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Bill: Education Reform Law of 2233
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Army
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: January 2235
Description[?]:
| In the Council of Peers of the Union of Sekowo A LAW To Reform the Education Laws of the Union. Section 1: Education must occur at a school. Section 2: Private universities are regulated to meet national standards. Section 3: Private nursuries are regulated to ensure quality and safety. Section 4: Private schools are regulated to ensure adequacy. Section 5: Discipline levels are set by State governments. Respectfully submitted, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas The People's Liberation Army General |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
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 allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
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: 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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:23:00, May 28, 2006 CET | From | Drake Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Law of 2233 |
| Message | The Drake party disagrees with most of these articles. In fact we disagree with every one. I don't see how we could ever support such a bill. |
| Date | 03:10:40, May 29, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Education Reform Law of 2233 |
| Message | The Drake Party seems to be getting fairly cozy with private firms... we frown upon this development. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 583 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 58 |
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