SB 104-09: COMET Act of 2021 (Passed)

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye. Also not a big fan of testing but this funding is necessary.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The amendment vote closes tomorrow.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[If my soul was made of stone]

NAY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

I agree with Scott's points.

[Joseph Cao]

Scott?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Sorry, folks.

With ten votes in favor, four opposed, and four members not voting, the amendment is adopted. Debate resumes.

So now we need to expand on the amendment for clarification and implementation.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

So now we need to expand on the amendment for clarification and implementation.

[S019]

AN ACT
To make sure that schools have educational devices for their students and high speed internet in schools.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the School Educational Technology Grants Act of 2021.


Section 2. Content

1. $75 billion shall be appropriated to school districts and homeschooling students across Atlasia for purchasing devices and educational software. That may include buying laptops/tablets/desktop computers/iPads/iMacs/Macbooks/ for educational use.
2. Funding will be subject to means testing.
3. Funding will be available for two years and then subject to a full review to analyse the educational effectiveness. The Senate then decide if to continue funding for an additional three years.
4. The Government of the Republic of Atlasia shall have full responsibility for funding everything in this Act.
5. No federal government funds may be used for purchase of new or additional school security equipment, including but not limited to surveillance cameras, facial recognition devices, or metal detectors.


Section 3. Support Services

1. Tech Support will include using the existing school technical support staff, who will be eligible to receive training in the relevant devices and technologies.
2. An Atlasian Education Tech Support networking website created to enable better support of those making use of this program.
3. Devices are the property of the Republic of Atlasia and maybe bought at the end of their period of life for $1. There will be no further support provided in relation to this act after this point.
4. Devices not purchased at end of life are to be returned for refurbishment. These will then be used as backup and replacement devices for broken, stolen damaged devices.


Section 4. Taking Effect
1. This Act shall take effect immediately following the passage of this bill.

It seems kind of dangerous to not be funding school security.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Objection. This is supposed to fund education, not surveillance.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

An objection having been raised, a vote on the amendment is now open. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

AN ACT
To make sure that schools have educational devices for their students and high speed internet in schools.


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the School Educational Technology Grants Act of 2021.


Section 2. Content

1. $75 billion shall be appropriated to school districts and homeschooling students across Atlasia for purchasing devices and educational software. That may include buying laptops/tablets/desktop computers/iPads/iMacs/Macbooks/ for educational use.
2. Funding will be subject to means testing.
3. Funding will be available for two years and then subject to a full review to analyse the educational effectiveness. The Senate then decide if to continue funding for an additional three years.
4. The Government of the Republic of Atlasia shall have full responsibility for funding everything in this Act.
5. No federal government funds may be used for purchase of new or additional school security equipment, including but not limited to surveillance cameras, facial recognition devices, or metal detectors.


Section 3. Support Services

1. Tech Support will include using the existing school technical support staff, who will be eligible to receive training in the relevant devices and technologies.
2. An Atlasian Education Tech Support networking website created to enable better support of those making use of this program.
3. Devices are the property of the Republic of Atlasia and maybe bought at the end of their period of life for $1. There will be no further support provided in relation to this act after this point.
4. Devices not purchased at end of life are to be returned for refurbishment. These will then be used as backup and replacement devices for broken, stolen damaged devices.


Section 4. Taking Effect
1. This Act shall take effect immediately following the passage of this bill.

[Joseph Cao]

Nay. As mentioned, we are providing educational technology. School security has been funded by other bills as well, it's not like they're short of resources or anything.

(Might also be a good idea to change the thread title once we're through with this, Scott.)

[WD]

Nay

[Saint Milei]

nay

[AGA]

Aye

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Nay

[S019]

AYE

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Nay

[If my soul was made of stone]

NAY

[Senator-elect Spark]

Nay

[OSR stands with Israel]

Nay

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

With ten nays, the amendment does not have sufficient votes to pass and is therefore rejected. I am suspending this vote even though it would automatically end at 11:37 EST.

Debate resumes.