Education Reform Act (Passed)

[Clark Kent]

By this point, education has become devalued to the point where a bachelor's degree is a basic necessity to gain an entry-level job, even for careers that really shouldn't need one. By increasing funding for vocational education, college can go back to being a place for specialized education.

I think that this bill can help Atlasia invest in our future and ease the financial burden on our families, while also not bankrupting ourselves by offering free education to all.

[Clark Kent]

I am heartily in favor of this Act and applaud Senator Kent from taking on the big issues facing our country right off the bat. Would the sponsor be open to expanding this to include non-STEM fields as well? I don't doubt the importance of the sciences, but surely we can agree that we need teachers, journalists, artists, historians, and the like. The fact that those professions are sometimes less lucrative does not diminish their value to our economy and society.

You make an excellent point, Senator Truman. Yes, I would be open to expanding Section 1 to apply to all the fields you mention, with the exception of artists. While art is a valuable contribution to society, it is subjective, and I don't think taxpayers should be paying for it. But other than that, I agree with what you said.

I motion to amend Section 3:

3. All veterans shall have access to vocational, technical, or college education (of up to 5 years) free of charge.

That amendment is friendly.

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I completely agree, which is why I included Section 4.

[Clark Kent]

Senator PiT's amendment is friendly.

[Clark Kent]

Senator Potus, I agree that this is a crisis that must be addressed immediately. However, I believe that it would make far more sense to propose a separate bill for this issue, in the Legislation Introduction Thread.

[Clark Kent]

I'll extend debate on Senator Potus's amendment for another 24 hours.


I still believe that this would be far better served as a separate bill, and if this amendment fails, I'll be happy to sponsor it as a separate bill myself.

[Clark Kent]

I'll extend debate on Senator Potus's amendment for another 24 hours.


I still believe that this would be far better served as a separate bill, and if this amendment fails, I'll be happy to sponsor it as a separate bill myself.

Such a bill has already been introduced; why not bring it to the floor immediately?

Huh. For some reason I didn't notice that. I'll bring it to the floor immediately.

[Clark Kent]

Looking for a second...

[Clark Kent]

We will now have a 24-hour vote on Senator Truman's motion for a final vote.

[Clark Kent]

I apologize for the delay. Two ayes, one nay, and two abstentions...I'm not actually sure whether this means that the motion has passed or not.

[Clark Kent]

>Cough<

If you are allowed to reintroduce motions, I strongly encourage you to do so, Senator.

[Clark Kent]

Sorry, my fault. We will now have a 24-hour vote on Senator Truman's motion for a final vote.

[Clark Kent]

Alright, we will now move to a 72-hour final vote on this bill.

[Clark Kent]

AYE

[Clark Kent]

The 72 hours have passed. We will now have a 24-hour period where Senators are permitted to change their votes.

[Clark Kent]

I believe that this bill has passed with four ayes, no nays, no abstentions, and Senators Stmarken/JoMCaR, NC Yankee, Darthebearnc, Pikachu, Potus, and Dereich not voting.