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Bill: Education Reform 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: February 4432
Description[?]:
| We propose the government no longer involves itself in the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
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 does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 5
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 6
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 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 | 16:39:16, July 29, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Union Lodamun | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker No Luca Brankic Party leader CDUL |
| Date | 17:15:18, July 29, 2018 CET | From | Secular Humanist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We believe that the CDUL has replied to the full extent that is necessary for this proposal. Alexander Prince (SHP) Party Leader |
| Date | 22:00:31, July 29, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Socialist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We agree with our colleagues from the CDUL and the SHP. Phileus Grant PSP MP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 119 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 476 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?" - Abraham Lincoln |