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Bill: Education Overhaul
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Democratic Labour 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: September 4485
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government leaves political education policy to local governments.
Current: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a basic political education.
Proposed: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a basic political education.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Current: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Proposed: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:22:46, November 13, 2018 CET | From | New Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Education Overhaul |
| Message | Open to debate |
| Date | 23:00:48, November 13, 2018 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the Education Overhaul |
| Message | We do not support the loan proposal, nor do we support forcing children to sing the national anthem. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 292 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 293 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 165 |
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