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Bill: Federal Education Policy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zardio Federisma Partio
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: April 4036
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
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 Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Only religious schools receive government funding.
Current: Government funding for private schools applies only to charter and religious schools.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: 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.
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.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
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.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Current: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 89 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 169 |
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