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What it is

Bill would give public schools priority when planning school places

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 September 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Organic private member's bill amending Organic Act 8/2013, of 9 December, on improving educational quality, regarding the general programming of the school network.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000125· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill, introduced by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, would amend 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. 8/2013 (LOMCE Organic Law 8/2013 of December 9 on the improvement of educational quality, the law the bill would reform.) to change how the network of schools is planned.
  2. The bill would require education authorities, when planning free school places, to consider the public school network first and the subsidized private school network only afterward, to cover remaining needs.
  3. It would restore the duty to guarantee enough public school places, especially in areas of new population, which the LOMCE had removed.
  4. The Government could issue the rules needed to apply the law, which would take effect the day it is published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Students and their families: Because it changes how school places are distributed and guarantees public places.
  • Education authorities: They would have to plan school places giving priority to public schools.
  • Subsidized private schools: They would be considered only second, to cover remaining schooling needs.
  • Public schools: They would be strengthened in the planning of school places.

Words worth knowing

Centro privado concertado
A private school that receives public money and, in return, offers free places.
LOMCE
Organic Law 8/2013 of December 9 on the improvement of educational quality, the law the bill would reform.
LODE
Organic Law of 1985 regulating the right to education and the planning of schooling.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by members of Congress; in this case it is not yet approved.
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 unfinished.

  1. Introduced13 September 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted19 September 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
Sept 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sept 2018Dec 201811. 13 September 2017: Presentación22. 19 September 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 19/09/2017 hasta 22/09/201733. 19 September 2017: Calificación44. 22 September 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 22/09/2017 hasta 27/10/2017 Nota: El escrito de contestación del Gobierno fue retirado con el presentado con el número de registro 54020.55. 30 October 2017: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 30/10/2017 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

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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