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What it is

Bill would allow promotion to Chief Commissioner only by seniority

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 13 March 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill amending the Personnel Regime Act of the National Police so that the rank of Principal Commissioner can only be accessed through selective seniority.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000085· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would amend the National Police staffing law so that promotion to Chief Commissioner (Comisario Principal) could only be achieved through selective seniority, not through a merit-and-exam contest.
  2. The new wording also states that the other ranks (Officer, Subinspector, Inspector, Chief Inspector and Commissioner) would still be reached through the merit-and-exam contest or selective seniority.
  3. It would remove the possibility of being promoted while in the 'Special Services' status: anyone wanting to move up a rank would have to request reinstatement to active service.
  4. The explanatory statement justifies the change by arguing that, since 2011, promotions and discretionary appointments would have favored commissioners aligned with the governing party, instead of respecting selective seniority.

Words worth knowing

Antigüedad selectiva (selective seniority)
A promotion system that selects those who have held their rank the longest, after passing an aptitude test.
Concurso-oposición (merit-and-exam contest)
A promotion system combining an assessment of the officer's merits with an exam.
Libre designación (discretionary appointment)
A way of filling a post in which the Administration freely chooses the person, with no exam or contest.
Servicios Especiales (Special Services)
An administrative status in which the officer is assigned outside their corps.
NCD (nivel de complemento de destino)
An amount added to salary according to the responsibility level of the job.

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 unfinished.

  1. Introduced13 March 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted21 March 2017The 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 2017Dec 201811. 13 March 2017: Presentación22. 21 March 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 21/03/2017 hasta 24/03/201733. 21 March 2017: Calificación44. 24 March 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 24/03/2017 hasta 05/05/201755. 5 May 2017: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 05/05/2017 hasta 05/03/201966. 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

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  • 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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