Legislative Bill · Velinor
Passed

Education Reform And School Standards Act of 2019

Proposed by Social Democratic Alliance · fronted by David Ramsey
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
25 Dec 2019
Voting closes
23 Feb 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These changes modernize education to improve equity, safety, and critical thinking for all students while reducing inequality and distractions in learning.

Proposed Changes

1

Homeschooling Regulation
Previous law
Unrestricted right to homeschool with no state oversight
Homeschooling prohibited; all children must attend licensed schools

2

Mobile Phones in Schools
Previous law
No restrictions
Restricted to break times

3

Religious Education in Schools
Previous law
Optional religious classes
Strictly secular education

4

School Leaving Age
Previous law
Compulsory education/training to 18
Compulsory education/training to 18

5

State-Funded Faith Schools
Previous law
No new state-funded faith schools
No new state-funded faith schools

Timeline

  • Draft
    25 December 2019


  • Vote Open
    25 December 2019


  • Vote Closed
    23 February 2020


  • Became Law
    23 February 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

The Grand Assembly

Passed
232Yes 78No 50Not voted 360 seats

For: 232 / 360 seats (64.4%)

Against: 78 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 50

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 74.8%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic League Of Velinor 45 No
Libertarian Left 0 Abstain
Paleolibertarian Alliance 33 No
Progressive Populist Alliance 121 Yes
Social Democratic Alliance Proposer 111 Yes

The Upper Council

Passed
106Yes 20No 24Not voted 150 seats

For: 106 / 150 seats (70.7%)

Against: 20 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 24

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 84.1%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic League Of Velinor 5 No
Libertarian Left 0 Abstain
Paleolibertarian Alliance 15 No
Progressive Populist Alliance 53 Yes
Social Democratic Alliance Proposer 53 Yes
Empty seats 57 Not voted

President

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Progressive Populist Alliance 1 Yes

Voting record

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

Civic League Of Velinor
Voted Jan. 10, 2020
No

“Once more, the Civic League has decided this Bill to be incompatible with the vision of the Civic League for Velinor thanks to Article 4.”

Libertarian Left
Voted Jan. 8, 2020
Abstain

“This proposal is mostly ok, but we should always offer religous education to students, if they want to of course.”

Paleolibertarian Alliance
Voted Dec. 29, 2019
No

“We oppose forcing students to remain in school until 18, criminalizing parents' right to choose how to educate their children, infringing on the rights of the youth, and defunding religious schools”

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