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Bill: Education Devolution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican 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: March 4429
Description[?]:
| We propose handing education over to the private sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
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 maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 4
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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 5
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 does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Selective schools are not allowed.
Current: Selective schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Selective schools are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:00:24, July 23, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Progressives | To | Debating the Education Devolution Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Although we like this bill, we cannot vote in favour of it, as long as it increases government mandates. Private schools should not get money from whatever government, as that can lead to strings being attached and private schools no longer being truly private. George Windsor, Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 11:38:53, July 23, 2018 CET | From | Secular Humanist Party | To | Debating the Education Devolution Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We believe the quality education should be the same in all states. By moving it to the local level control is lost by the national government. Caroline Taggart MP on Education |
| Date | 12:33:05, July 23, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Union Lodamun | To | Debating the Education Devolution Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The opinion of the CDUL is that education policies are a matter of national government Luca Brankic Party leader CDUL |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 180 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 415 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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