What it is
Law creating the general council of social educators' associations
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 16 June 2006. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Official title: Government bill creating the General Council of Official Colleges of Social Educators.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000090· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The law creates the General Council of Official Associations of Social Educators, a public law corporation with legal personality and full capacity to pursue its purposes.
- The Council will deal with the State Administration through the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
- A Managing Commission will be set up within two months, with one representative from each existing association. It will have six months to draft provisional bylaws, which the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs will review and, if appropriate, publish in the Official State Gazette.
- The Council will be formally constituted once its governing bodies are formed under the provisional bylaws. Within one year it must draft the final bylaws, which the Government will approve.
Who it affects
- Registered social educators: They will have a General Council grouping the official associations of their profession.
- Existing Official Associations of Social Educators: Each one will appoint a representative to the Managing Commission that will launch the Council.
- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs: It will be the Council's channel to the State and will review the provisional bylaws.
Words worth knowing
- Corporación de derecho público
- Public law corporation: an official body created by law that represents a profession and has legal capacity to act.
- Colegio profesional
- Professional association: an organization grouping people from the same profession.
- Comisión Gestora
- Managing Commission: a temporary group in charge of setting up a body until it runs normally.
- Estatutos
- Bylaws: rules that set out how an organization is structured and works.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced16 June 2006Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted20 June 2006The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments23 June 2006Groups propose changes.
- Committee12 September 2006A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate13 November 2006The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE13 December 2006It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
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?
It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- VIII Legislature, Senate Government bill creating the General Council of Official Colleges of Social Educators.
Published in the BOE: Law 41/2006, of December 26, on the creation of the General Council of Official Colleges of Social Educators
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000090
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- BOE, BOE-A-2006-22689
The law as published.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
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