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Bill: Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Left Progressives
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: February 4229
Description[?]:
| We can not trust the education of our childern to the free market. The government should have control over these schools so that childern get the free education that they need. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Government funding for private schools applies only to charter and religious schools.
Current: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 5
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 government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:27:41, June 18, 2017 CET | From |  Konserwatiewe Duntrekkers Partij | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | Disgusting, Godless communism! |
| Date | 06:24:26, June 19, 2017 CET | From | Gees Van Selfvertroue | To | Debating the Education Reform |
| Message | Gewaardeerde lede of the Volksraad, We support this, but to not the same ideals that the Kommunistiese Party. We support ideals of nationalism and unity, not a disgusting attack on the people of Sarida. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 41 |
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