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Bill: Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Democratic 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: April 4164
Description[?]:
| Make some changes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:24:18, February 09, 2017 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | We agree on the second article, but completely reject charter schools. Please we beg the People's Democratic Party to not mix in the same bill an increase in children's safety with giving away government's funding for something the government itself does well. - Ann Baldwin, Minister of Education |
| Date | 15:05:41, February 09, 2017 CET | From | Likatonian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | I agree with Social Liberal party |
| Date | 17:57:06, February 09, 2017 CET | From | World Socialist Humanist Workers Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | Hear, hear |
| Date | 19:25:24, February 09, 2017 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | A compromise, but worth it, we feel. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 206 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 179 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
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