Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2018
Rationale
The Higher Education Opportunity Act abolishes tuition fees for all students attending public universities and replaces them with a system of direct government funding. The Act guarantees free access to undergraduate and postgraduate higher education regardless of a student's financial background
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Tuition |
Tuition fees
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Free higher education for all
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University TuitionProposer
Party
Forward Alliance
The Forward Alliance forges a future where progress is built on strength infrastructure and security stand firm as pillars of tomorrow
Core pillars
Edmund Collins
Activist · Age 37
The heir to a Drumagh shipping fortune, Edmund Collins leveraged his inherited wealth to launch a political talk show before turning his media acumen toward reshaping public debate.
Timeline
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Draft17 August 2018
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Vote Open17 August 2018
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Vote Closed16 October 2018
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Did Not Become Law16 October 2018
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
First Council of Ministers
PassedFor: 72 / 100 seats (72.0%)
Against: 12 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 16
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Alliance Proposer | 58 | Yes | No reason given |
| Nationalist Alliance | 12 | No | No reason given |
| Social Democratic Union | 14 | Yes | No reason given |
The People’s Assembly
FailedFor: 48 / 200 seats (24.0%)
Against: 50 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 102
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Alliance Proposer | 40 | Yes | No reason given |
| Nationalist Alliance | 50 | No | No reason given |
| Social Democratic Union | 8 | Yes | No reason given |
First Citizen
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Alliance Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |