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What it is

Proposal to let Catalonia manage its local civil servants

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 6 October 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plural.

Official title: Private member's bill for the reform of Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Basic Local Government System, for the decentralization of the legal regime and management of local administration officials with national accreditation in Catalonia.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000259· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add a new provision to Spain's 1985 local government law. Under it, the Generalitat de Catalunya would take over the powers over local government civil servants with national certification.
  2. Those powers would include selection, approving public job openings, appointments, assigning first posts and administrative status. Filling vacant posts in Catalonia would be called for its territory in coordination with the State.
  3. The explanatory section justifies the bill by the shortage of these civil servants in Catalonia. It says the 2013 recentralization left many posts vacant, especially in small, sparsely populated towns.
  4. The text notes that between 2009 and 2013 Catalonia already managed these powers and called 423 positions. It also cites the special regime approved for the Basque Country in 2021 as a possible model.

Who it affects

  • Municipalities and other local entities in Catalonia: They would have more certified civil servants to fill secretary, comptroller and treasurer posts.
  • Local government civil servants with national certification: Their selection, appointment and administrative status would be managed by the Generalitat in Catalonia.
  • The Generalitat de Catalunya: It would take over powers over these civil servants now held by the State.

Words worth knowing

Habilitación de carácter nacional (national certification)
An official qualification allowing someone to work as a secretary, comptroller or treasurer in any town council in Spain.
Oferta pública de empleo (public job opening plan)
The list of positions a government approves so it can hold civil service exams and fill vacant jobs.
Situaciones administrativas (administrative status)
The different situations a civil servant can be in, such as active duty, leave or secondment.
Provisión de puestos de trabajo (filling of positions)
The process of assigning civil servants who have already passed selection to vacant jobs.

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. Introduced6 October 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted18 October 2022The 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 2022Mar 202311. 6 October 2022: Presentación22. 18 October 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 18/10/2022 hasta 21/10/202233. 18 October 2022: Calificación44. 21 October 2022: Gobierno Contestación desde 21/10/2022 hasta 29/11/202255. 29 November 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 29/11/2022 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

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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