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Bill: Miscellaneous Amendments to the Education Sector Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nationalistische Patriotische Partei
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 4324
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are fully exempt
Article 7
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 may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:46:49, December 26, 2017 CET | From | Metzistisch-Leonidistische Partei | To | Debating the Miscellaneous Amendments to the Education Sector Bill |
| Message | After much discussion between the leadership council of the M-LP we have decided to back this bill. Though there is a clear right wing agenda, we must carry on putting the country first and voting in favour for the sake of our youth. Christoph Weidmann, Metzistisch-Leonidistische Partei for Education |
| Date | 16:22:45, December 26, 2017 CET | From | Nationalistische Patriotische Partei | To | Debating the Miscellaneous Amendments to the Education Sector Bill |
| Message | Your surprising ability to be pragmatic is appreciated. Peter Schönbaum Leader of the NPP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 92 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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