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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
Status[?]: defeated
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 2223
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 3
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: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:05:09, May 04, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | an educated population is what secures democracy, and to have an educated population is free education nessesary. |
| Date | 15:30:57, May 04, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | The role of the state should be to regulate and facilitate access to services rather than providing them themselves. The private sector (charities etc. as well as 'businesses') can provide much more investment to improve education in Telamon. The government should simply regulate this to ensure that it reaches national standards and to ensure that those from poorer families are not disadvantaged, by paying for the education of those from low income families (OOC: for far more coherent expressions of my views go back through the legislative history!) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 254 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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