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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Unity Party
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: September 2252
Description[?]:
| This bill will provide desperately needed organisation and discipline to the method by which Dolgarian children are raised in to responsible citizens. Note: Article 2 inserted around 5 AM, June 2. Article 4 inserted around 6 PM, June 3. |
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 age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 16
Current: 17
Proposed: 21
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 6
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 leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 7
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: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 8
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: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:47:52, June 01, 2006 CET | From | Socio-Democratic Union | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | While it could supports articles 2 and 4, the SDU is totaly opposed to article 6,5 and 1. We value the compromise between public and private education and the right for parents to "home-teach" their children if they wish so. Corporal punishment is a practice from another age and shall never be brought back in our educational system ! |
| Date | 21:55:35, June 01, 2006 CET | From | AM Dolgarian People's Front | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | agree with articles 1-5, 6 goes too far in our opinion. however we will support this and repeal against article 6 later. |
| Date | 06:20:03, June 02, 2006 CET | From |  Imperial Dolgarian Military Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | The CIAD-AC supports 7 and 4, that's it... |
| Date | 08:27:57, July 03, 2006 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | We agree with this in its entirety... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 212 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 269 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 269 |
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