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Bill: Restoring Opportunity Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's 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: July 2073
Description[?]:
| To reintroduce vouchers and private schools |
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 nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Article 2
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 | 21:49:39, June 26, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | Rather than s9imply replicate existing infrastructure, lets distributee the money as vouchers. Now the merits of vouchers have been debated many times..but i found the second proposal more interesting. By allowing local govts to select what they want, each state can come up with the solution that best meets its needs. We think this is a step forward for Likatonia. |
| Date | 23:05:54, June 26, 2005 CET | From | mutt Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | No. What about the low income citizens who, even with the vouchers, can't afford a private school? |
| Date | 09:11:05, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | No way. |
| Date | 09:31:28, June 27, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | We can completely subsidize them with the money we can free up from bad public schools |
| Date | 11:01:57, June 27, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | I wasn't aware that our public schools were bad; and if they are, then clearly we need to fund them better and audit their expenses. |
| Date | 18:23:57, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | I am against this bill. Primary and secondary education is mandatory and should therefore be free. |
| Date | 18:38:02, June 27, 2005 CET | From | Edelweiss Party | To | Debating the Restoring Opportunity Act |
| Message | Education is a national affair, according to our policy it has to stay like that. Public education and private school doing great side by side, I don't see the matter of changing that. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 37 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 106 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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