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Bill: Pay-As-You-Earn Student Loans Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ducal Delegation
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: December 2206
Description[?]:
| Students should begin to pay back the full cost of their university tuition once they are earning good salaries. This way, poor students won't be put off applying for university, and in the long-term, the state will be repaid for its investments. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 271 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 104 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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