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Bill: Education Privatization Act of 4260
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesian 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: February 4261
Description[?]:
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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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 3
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 does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government has no specific policy on political education.
Current: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a political education that is biased towards the government.
Proposed: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive an advanced political education.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Current: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Selective schools are not allowed.
Current: Schools decide on policy regarding pupil selection.
Proposed: Local governments decide policy regarding selective schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:04:04, August 22, 2017 CET | From |  Auguri de Curia Inserenus | To | Debating the Education Privatization Act of 4260 |
| Message | 'The Forces of Nature strongly rejects scrapping funding of private educational institutions. It surprises us to see a party devoted to 'civil freedom' and 'States rights' propose such outrageously steamlining deep government legislation.' Livia Drusilla |
| Date | 21:36:45, August 22, 2017 CET | From | Pontesian Progressive Party | To | Debating the Education Privatization Act of 4260 |
| Message | I ask that the Forces of Nature relook at the proposals as the proposal itself outlines that the Government is no longer in the business of supporting Education Nationally and that instead it is up to Local Governments and Private Education Firms to fund their education systems. The Government only seeks to regulate pricing to ensure that schools do not attempt to force out poorer students. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous." - William Proxmire |