Faith Schools Funding Amendment of 2021

Proposed by ALAYON

Opened

23 Apr 2021

Voting closes

22 Jun 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Preserves parental choice in education while maintaining funding for existing faith schools that serve diverse communities effectively.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	State-Funded Faith Schools	State funds secular schools only		Permit existing state-funded faith schools

1

State-Funded Faith Schools

Previous law

State funds secular schools only

Permit existing state-funded faith schools

Timeline

Draft

23 April 2021
Vote Open

23 April 2021
Vote Closed

22 June 2021
Did Not Become Law

22 June 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

35Yes 101No 212Not voted 348 seats

For: 35 / 348 seats (10.1%)

Against: 101 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 212

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 25.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON Proposer	35	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	101	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this amendment because public education funding should prioritize inclusive, secular schools that are open to every child, regardless of belief. We support parental choice, but it must not come at the expense of equal access, social cohesion, or fair allocation of public resources.
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

96Yes 241No 240Not voted 577 seats

For: 96 / 577 seats (16.6%)

Against: 241 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 240

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 28.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON Proposer	96	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	241	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this amendment because public education funding should prioritize inclusive, secular schools that are open to every child, regardless of belief. We support parental choice, but it must not come at the expense of equal access, social cohesion, or fair allocation of public resources.
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Green-left Movement

Voted May 10, 2021

“The Green-Left Movement opposes this amendment because public education funding should prioritize inclusive, secular schools that are open to every child, regardless of belief. We support parental choice, but it must not come at the expense of equal access, social cohesion, or fair allocation of public resources.”