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Bill: Private members' bill: Bill's bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 5005
Description[?]:
| Proposed by LSP backbencher Bill Smith. Regional governments may choose between: The education system: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned. 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. Health care policy. Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned. There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care. The government's policy concerning child labour. Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers. Child labour is forbidden. Homeless shelters and reintegration projects The government runs all homeless shelters and reintegration projects There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters. State penalties for blasphemy Both private and public blasphemy are considered criminal offenses. Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted. Government policy on political education The Government requires all secondary school students to receive a political education that is biased towards the [national] government. The Government does not allow any form of political education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 5
Current: 7
Proposed: 6
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Local governments decide on penalties for blasphemy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Current: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Proposed: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is illegal.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The decision is left up to local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on political education
Old value:: The Government requires all secondary school students to receive an advanced political education.
Current: The Government leaves political education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The Government leaves political education policy to local governments.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:32:05, September 27, 2021 CET | From | Luthorian Progressive Party | To | Debating the Private members' bill: Bill's bill |
| Message | Most of these proposals are good according to the DP’s standards, so therefore we will back it. General Party Statement |
| Date | 20:41:21, September 27, 2021 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Private members' bill: Bill's bill |
| Message | Bill is glad to hear it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 108 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 139 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 28 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Thousands of Zardic soldiers were sacrificed so that the Zardic government could gain control of a few buildings and Theodoro could pretend to be Augustus the Great. This is the kind of jingoistic ideology Zardugal would bring to the Security Council. They will throw countless lives away in pursuit of former glory." - Prince Akhaias, former Coburan royal |