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Bill: SAP-004: "Education Reform Act"
Details
Submitted by[?]: Seridjan Arbeidersparty
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 4907
Description[?]:
| AN ACT to amend the Education Act to allow for greater accountability and quality in education as well as to allow for local government reforms. |
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:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 2
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a political education that is biased towards the government.
Current: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive an advanced political education.
Proposed: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive an advanced political education.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private schools are given funding on a case-by-case basis.
Current: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Only selective schools are allowed.
Current: Selective schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Selective schools are not allowed.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 145 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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