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What it is

Bill proposes free, universal school meals, including summer

Admitted step 2 of 7· Lapsed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 25 June 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Private member's Organic Bill amending Organic Law 2/2006, of 3 May, on Education.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000117· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would require the Government to present, within three months, a rule on the basic conditions for organizing school cafeterias, after consulting the Autonomous Communities.
  2. That rule should guarantee that all students in public schools can use the meal service, which would be free.
  3. It should also ensure the cafeteria service runs all year, including school vacation periods.
  4. The explanatory statement justifies the bill by the risk of exclusion facing more than two million children and by the difficulty many families face during school vacations.

Who it affects

  • Students in public schools: They could have free school meals available all year.
  • Low-income families: They would spend less and find it easier to organize meals and childcare during vacations.
  • The Government: It would have to present the proposal to regulate school cafeterias within three months.
  • Autonomous Communities (Comunidades Autónomas): They would be consulted and take part in organizing the service.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A bill to change a law, introduced by members of parliament rather than the Government. It is not an approved law yet.
Ley Orgánica
A type of Spanish law reserved for major subjects, such as education, which needs extra votes to pass.
Disposición adicional
A section added at the end of a law to regulate a specific point.

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 lapsed.

  1. Introduced25 June 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted2 July 2024The 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 2024Dec 202511. 25 June 2024: Presentación22. 2 July 2024: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 02/07/2024 hasta 05/07/202433. 2 July 2024: Calificación44. 5 July 2024: Gobierno Contestación desde 05/07/2024 hasta 07/10/202455. 7 October 2024: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 07/10/2024 hasta 06/10/202666. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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