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Bill: Compulsory School Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party (RP)
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: October 4985
Description[?]:
| Not all are suited to academics and this provides greater options to those who wish to work. |
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
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:41:33, August 20, 2021 CET | From | Democratic Party (D)🐴 | To | Debating the Compulsory School Education Bill |
| Message | Patty Murphy, Senate Minority Leader: "That's curious, I thought higher academic education started after 18 years old, but I'm sure my Republican colleagues know better." |
| Date | 17:04:16, August 21, 2021 CET | From | Republican Party (RP) | To | Debating the Compulsory School Education Bill |
| Message | Bob Terwilligar,Republican Chair of the Senate Education Committee: "Academics as in studying, rather than academics as in higher education. If 17 years old would rather go and learn a vocational qualification through an apprenticeship then they should be able to." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 57 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 43 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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