | From | People's Party of Beluzia | To | Debating the State Education Act of August 3959 |
| Message | We believe that having more power at local levels means that there is more power for individuals and this would help as local governments will know what's best for their area. |
| Date | 16:53:54, December 29, 2015 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the State Education Act of August 3959 |
| Message | Setting discipline standards and the national curriculum has nothing to do with what local governments know what we don't already. Equally, giving people equal opportunities for their education should be left to the national government to ensure equality right across the board. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 300 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 450 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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