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Bill: Public Education and Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Democratic 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: September 2219
Description[?]:
| SEEKING to ensure greater equality in access to education in Ikradon by regulating admissions policies of all private education institutions, fully funding tuition for students, and increasing nationalisation of primary and secondary schools. NOW THEREFORE, the National Assembly enacts as follows. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 2
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 tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:41:34, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Public Education and Regulation Act |
| Message | The DFLI opposes. This would be a massive step back for diversity within the educational system. The government alone cannot do as good a job educating a diverse population as they can with the aid of private institutions. Requiring the government to set private schools' policy, and decreasing the number of private schools, would result in a one-size-fits-all homogenization of the education system. The tuition increases alone might be supported by the DFLI in the right situation. With the bill as is, the DFLI sees no choice but to oppose the whole of it. |
| Date | 12:28:24, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Ikradonian Faith Party | To | Debating the Public Education and Regulation Act |
| Message | We fully back this initiative by the NDP, since it will ensure that wealth is no longer a factor in who gets access to higher education. If we combine this new policy with a sustained information campaign, we can finally break through the vicious circle of poverty. Higher skilled workers will also make our economy more attractive to foreign investors. |
| Date | 04:22:53, April 26, 2006 CET | From | Intellectual Revolution Party | To | Debating the Public Education and Regulation Act |
| Message | We fully support as well. Uniform educational oppurtunities is one of the goals of the IRP. This will ensure that everyone gets the education needed to keep up with today's world. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 393 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 86 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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