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Bill: Education reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Real Politics (URP)
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: May 2176
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
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 nationwide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
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 The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:38:53, January 26, 2006 CET | From |  Bloc Libertairé | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Umm, didn't the URP just vote in favor of the Privatization of Higher Education Act, which put into effect most of the things that this is changing? http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=46876 Just saying...I mean, you did just comment on the Neo-Feudalists changing their position on the right to strike and trade unions... |
| Date | 05:46:26, January 26, 2006 CET | From | Union of Real Politics (URP) | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Lawyer?? |
| Date | 05:47:20, January 26, 2006 CET | From | Union of Real Politics (URP) | To | Debating the Education reform |
| Message | Regret?? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 28 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 36 |
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