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Bill: Privatization of Education Institutions Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Satanic Individualists Network (SIN)
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: November 2229
Description[?]:
| This bill is to introduce true competition between education institutions. We also propose to introduce vouchers and subsidies to ensure all children, regardless of their parent's position in society, will have an equal chances. Of course we condemn all subsidies, but it's just for now (maybe in the future it will be task for a private charity). |
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 The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: 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.
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 | 21:41:40, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Welsh Eudaimonic Party | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | erm. no |
| Date | 01:47:18, May 18, 2006 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | Yeah why not. |
| Date | 02:03:37, May 18, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Democracy Party | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | This bill would mean that only the rich kids would be able to get a decent education. This is yet another example of the stupidity of the Liberation Alliance. I will vote no on this bill. |
| Date | 02:44:19, May 18, 2006 CET | From | Satanic Individualists Network (SIN) | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | SDP: Do you ever read descriptions heh? |
| Date | 05:15:02, May 18, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Democracy Party | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | Public Education is one of the great accomplishments of the modern era. To have it torn down would be disasterous for society. Just because public education is not perfect, does not mean it should be completely dismantled. If the public schools were replaced by private schools and vouchers, because it is cheaper to educate rich children than it is to educate poor children. Only the rich will have greater choice in education. Hence the free-market policies will only work for the rich. |
| Date | 09:32:15, May 18, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Communist Party | To | Debating the Privatization of Education Institutions Act |
| Message | I agree with SDP the the private sector has no place in education. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 181 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 78 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 89 |
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