“We should let parents have more choice in their child's education, not less”
Personal Education Act of 2019
Rationale
Ensuring all students receive comprehensive, opt-out-free education on health, relationships, and safety promotes lifelong wellbeing and safeguards against risks.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal, Health & Relationships Education |
Mandatory with parental opt-out
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Comprehensive, mandatory, no opt-out
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Personal, Health & Relationships EducationProposer
Party
Left Alliance
A future where labor is honored, justice is shared, and no one is left behind.
Core pillars
Dominic Underwood
Activist · Age 42
Dominic Underwood’s charismatic charm belies a ruthless determination to dismantle systemic barriers, leveraging his working-class roots and media prowess to outmaneuver opponents and advance the party’s goals by any means necessary.
Timeline
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Draft19 April 2019
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Vote Open29 October 2019
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Vote Closed28 December 2019
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Did Not Become Law28 December 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Parliament
FailedFor: 20 / 100 seats (20.0%)
Against: 22 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 58
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Group | 10 | No | As a party, we strongly advise that parents enable their children to have strong personal and health education. However, to mandate it would fail to account for exceptional circumstances and the alternative beliefs of people. So while we can advocate for people making the most of the opportunities, it would be unfair to force people into doing so. |
| Independent Freeholder League | 1 | No | We should let parents have more choice in their child's education, not less |
| Left Alliance Proposer | 20 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Gaia Syndicate | 11 | No | we should not force people into these situations due to an array of personal experiences |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“we should not force people into these situations due to an array of personal experiences”
“As a party, we strongly advise that parents enable their children to have strong personal and health education. However, to mandate it would fail to account for exceptional circumstances and the alternative beliefs of people. So while we can advocate for people making the most of the opportunities, it would be unfair to force people into doing so.”