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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Labour, New Mordusia
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: July 4186
Description[?]:
| This Act is designed to ensure that academically rigorous, high quality education and teaching is experienced by all students in Mordusia whatever their identity, economic background or religious affiliation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 2
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 a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:17:26, March 25, 2017 CET | From | Mordusian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Supported. |
| Date | 21:22:10, March 25, 2017 CET | From | Mordusia First! | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We don't support Article 3 however that is something my parties new leader can negotiate in the future. Gerald Trompp Resigning President of the Tea Party |
| Date | 22:34:33, March 26, 2017 CET | From | The Independent Party (IP) | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 406 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 126 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 218 |
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