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Bill: State university authorization
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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 2072
Description[?]:
| The government will permit state governments to establish public universities and technical colleges, alongside existing private universities. Public universities are encouraged to make their course offerings widely available, in person, through correpsondence and via electronic classroom technology. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:32:46, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the State university authorization |
| Message | ((Art of the possible time. MLTP, if you want to move your universities bill to a vote, i'll hold off on this one.)) |
| Date | 07:42:59, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the State university authorization |
| Message | This will receive Council support. |
| Date | 16:53:02, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the State university authorization |
| Message | We appreciate the Council's willingness to back this bill. Moving to a vote. |
| Date | 17:15:29, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the State university authorization |
| Message | We likewise will support this decentralisation of power. We would comment, however, that the funding of an elitist institution with public funds should be very carefully considered before being accepted. |
| Date | 20:49:08, June 24, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the State university authorization |
| Message | we will abstain |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 170 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 280 |
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