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What it is

Bill to halt the rollout of the LOMCE Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, for the improvement of educational quality. It is the law that reformed the Spanish education system. education law and repeal its rules

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 September 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Private member's bill on the suspension of the implementation schedule of the LOMCE (Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, for the improvement of educational quality) and for the repeal of the provisions adopted in its development (Organic).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000029· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would halt the rollout calendar of the LOMCE, as well as the entry into force of the rules adopted to develop and apply it.
  2. It would repeal the Royal Decree regulating the final evaluation tests for Primary Education and the one regulating final evaluations for Compulsory Secondary Education and Bachillerato, plus any provisions that conflict with this law.
  3. The Government would have to open, within one month at the latest, a dialogue process with the autonomous communities, the education community, social partners and political parties, seeking an agreement with the broadest possible consensus on improving education quality.
  4. The explanatory statement criticizes the LOMCE for being passed only with the votes of the Partido Popular, without parliamentary or social consensus, and says the final stage tests amount to a system of revalidation exams with punitive rather than formative effects.

Who it affects

  • Primary, compulsory secondary and Bachillerato students: They would no longer take the final stage tests regulated by the royal decrees that would be repealed.
  • The Government: It would have to halt the LOMCE rollout calendar and open a dialogue process within one month.
  • Autonomous communities: They would take part in the dialogue process to reach an agreement on improving education.

Words worth knowing

LOMCE
Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, for the improvement of educational quality. It is the law that reformed the Spanish education system.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by members of Congress (not by the Government) for debate and a vote. It is not a law until it passes the full legislative process.
Derogar
To repeal, that is, to invalidate a previous rule.
Real Decreto
Royal Decree, a rule issued by the Government to develop or apply a law.
Reválida
A final exam students must pass to earn the diploma for an education stage.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

  1. Introduced21 September 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 September 2016The 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 2016Dec 2017Dec 201811. 21 September 2016: Presentación22. 27 September 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 27/09/2016 hasta 30/09/201633. 27 September 2016: Calificación44. 30 September 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/09/2016 hasta 13/12/2016 Nota: (Mesa 13/12/2016 - concluida - decaída por comunicación disconformidad Gobierno).55. 4 September 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 04/09/2018 hasta 05/03/2019 Nota: (Nuevo criterio del Gobierno 19/07/2018).66. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

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?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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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