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Bill: School System Reform Act, Part 1
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic Front
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 2082
Description[?]:
| An Act to establish publicly-funded schools which are operated by non-profit organisations, in order to ensure these charter schools provide a good education rather than cut spending on educational material in order to make profit. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:30:30, July 11, 2005 CET | From |   RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | * Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools. * Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus. * Charter schools must have a specific focus. * Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments. |
| Date | 18:31:22, July 11, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | This would also allow religions to set up schools (with state regulation to some extent). |
| Date | 18:33:45, July 11, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | Oh, and all religions (or other non-profit organisations) would get an equal chance of setting up a school and providing high quality education because they would be state-funded. It's only in the best interest of the child. |
| Date | 02:02:27, July 13, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | Strong yes on the first (I go to one :-p), strong no on the second. |
| Date | 21:18:27, July 13, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | In that case, I'm going to split this bill. ;-) |
| Date | 09:41:00, July 14, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | Same as Conservatives above |
| Date | 20:34:43, July 14, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | Do you really want extremist or fundamentalist schools that encourage their pupils do fight a Holy War on civilisation? |
| Date | 15:21:41, July 17, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the School System Reform Act, Part 1 |
| Message | I split the second article from this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 173 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 174 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 144 |
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