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Bill: Choice in Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alliance for Natural Law
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: April 2068
Description[?]:
| Give more leeway to private schools. Impose minimal restrictions on students. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 16
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: 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.
Current: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:03:17, June 16, 2005 CET | From |  Alliance for Natural Law | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | Article 2 on Private Schools is the main point of this bill, Article 1 we think reasonably takes in the rights of the student to choose without allowing parents to pull their children out young to work. ~LAzD, Leader, AP |
| Date | 07:53:47, June 16, 2005 CET | From | Restoration Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | he i'd like number two, but wouldn't support one i think! |
| Date | 12:14:58, June 16, 2005 CET | From | Deadly Buzz Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | I support them both |
| Date | 20:32:48, June 16, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | We support both |
| Date | 21:16:39, June 16, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | The TCP have clearly stated what we think about this so called choice. |
| Date | 00:32:01, June 17, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | Yes, you want to get rid of it and limit everyone to one frame of mind. |
| Date | 00:43:28, June 17, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberty Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | We support both, students at 16 are competent to decide to continue their education or not, and increasing choices of private schools is fine and will offer more choices. |
| Date | 09:42:20, June 17, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | Nay. |
| Date | 13:14:15, June 17, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | Now we can't ensure that all the pupils of our great federation is taught properly. And this is done in the name of choice, I fart in your direction. |
| Date | 20:27:29, June 17, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Choice in Education |
| Message | You assume the public schools teach them "properly," which is baloney. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 55 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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