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Bill: D.d.l 07/4345 Higher Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partito Nazionale Democratico
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 4346
Description[?]:
| Anna Lupa, Ministry of Education and Culture, The following proposals are a major shift in higher education policy which we are very proud to announce, as finally, education returns into the hands of local governments, which value their culture in their ways and accentuate certain aspects which allow for specialization and consequentially for more qualified specialists leaving the higher education facilities. Moreover, we have finally removed the chains around higher education funding, providing instead student loans which relieve the taxpayer and which make clear that higher education is not provided by professors and other staff for free! It is a service for which people are willing to pay for just like anything else, nonetheless, it remains accessible to all hard working and knowledge-seeking Istalians thanks to the fair loan system! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Current: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:10:00, February 08, 2018 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l 07/4345 Higher Education Reform |
| Message | Sultan Karamanli, Leader of LP: "Mr Speaker, I don't even know where to start... but this bill is a blow for our education system, for our future generation. A part the destruction of the excellency of the university system of Istalia, which will be lost devolving also the university to the local government, with funding problems as well as with increase in differences between this or that region. But what is worse is the second article! Fair? How do you dare to call "fair" a measure which will force millions of people to start their adult life with huge debts? Indipendently from how "fair" would be the loans, this will push a lot of people, especially among the lowest incomes, to stay away from university. And who will manage this loans system? Maybe the Government foresee to devolve the matter to some private institution? We would not be surprised! People of the left, people of the real fair society, let's united together! We have to DESTROY all these nightmare of legislations introduced by this government. And... when I talk about the "people of the left", we cannot anymore include DHI, which, despite the promises, it's supporting a huge amount of reforms which will undermine all the work make together offering mutilated compromises!" |
| Date | 17:07:48, February 08, 2018 CET | From | Nuova Unione | To | Debating the D.d.l 07/4345 Higher Education Reform |
| Message | Qhizma Nassar, ULD Deputy Chairperson We... Must agree with the LP on the second matter, however, we think that both systems are equally as bad, well, the current one may actually be somewhat better, but, zither way, we wish to propose a new system in the future as a P.D.L. |
| Date | 01:20:52, February 09, 2018 CET | From | Partito Nazionale Democratico | To | Debating the D.d.l 07/4345 Higher Education Reform |
| Message | Anna Lupa, Ministry of Education and Culture, The current system is heavily reliant on the taxpayer which should not be forced to pay for higher education, after all it is not necessary per say to lead a good and complete life. Nonetheless, we are offering to everyone to still receive that education but carrying the consequences of such a decision. The person him or herself have to acknowledge the debt and evaluate whether it is worth it or not. Not rely on taxpayer money which may have gone somewhere more needed. Moreover, if as you say this will detract students from higher education, then we will have less problems regarding a potential lack of lesser skilled labour which would nicely counteract inflation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 351 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 284 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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