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[Geilinor]

Labour Mediation Act:

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator andten representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. a labor dispute may be moved to arbitration if:
a. The parties fail to reach a Mediation Resolution during the duration of a mediation committee.
b. Either party fails to perform their obligations set forth under a Mediation Resolution.

[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

Section 5 removed.

In red, I don't think this clause will work in practice. Small businesses will struggle to comply with it.

For the arbitration commission I think that it should only get involved if one party believes the law or a signed contract to be broken.

I'll make it 5 representatives.

[Geilinor]

Labour Mediation Act:

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator and five representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. A labour dispute may be moved to arbitration if either party believes that the law or a contract has been violated.


[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

[The Nihilistic view]

In red, I don't think this clause will work in practice. Small businesses will struggle to comply with it.

For the arbitration commission I think that it should only get involved if one party believes the law or a signed contract to be broken.

I'll make it 5 representatives.

Yeah still impossible, take my dad's work in real life. There are two people that can potentially be representatives, my dad and my granddad. At anyone time one of them needs to be running the business so that means at any one time it is only possible to have one representative ever at a mediation Board. Really I suggest you just take it out completely or change it to say a maximum of 10 from each side. In its current state the bill is impossible to implement. Why should a business who only has two employers automatically get taken to an Arbitration Commission because there are only two of them at management level. That is unfair, where is the common sense? I just think it needs to be clear that a side does not have to fill up all 5 slots.


EDIT: and thanks for making it clear about why a case goes to an Arbitration Commission.

[Geilinor]

Nihilistic, I removed the number requirement.
Labour Mediation Act:

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator and representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. A labour dispute may be moved to arbitration if either party believes that the law or a contract has been violated.


[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

[The Nihilistic view]

Nihilistic, I removed the number requirement.
Labour Mediation Act:

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator and representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. A labour dispute may be moved to arbitration if either party believes that the law or a contract has been violated.


[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

I can (and will) sponsor the bill in its current form.

[Geilinor]

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas, The Nihilistic View(NLP)

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides. Strikes and lockouts sometimes occur, which could result in an aggravation of tensions. This act seeks to balance the interests of both employees and employers and assists in the formulation of labour contracts.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator and representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. A labour dispute may be moved to arbitration if either party believes that the law or a contract has been violated.


[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

Sponsorship added.

[Battlion]

Curriculum of Excellence (Early Learners) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – Pre-Primary Education
a) Pre-Primary Education shall refer to non-mandatory education, starting at the age of three and lasting one year
b) Pre-Primary Education shall take place within a Nursery or Educational facility offering the same level of study as approved by the Ministry of Education
c) Pre-Primary Education shall be required to teach the following subjects to a basic level. Any additional subjects will be at the discretion of the Nursery

i) English
ii) Mathematics
iii) Science
iv) Arts

d) Nursery dates and timetabling shall be decided at the discretion of the Institution in question ensuring an appropriate amount of family and educational time
e)Every Child up until the age of four shall be guaranteed the right to a Nursery place
f)Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Curriculum of Excellence (Primary Education) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section I – Primary Education
a)Primary Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of four and lasting for seven years
b)Primary Education shall be for seven consecutive years which shall be: Reception, Year one, Year two, Year three, Year four, Year five and Year six.
c) Primary Education shall require the following subjects be taught at school. Additional subjects may be added at the discretion of the educational institution

i)English
ii)Mathematics
iii)Science
iv)Arts
v) History
vi) Citizenship
vii)Physical Education
viii) Computing and Software Development
ix)Information Technology
xGeography

d) There shall be an Achievement Examination (AE), which shall be held at every school at the end of year 6 in the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Aurentine, History, Geography, Computing and Software Development and Information Technology

Section II – Physical Education Requirement
a)Physical Education shall be mandatory for all students for two hours per week
b)The teaching of Physical Education shall be required to include structure of the body, key organs and muscles and a wide variety of sports including the following sports.

i)Football
ii)Cricket
iii)Athletics
iv) Basketball
v) Rounders
vi)Softball
vii)Dance
c) Additional Sports may be taught at the discretion of the Educational Institution

Section 3 – School Year
a) The School Year shall start in September and end in July

Section 4 - Exemptions
a) Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Curriculum of Excellence (Secondary, Advanced & Higher Education) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section One – Secondary Education
a)Secondary Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of eleven and lasting for five years
b)Secondary Education shall be for five consecutive years which shall be: Year seven, Year eight, Year nine, Year ten and Year eleven
c)Until the age of fourteen Secondary Education shall require the following subjects, any additional subjects may be included at the Educational Institutions discretion

i)English
ii)Mathematics
iii)Biology
iv)Chemistry
v)Physics
vi)Computing and Software Development
vii)Information Technology
viii)Additional Language - Chinese Mandarin, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, Latin
ix)Geography
x)Music
xi)Arts
xii)Physical Education
xiii)Design Technology
-Food Technology
-Design and Textile Technology
-Graphic Design
-Electronics
xv) Citizenship
xvi) History

d)At the end of year nine all students shall be given the choice of new subjects to study till the age of sixteen, excluding compulsory subjects students shall be granted five additional choices
e) Until the age of sixteen Seconday Education shall require the following subjects, any additional subjects may be included at the Educational Institutions discretion

i)English Language
ii)English Literature
iii)Mathematics
iv)Biology
v)Chemistry
vi)Physics
vii) Additional Language – Chinese Mandarin, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, Latin
viii) Citizenship
ix)History
x)Business Studies (Optional)
xi)Aurentine (Optional)
xii)Construction (Optional)
xiii)Electronics (Optional)
xiv)Business Management (Optional)
xv)Classical Studies (Optional)
xvi)Arts (Optional)
xvii)Music (Optional)
xviii)Economics (Optional)
xiv)Government and Politics (Optional)
xv)Architecture (Optional)
xvi)Critical Thinking (Optional)
xvii)Philosophy and Ethics (Optional)
xviii)Computing and Software Development (Optional)
xix)Information Technology (Optional)
xx)Health and Social Care (Optional)
xx)iFine Arts (Optional)
xxii)Additional Mathematics (Optional
xxiii)Additional Sciences (Optional)

f) Examinations in these subjects are to be modular across Year 10 and Year 11 in the months of January and June being examination months.
g) At the end of secondary education, all students shall have completed their examinations hereby established as Aurentine Certificates. Dependant on grades shall determine the type of certificate, if graded 1*/1/2 the student shall receive an Aurentine Higher Certificate, if graded 3/4/5 the student shall receive an Aurentine Intermediate Certificate, if graded 6/7/8 the student shall receive an Aurentine Standard Certificate.

Section II – Advanced Education
a)Advanced Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of sixteen and lasting for two years
b)Advanced Education shall be split into two separate institutions, High Schools or the Junior Polytechnic
c) High Schools shall be specialist in Academic subjects whilst Polytechnic Schools shall be specialist in Vocational Subjects.
d)At the age of sixteen, students may choose whether to attend a High School or Junior Polytechnic dependant on examination grades and which subject they wish to study.
e)High Schools shall follow a modular examination system in their subjects over the course of their study and shall receive an Arbitur in their subject.
f)Junior Polytechnics shall follow a Credit based Diploma system in their subjects over the course of their subject and shall receive a Vocational Diploma.

Section III – Junior Polytechnic & Polytechnic
a)Upon graduation from a Junior Polytechnic, a student may attend a Polytechnic which shall obtain deals and assurances with companies, government organisations and trade unions to ensure educational study alongside apprenticeship which may be studied to specialise in a particular trade.
b)Polytechnics may offer study up until Master’s degree level for all students

Section IV – School Year
a) The School Year for Secondary and Advanced Education shall start in September and end in July

Section V - Exemptions
a) Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Section VI – Higher Education
a) University shall refer to academic route after High School/Polytechnic, which shall be non-mandatory.
b) University shall have final authority in regards to the curriculum offered within their institution
c) University shall determine its own academic year
d) This shall provide qualification known as degree, provided university is accredited in acceding order of importance shall be:

PHD
Doctorate
Masters
Bachelor

National Examination Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – National Examinations
a) All Examinations taken between the ages of four and eighteen shall be classified as National Examinations

Section 2 – National Examination Grading
a) All National Examinations shall be graded on a numerical scale from 1* to 8 with 1* being the highest grade available and 8 being the lowest
b)Grades shall distributed on a percentage level as shown below:
i) 1* - 90% +
ii)1 – 80%+
iii)2 – 70%+
iv)3 – 60% +
v)4 – 50% +
vi)5 – 40%+
vii)6 – 30%+
viii)7 – 20% +
ix)8 – 0% +

Section 3 – National Examination Marking
a) All National Examinations shall be face two rounds of marking, the preliminary teachers marking and the Independent marking.
b) National Examinations shall be marked by teachers who have registered with the Ministry of Education to become Exam markers and have met the Ministry of Educations criteria, which it shall determine itself
c) Following Preliminary Teacher Marking all National Examinations and their marks shall be checked Independently by the Educational Standards Authority who shall determine final marks and shall have the power to raise or lower marks of an individual paper if it believes the marking was initially wrong.

Educational Standards Authority Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – Establishment of the Educational Standards Authority
a) The Educational Standards Authority (ESA) is hereby established as the sole education regulator of Aurentina
b) The ESA shall be mandated with the inspection of all educational institutions that receive state funding to ensure high quality education and safe schooling for students

Section 2 – Powers of the Educational Standards Authority
a) The ESA shall be granted the power to:

i)Inspect Educational Institutions without warning
ii)Publish Guidance to Educational Institutions on any government reforms to Education
iii)Establish National Examination rules for candidates and Students
iv) Advise the Senate and Ministry of Education on Education reform
v) Recommend Educational Institutions be placed into Special Measures
vi) Change Examination marks in the Independent checking stage

b) Further powers may be granted to the Educational Standards Authority by the Ministry of Education through Ministerial Directive unless it goes beyond the scope and power of the Ministry of Education to do so.

Section 3 – Inspections
a) The ESA shall be able to inform an Educational Institution of an inspection on the day of inspection
b) The ESA shall evaluate the following areas:

i)Teaching Quality – The standard of teaching, how a teacher can maintain a classroom
ii)Student Participation – The Availability of Extra-Curricular activities to Students and participation of students in lessons
iii) Behaviour and Safety of Students – The attitudes and personalities of students and the safety arrangements ensuring a safe environment for learning
iv)Achievement – Examination Results and school test results, comparative to other institutions and national averages

c) Grading on particular areas shall be numerical from 1 to 4 and shall be defined as follows:

i)1 – Outstanding
ii)2 – Very Good
iii)3 – Satisfactory, Improvement possible
iv) 4 – Unsatisfactory, Improvement required

c)The ESA shall make the results of an Inspection available to teachers at the end of the Inspection, and to the public one week following the inspection
d)The ESA will provide full feedback and areas to improve upon for the next inspection
e)Poor rated educational institutions may be reported to the Ministry of Education for further action
f) Poorly rated educational institutions may be shut down or placed into special measures at the discretion of the Minister for Education

Our CoE Proposals are up, they are also edited from the previous versions thus I have removed all previous sponsors.

[Geilinor]

[spoiler= Parental Leave Act(PLA)]

Parental Leave Act(PLA)
Urgency: High | Author: Geilinor [LD] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Preamble
Parents must be able to take time off from work after the birth of a child to care for it and to build stronger emotional bonds. It is also important for mothers to be able to rest while pregnant. Raising a child is expensive and a paid parental leave system can help offset some of these costs and replace income during leave.

Section 1-Provisions
1. Employees shall provide 7 days notice prior to taking parental leave.
2. Parental leave shall be available to both parents, who may divide up leave as they wish. The parental leave can be taken by either of the parents or by both at the same time, but only one parent will receive the benefit.
3. 26 weeks of parental leave shall be provided, of which 18 weeks shall be paid at 100% of prior gross income, up to a limit of £20,000.
4. The provisions of this bill shall be funded from the Ministry of Work's budget. [/spoiler]

[Liberated Counties]

Curriculum of Excellence (Early Learners) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – Pre-Primary Education
a) Pre-Primary Education shall refer to non-mandatory education, starting at the age of three and lasting one year
b) Pre-Primary Education shall take place within a Nursery or Educational facility offering the same level of study as approved by the Ministry of Education
c) Pre-Primary Education shall be required to teach the following subjects to a basic level. Any additional subjects will be at the discretion of the Nursery

i) English
ii) Mathematics
iii) Science
iv) Arts

d) Nursery dates and timetabling shall be decided at the discretion of the Institution in question ensuring an appropriate amount of family and educational time
e)Every Child up until the age of four shall be guaranteed the right to a Nursery place
f)Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Curriculum of Excellence (Primary Education) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section I – Primary Education
a)Primary Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of four and lasting for seven years
b)Primary Education shall be for seven consecutive years which shall be: Reception, Year one, Year two, Year three, Year four, Year five and Year six.
c) Primary Education shall require the following subjects be taught at school. Additional subjects may be added at the discretion of the educational institution

i)English
ii)Mathematics
iii)Science
iv)Arts
v) History
vi) Citizenship
vii)Physical Education
viii) Computing and Software Development
ix)Information Technology
xGeography

d) There shall be an Achievement Examination (AE), which shall be held at every school at the end of year 6 in the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Aurentine, History, Geography, Computing and Software Development and Information Technology

Section II – Physical Education Requirement
a)Physical Education shall be mandatory for all students for two hours per week
b)The teaching of Physical Education shall be required to include structure of the body, key organs and muscles and a wide variety of sports including the following sports.

i)Football
ii)Cricket
iii)Athletics
iv) Basketball
v) Rounders
vi)Softball
vii)Dance
c) Additional Sports may be taught at the discretion of the Educational Institution

Section 3 – School Year
a) The School Year shall start in September and end in July

Section 4 - Exemptions
a) Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Curriculum of Excellence (Secondary, Advanced & Higher Education) Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section One – Secondary Education
a)Secondary Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of eleven and lasting for five years
b)Secondary Education shall be for five consecutive years which shall be: Year seven, Year eight, Year nine, Year ten and Year eleven
c)Until the age of fourteen Secondary Education shall require the following subjects, any additional subjects may be included at the Educational Institutions discretion

i)English
ii)Mathematics
iii)Biology
iv)Chemistry
v)Physics
vi)Computing and Software Development
vii)Information Technology
viii)Additional Language - Chinese Mandarin, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, Latin
ix)Geography
x)Music
xi)Arts
xii)Physical Education
xiii)Design Technology
-Food Technology
-Design and Textile Technology
-Graphic Design
-Electronics
xv) Citizenship
xvi) History

d)At the end of year nine all students shall be given the choice of new subjects to study till the age of sixteen, excluding compulsory subjects students shall be granted five additional choices
e) Until the age of sixteen Seconday Education shall require the following subjects, any additional subjects may be included at the Educational Institutions discretion

i)English Language
ii)English Literature
iii)Mathematics
iv)Biology
v)Chemistry
vi)Physics
vii) Additional Language – Chinese Mandarin, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, Latin
viii) Citizenship
ix)History
x)Business Studies (Optional)
xi)Aurentine (Optional)
xii)Construction (Optional)
xiii)Electronics (Optional)
xiv)Business Management (Optional)
xv)Classical Studies (Optional)
xvi)Arts (Optional)
xvii)Music (Optional)
xviii)Economics (Optional)
xiv)Government and Politics (Optional)
xv)Architecture (Optional)
xvi)Critical Thinking (Optional)
xvii)Philosophy and Ethics (Optional)
xviii)Computing and Software Development (Optional)
xix)Information Technology (Optional)
xx)Health and Social Care (Optional)
xx)iFine Arts (Optional)
xxii)Additional Mathematics (Optional
xxiii)Additional Sciences (Optional)

f) Examinations in these subjects are to be modular across Year 10 and Year 11 in the months of January and June being examination months.
g) At the end of secondary education, all students shall have completed their examinations hereby established as Aurentine Certificates. Dependant on grades shall determine the type of certificate, if graded 1*/1/2 the student shall receive an Aurentine Higher Certificate, if graded 3/4/5 the student shall receive an Aurentine Intermediate Certificate, if graded 6/7/8 the student shall receive an Aurentine Standard Certificate.

Section II – Advanced Education
a)Advanced Education shall refer to mandatory Education, starting when a child reaches the age of sixteen and lasting for two years
b)Advanced Education shall be split into two separate institutions, High Schools or the Junior Polytechnic
c) High Schools shall be specialist in Academic subjects whilst Polytechnic Schools shall be specialist in Vocational Subjects.
d)At the age of sixteen, students may choose whether to attend a High School or Junior Polytechnic dependant on examination grades and which subject they wish to study.
e)High Schools shall follow a modular examination system in their subjects over the course of their study and shall receive an Arbitur in their subject.
f)Junior Polytechnics shall follow a Credit based Diploma system in their subjects over the course of their subject and shall receive a Vocational Diploma.

Section III – Junior Polytechnic & Polytechnic
a)Upon graduation from a Junior Polytechnic, a student may attend a Polytechnic which shall obtain deals and assurances with companies, government organisations and trade unions to ensure educational study alongside apprenticeship which may be studied to specialise in a particular trade.
b)Polytechnics may offer study up until Master’s degree level for all students

Section IV – School Year
a) The School Year for Secondary and Advanced Education shall start in September and end in July

Section V - Exemptions
a) Any Educational Institution that does not receive funding from the Ministry of Education in any form or manner for the administration of the institution then it shall be exempt from the Curriculum of Excellence

Section VI – Higher Education
a) University shall refer to academic route after High School/Polytechnic, which shall be non-mandatory.
b) University shall have final authority in regards to the curriculum offered within their institution
c) University shall determine its own academic year
d) This shall provide qualification known as degree, provided university is accredited in acceding order of importance shall be:

PHD
Doctorate
Masters
Bachelor

National Examination Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – National Examinations
a) All Examinations taken between the ages of four and eighteen shall be classified as National Examinations

Section 2 – National Examination Grading
a) All National Examinations shall be graded on a numerical scale from 1* to 8 with 1* being the highest grade available and 8 being the lowest
b)Grades shall distributed on a percentage level as shown below:
i) 1* - 90% +
ii)1 – 80%+
iii)2 – 70%+
iv)3 – 60% +
v)4 – 50% +
vi)5 – 40%+
vii)6 – 30%+
viii)7 – 20% +
ix)8 – 0% +

Section 3 – National Examination Marking
a) All National Examinations shall be face two rounds of marking, the preliminary teachers marking and the Independent marking.
b) National Examinations shall be marked by teachers who have registered with the Ministry of Education to become Exam markers and have met the Ministry of Educations criteria, which it shall determine itself
c) Following Preliminary Teacher Marking all National Examinations and their marks shall be checked Independently by the Educational Standards Authority who shall determine final marks and shall have the power to raise or lower marks of an individual paper if it believes the marking was initially wrong.

Educational Standards Authority Act
Urgency: High | Author: Battlion [NLP] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Section 1 – Establishment of the Educational Standards Authority
a) The Educational Standards Authority (ESA) is hereby established as the sole education regulator of Aurentina
b) The ESA shall be mandated with the inspection of all educational institutions that receive state funding to ensure high quality education and safe schooling for students

Section 2 – Powers of the Educational Standards Authority
a) The ESA shall be granted the power to:

i)Inspect Educational Institutions without warning
ii)Publish Guidance to Educational Institutions on any government reforms to Education
iii)Establish National Examination rules for candidates and Students
iv) Advise the Senate and Ministry of Education on Education reform
v) Recommend Educational Institutions be placed into Special Measures
vi) Change Examination marks in the Independent checking stage

b) Further powers may be granted to the Educational Standards Authority by the Ministry of Education through Ministerial Directive unless it goes beyond the scope and power of the Ministry of Education to do so.

Section 3 – Inspections
a) The ESA shall be able to inform an Educational Institution of an inspection on the day of inspection
b) The ESA shall evaluate the following areas:

i)Teaching Quality – The standard of teaching, how a teacher can maintain a classroom
ii)Student Participation – The Availability of Extra-Curricular activities to Students and participation of students in lessons
iii) Behaviour and Safety of Students – The attitudes and personalities of students and the safety arrangements ensuring a safe environment for learning
iv)Achievement – Examination Results and school test results, comparative to other institutions and national averages

c) Grading on particular areas shall be numerical from 1 to 4 and shall be defined as follows:

i)1 – Outstanding
ii)2 – Very Good
iii)3 – Satisfactory, Improvement possible
iv) 4 – Unsatisfactory, Improvement required

c)The ESA shall make the results of an Inspection available to teachers at the end of the Inspection, and to the public one week following the inspection
d)The ESA will provide full feedback and areas to improve upon for the next inspection
e)Poor rated educational institutions may be reported to the Ministry of Education for further action
f) Poorly rated educational institutions may be shut down or placed into special measures at the discretion of the Minister for Education

Our CoE Proposals are up, they are also edited from the previous versions thus I have removed all previous sponsors.

I Sponsor all of them

[The Nihilistic view]

[spoiler= Parental Leave Act(PLA)]

Parental Leave Act(PLA)
Urgency: High | Author: Geilinor [LD] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Preamble
Parents must be able to take time off from work after the birth of a child to care for it and to build stronger emotional bonds. It is also important for mothers to be able to rest while pregnant. Raising a child is expensive and a paid parental leave system can help offset some of these costs and replace income during leave.

Section 1-Provisions
1. Employees shall provide 7 days notice prior to taking parental leave. 4 months, a business needs time to find a replacement.
2. Parental leave shall be available to both parents, who may divide up leave as they wish. The parental leave can be taken by either of the parents or by both at the same time.
3. 26 weeks of parental leave shall be provided, of which 18 weeks shall be paid at 100% of prior gross income, up to a limit of £20,000.52 weeks, I don't think it good to have a child not with a parent so soon at 6 months old.
4. The provisions of this bill shall be funded from the Ministry of Work's budget. [/spoiler]

My thoughts in red.

[Geilinor]

Battlion, I have a question about the National Examination Act. It says that every examination taken in public school will be a national examination. This means that even a small test would have to go through two rounds of scoring by teachers that have to specially qualified by the Ministry of Education as test markers. For standardized tests, that's good, but what about ordinary classroom tests? It seems very cumbersome for a regular math test or something of the sort, for example.

[Belmaria]

Labour Mediation Act(LMA)
Drafted by: Geilinor(LD)
Sponsors: Venaleria(RG), Central and Eastern Visayas, The Nihilistic View(NLP)

Preamble
Differences can often come up during negotiations between employees or labour unions and employers, which have the potential to become harmful to both sides. Strikes and lockouts sometimes occur, which could result in an aggravation of tensions. This act seeks to balance the interests of both employees and employers and assists in the formulation of labour contracts.

Section 1 - National Mediation Board(NMB)
1. Establishes the National Mediation Board as a department of the Ministry of Work, which shall work to help mediate labour disputes.
2. The NMB shall be governed by a board of directors.
3. The NMB shall process requests for mediation and be responsible for acting upon them within a reasonable time frame.


Section 2 - Mediation Procedures
1. Employees or employers may submit mediation requests to the NMB for consideration.
2. Upon the approval of a mediation request, a mediation committee shall be formed, consisting of one mediator and representatives from both the employee and employer sides.
3. Any agreement(s) reached as a result of mediation must be documented in writing and signed by the employer, the corresponding employee and the mediator. This signed document (the “Mediation Resolution”) is legally binding upon the parties.
4. A mediation committee shall be dissolved when both parties feel that an appropriate agreement has been reached or when the parties desire to move to arbitration.

Section 3 - Arbitration Commission(AC)
1. The Arbitration Commission is established to arbitrate labour disputes which mediation does not successfully solve.
2. A labour dispute may be moved to arbitration if either party believes that the law or a contract has been violated.


[b]Section 4 - Arbitration Procedures
1. In arbitration, a labor dispute is submitted to a committee of five arbitrators.
2. The committee of arbitrators shall be responsible for impartially reaching a final and binding decision.


Hereby passes the LMA.

Sponsorship added.

Add me too, por favor

[Geilinor]

[spoiler= Parental Leave Act(PLA)]

Parental Leave Act(PLA)
Urgency: High | Author: Geilinor [LD] | Category: Domestic Development
Co-sponsors:

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Preamble
Parents must be able to take time off from work after the birth of a child to care for it and to build stronger emotional bonds. It is also important for mothers to be able to rest while pregnant. Raising a child is expensive and a paid parental leave system can help offset some of these costs and replace income during leave.

Section 1-Provisions
1. Employees shall provide 7 days notice prior to taking parental leave. 4 months, a business needs time to find a replacement.
2. Parental leave shall be available to both parents, who may divide up leave as they wish. The parental leave can be taken by either of the parents or by both at the same time.
3. 26 weeks of parental leave shall be provided, of which 18 weeks shall be paid at 100% of prior gross income, up to a limit of £20,000.52 weeks, I don't think it good to have a child not with a parent so soon at 6 months old.
4. The provisions of this bill shall be funded from the Ministry of Work's budget. [/spoiler]

My thoughts in red.

I agree with your second change, and I'm going to see how much prior notice most countries require.

[Dragomere]

My thoughts in red.

I agree with your second change, and I'm going to see how much prior notice most countries require.

Place the amount in dollars there.

[Maklohi Vai]

I will sponsor the LMA, and then also the the first three bills that Battlion proposed.

[Liberated Counties]

Battlion, I have a question about the National Examination Act. It says that every examination taken in public school will be a national examination. This means that even a small test would have to go through two rounds of scoring by teachers that have to specially qualified by the Ministry of Education as test markers. For standardized tests, that's good, but what about ordinary classroom tests? It seems very cumbersome for a regular math test or something of the sort, for example.

I'd imagine they'd be structured in a way that invalidates them as National Examinations, therefore exempt from the marking procedures. If thats legal

[The Nihilistic view]

My thoughts in red.

I agree with your second change, and I'm going to see how much prior notice most countries require.

I think in the UK you have to tell the employer at 15 weeks that you are pregnant. So that's actually 5 months before the birth of the baby, they can then work out what you want to do about maternity and plan accordingly.

[The Nihilistic view]

I agree with your second change, and I'm going to see how much prior notice most countries require.

Place the amount in dollars there.

No. It is fine how it is.

[Dragomere]

Place the amount in dollars there.

No. It is fine how it is.

It needs the amount in $'s

[Belmaria]

Battlion, I have a question about the National Examination Act. It says that every examination taken in public school will be a national examination. This means that even a small test would have to go through two rounds of scoring by teachers that have to specially qualified by the Ministry of Education as test markers. For standardized tests, that's good, but what about ordinary classroom tests? It seems very cumbersome for a regular math test or something of the sort, for example.

I'd imagine they'd be structured in a way that invalidates them as National Examinations, therefore exempt from the marking procedures. If thats legal

I think the bills should be changed to promote less standardization of testing and allow teachers more freedom to teach the subject.

[The Nihilistic view]

No. It is fine how it is.

It needs the amount in $'s

No, as I said it is fine in GBP.

[Britanno]

No. It is fine how it is.

It needs the amount in $'s

Convert it yourself.

[Britanno]

If you take on board what Geilinor said and make some minor changes to deal with that issue, I'll sponsor all of them Battlion.

Geilinor, I think the parental leave should be 52 weeks and notifying your employer should be 45 days.

[Ainin]

No. It is fine how it is.

It needs the amount in $'s

No. Because we use the Pound Sterling.

[Venaleria]

I think this is probably the largest bill I've ever written:

Passports Establishment and Renewal Act
Written by: Martin Vebussy [RG] | Urgency: Important | Category: DD
Sponsored by: Wulukuno Maklohi [LD]

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The Senate of Aurentina,

REMARKING upon the fact that no registered identification is needed in order to travel in out of this nation legally

SURPRISED there has been no previous legislation in order to establish and improve this identification

NOTING the importance of this identification and information in order to keep national security and welfare

Hereby defines the following,

1. Passport: An official document issued by the government, ensuring the holder's identity and citizenship and allowing them protection to and from foreign countries under the government.
2. Legal Guardian: A person to whom parentage (not necessarily biological) is legally entrusted, corresponding to another individual.
3. Federal Court: A judicial court established by the authority of the federal government.
4. Applicant: One who applies for a passport (specifically) through an application listing information about that person for traveling identification.
5. Citizenship: To hold the status of a legal citizen to a country, in which case, a passport is easily obtainable.
6. Recall: To physically find and collect an item or items in order to return them to a previous holder.
7. Holder: One who holds a personal passport for out-of-country travel, legally.
8. Identification: A means of providing information and ensuring safety, security, and citizenship to others.
9. Centimeter: A form of measurement in the metric measurement system, roughly half of an inch in the imperial measurement system. 100 centimeters equals a meter.
10. Registry: The process or place of registration in which applicants may obtain a passport with the correct information.
11. Date of Issue: The calendar date on which a passport was issued or officially given to a holder.
12. Date of Expiration: The calendar date on which a passport became no longer useful and had no legal meaning anymore.
13. Renewal: The process in which a passport is renewed before its date of expiration, in order to either change information or prolong usage before expiration.
14. Profile Photo: A photograph in which the picture is taken of one who is directly facing either to the left or right.
15. Frontal Photo: A photograph in which the picture is taken on one is directly facing the camera lens, face forward.
16. Passport Registration Area: A governmentally-designated location in which you may obtain a passport with the legal credentials and citizenship.

Hereby instates the following,

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All certified Aurentine citizens are given the ultimate right to a passport with an application unless under conditions which follow
2. The Ministries of Interiors and Transportation & Infrastructure shall have the conjoined duty of issuing passports towards all citizens with the following exceptions

a- Such an applicant or citizen is under 16 years of age, and as such does not have viable signature from certified legal guardians giving the right to do so
b- The applicant or citizen is on bail in federal prison, is issued wanted by federal law, has been placed under a current arrest of any kind, or has been released from parole under federal prison
c- The applicant or citizen is under imposed rule or sentence by federal court law to stay in the country or not obtain/retain possession of a passport
d- The applicant is not a legal citizen of the Commonwealth of Aurentina
e- The applicant has already received a passport and has no need for a second

3. The Ministries previously listed have viable reason(s) to withhold passport from an applicant, and with consent from federal court, are able to do so for a 10 month period. They must notify the applicant.

a- If the Ministries previously listed wish to extend, shorten, or immediately terminate the passport withholding period for no longer than the 10 month period given, they may do so with viable reason(s) and consent from federal court. They must notify the applicant.

4. A passport shall be enlisted and legally acceptable for a period of 8 years immediately following the commencement of an application
5. A passport may be renewed if it has not expired within the 8 year legal time period and has been presented with viable evidence of withstanding citizenship and legality mentioned above

a- A passport may not be renewed if it has expired the legal 8 year time period by the time of first renewal request; if this is the case, the passport is officially expired and a new passport application must be created in order to obtain a passport again

6. A passport may be immediately cancelled or withdrawn through the same procedures explained in Clause 2g, with the obvious inconsideration of the 10 month period phrasing
7. Any person(s) who have recalled a passport are hereon legally required to return this passport to the holder through the Passport Oversight Agency (stated below) or retain the recalled passport without the usage of it, even if expired, as this causes the creation of problems towards both parties
8. Under the case of an arrest, the constable or officer in command of the arrest is given the right and duty to withhold a passport(s), if in the possession of those arrested. The passport shall be kept confiscated and on file with other applying possessions (if any)

a- If passport is withheld by those arrested and is not surrendered towards the commanding constable or officer present, further governmental legal action will be taken
b- If those arrested are given freedom, their passport shall be immediately returned to them along with their other possessions (if any)
c- If the passport has expired since initial arrest, it shall not be surrendered to those now previously arrested

9. All passports are property of the Aurentine Government, however, are to be withheld by the citizens thereof
10. Citizens under the age of 3 years old are not required to withhold a passport in any circumstances above for out-of-country travel
11. Passports are required by the Aurentine government as legal identification for leaving or entering the country

PASSPORT APPEARANCE

12. All passports must retain the same appearance with the exception of specific information which applies to the holder of a certain passport
13. All passports shall be in the form of a miniature booklet, 11.50 centimeters (horizontal length) by 15.25 centimeters (vertical length)
14. The color of the outside cover of passports shall be issued by age group and in coordinance with the colors of the Aurentine National Flag,

Class A. Aurentine Flag's Blue: youth (ages 3 through 16)
Class B. Aurentine Flag's Black: middle-aged (ages 16 through 60)
Class C. Aurentine Flag's White: senior (ages 60+)

15. Passports shall contain all of the following listed information inside,

- the holder's full, legal name (first name(s), middle name(s), last name(s))
- the holder's date of birth
- the holder's sex
- the holder's eye color
- the holder's height (centimeters)
- the holder's endorsements (if any)
- the profile and frontal facing photographs of the holder (provided at PRA (to be stated below))
- the place of birth of the holder
- the passport's specific database key number (to be issued at PRA (to be stated below))
- the date of issue of the passport
- the date of expiration of the passport
- the Passport Registration Area (stated below) in which the specific passport was certified
- the status of the passport since last renewal (if applicable)
- any other information relating to an Aurentine passport that may be used,
(i) to verify the identity of the holder
(ii) to determine whether the holder is an Aurentine citizen by birth
(iii) for the purpose of border, interior, or national security
(iv) to assist in passenger customs processing

16. If any items which are mentioned in a passport are changed or differed in any way while a passport is still legal and activated, with the exceptions of those listed directly below, a passport holder is legally required to renew their specific passport to change this information to that which is most accurate.

- the holder's eye color
- the holder's height
- the holder's endorsements (if any)
- the profile and frontal facing photographs of the holder

PASSPORT OVERSIGHT AND PASSPORT REGISTRATION AREAS

16. Passport printing, recollection, and registry shall be regulated by the hereby created subcommittee to the Ministries of Interiors and Transportation & Infrastructure, the Passport Oversight Agency. It shall have the following duties,

- The printing and maintenance of delivery to newly created passports
- The oversight of recollection and redelivery for lost and recalled passports
- The management of all Password Registration Areas (stated below) in Aurentina

17. In order to give as many passport obtaining options as possible, this act hereby creates Passport Registration Areas (PRA) for the usage of creating and applying for a passport. It shall be instated under the following terms,

- A required minimum of 4 Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in every town and 6 Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in every major city around Aurentina in order to provide a way for every citizen to have an accessible passport facility somewhat nearby
- Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in already constructed buildings which may include,

(i) Public, civic, or cultural centres
(ii) Public post or mail offices
(iii) Justice or court buildings (not applicable to court rooms)
(iiii) Online sources (made available by mail delivery)

PENALTIES AGAINST REGULATION

18. Any crimes or illegalities committed which correspond to rules or regulations stated anytime above shall be subjected and liable to one of the following penalties unless otherwise stated above or if ruled as a special situation by a federal court,

- An issued fine not exceeding that of £4000.00
- An issued imprisonment not exceeding the time period of 5 months


The Senate of Aurentina hereby passes all provisions stated in the Passports Establishment and Renewal Act.