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Bill: School Choice Act of 2194
Details
Submitted by[?]: Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi
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: February 2198
Description[?]:
| A bill to restore local control over school curricula, and allow parents to choose from a greater diversity of schools for their children by eliminating costly central regulations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:55:53, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Ultamist Party | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | Oppose, again. We do not want a population that may have an unfair amount of education based on the amount of resources their "local government" has. |
| Date | 01:12:50, March 05, 2006 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | That much is worrying; however, the alternative is national regulation of education, which ought to be locally controlled. Would the Ultamist Party consider supporting this if the provision regarding charter schools were removed? |
| Date | 03:23:25, March 05, 2006 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | We oppose, agreeing with the Ultamist Party. And as regards Article 3, we believe that this basic knowledge is absolutely essential in the education system. We need sexual education, for the public good, because it's so important that everyone knows how to use contraceptives, how to prevent STDs, and to be taught the very basic facts of life. The NDP is all for choice, but not privatisation. A variety of curricula can be accomodated in the publicly-funded system. Additionally, I'm sure parents would want to know that their nursery had oversight by the authorities, it's just more peace of mind in that case. If anything goes wrong you also know who to complain to. |
| Date | 18:07:28, March 05, 2006 CET | From | Ikradonian Faith Party | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | We absolutely agree with the NDP, and will oppose all three articles. |
| Date | 04:36:53, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Intellectual Revolution Party | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | I do agree having more schools is always a good thing, but I also think keeping the educational system under national control is a good idea. The financial state of one region or even its morals may change the education its students receive. Every Ikradonian is expected to have the same basic education and the best way to ensure that is to make sure everyone is given the same oppurtunity. |
| Date | 00:50:35, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the School Choice Act of 2194 |
| Message | Now that the cabinet situation has resolved, we submit this bill to the National Assembly for a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 365 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
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