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Bill: Free Education for All 4840
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Justice 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: July 4841
Description[?]:
| as per title |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government has no specific policy on political education.
Current: The Government has no specific policy on political education.
Proposed: The Government does not allow any form of political education.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Schools decide on policy regarding pupil selection.
Current: Selective schools are allowed.
Proposed: Selective schools are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:19:16, November 03, 2020 CET | From |  Solentian Initiative Party | To | Debating the Free Education for All 4840 |
| Message | Article 7 goes against the title, that is not free education for "All" |
| Date | 12:55:36, November 04, 2020 CET | From | National Justice Party | To | Debating the Free Education for All 4840 |
| Message | article 7: selective shcool just for our "talented" students,all other students can study in comprehensive school. everything is the same, except for the learning environment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 488 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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