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Bill: Educational Reform Bill II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Party
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 4560
Description[?]:
| We need to reform our educational system in that way that it's accessible for everyone. With regard to higher education, we will provide funds from the government to the local authorities. We therefore leave the organization of this in the hands of local authorities. We will also provide money from the government for people living below the poverty line. Young people should always be able to study despite the income of their parents. With regard to lower education, we believe that there should be free public education as well as private education. Parents can therefore choose what kind of school their children go to. There is already a national school plan that must be followed. In addition, we as the government also financially support private schools so that we as the government also have an overview of what is happening there, so that adjustments can be made where necessary. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
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 The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Only religious schools receive government funding.
Proposed: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 195 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 170 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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