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What it is

Bill to give school principals more disciplinary power

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 December 2011. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Convergència i Unió).

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, on Education, to strengthen the role of the principal in conflict resolution.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000024· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would strengthen the role of the school principal so that the principal alone can impose disciplinary measures when a student seriously harms coexistence at the school.
  2. The School Council would keep learning about the resolution of disciplinary conflicts and checking that they follow the rules, but it would no longer be able to review or amend the measures adopted by the principal.
  3. To do this, the bill would amend Article 132 of the Education organic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes., so that the principal guarantees mediation in conflicts and imposes the disciplinary measures that apply to students.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • School principals, who would have full power to impose disciplinary measures.: direct
  • Students, whose conflicts and serious behavior would be handled and sanctioned by the principal.: direct
  • School Councils, which would no longer review or amend the principal's disciplinary measures.: direct
  • Teachers, whom the bill seeks to benefit through a better climate of coexistence at schools.: indirect

Words worth knowing

Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A text introduced by members of Congress to amend a law affecting fundamental rights. It is not yet an approved law.
Consejo Escolar (School Council)
A body at each school where teachers, families, staff and students take part in overseeing how the school works.
Boletín Oficial del Estado (Official State Gazette)
The official publication where Spanish laws appear. A law takes effect the day after publication unless it says otherwise.
organic law
A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.

  1. Introduced21 December 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 December 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2011Mar 2012Jun 2012Sept 201211. 21 December 2011: Presentación22. 28 December 2011: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 28/12/2011 hasta 05/01/201233. 28 December 2011: Calificación44. 5 January 2012: Gobierno Contestación desde 05/01/2012 hasta 07/03/201255. 7 March 2012: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 07/03/2012 hasta 18/12/201266. 18 December 2012: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 18/12/2012 hasta 10/01/2013

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

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Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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