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Bill: Education Decentralization Initiative of 2192
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bachelor Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: January 2193
Description[?]:
| To place the authority and responsibility of establishing education policies in the hands of local and prefectural governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
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 The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
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 | 08:34:37, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the Education Decentralization Initiative of 2192 |
| Message | The business of the national government is to govern. Education is a domestic function which can best be administered and regulated by the governments closer to the educational institutions themselves. |
| Date | 16:26:20, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Education Decentralization Initiative of 2192 |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 00:52:45, February 28, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Education Decentralization Initiative of 2192 |
| Message | Good enough. Prefectural governments have a good record of using their power wisely. |
| Date | 00:59:24, February 28, 2006 CET | From | Jacobin Society | To | Debating the Education Decentralization Initiative of 2192 |
| Message | So many articles! The Society is willing to support certain aspects of this bill, but not the whole. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 124 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 154 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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