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Bill: Education Act of 2176
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: October 2177
Description[?]:
| This bill would give the Regions more discretion on education issues, specifically charter schools, preschools, and school discpline issues. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
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 | 04:09:38, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Education Act of 2176 |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 20:56:07, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Education Act of 2176 |
| Message | Too de-centralized, but it's a step in the right direction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 550 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 103 |
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