The new science law continues its parliamentary march and will return to the congressional plenary session next Thursday, after completing its approval through the branch committee last week. In their eagerness to improve the professional research profession and make it more stable and attractive, the groups have integrated Various mods To the original text of the government thanks to the votes left some fellow curious travelers.
PP and United We Can They voted for each other In favor of some modifications of their own, which is a decisive support so that some of the proposed modifications are made by the popular modifications, according to sources from the latter. These are changes related to the investment in science, its budget dependence, and the professional career of medical researchers, technical and administrative staff.
“The PSOE does not want to Opening the door for technical and administrative personnel to obtain a recognized profession, The same thing happened with hospital research. Our modifications make that possible and we can support it,” he explains to 20 minutes Spokesperson for the PP Science Committee, Pedro Navarro.
Last February, the Cabinet approved a reform of the Science, Technology and Innovation Act that includes, among other measures, a new indefinite contract for scientists and technicians. In March, the House of Representatives gave the go-ahead to his call in plenary, and last week, the Branch Committee voted on Almost 400 edits have been released By parliamentary blocs and opinion.
Three points forward
One of the major amendments approved, among the 382 amendments proposed by groups to the Executive Authority Bill, allows Separate the investment in science from the available budget of each fiscal year, contrary to what the government initially proposed. The original text provided for a systematic increase in public funding for research, development and innovation up to 1.25% of GDP in 2030, but tied it to existing resources.
“This increase will be Conditional in any case by budget availability Each year”, the document issued by the Cabinet as the slogan line for this increase in funding. It is a nuance that the PP Amendment, supported by “United We Can” and other groups, succeeded in removing it.
Other changes approved by the Scientific Committee regarding this reform of the law affect hospital research It defends the rights of those who exercise it Develop a professional career. The goal is to learn about the work of these professionals of various degrees, not all health, and to highlight their work, which is often “unrecognized” by the public.
“A law for researchers in the national health system in the corresponding field of competence will be approved, Develop the right to professional work‘,” says the text of this PP amendment, which was once again endorsed by the United We Can and other parliamentary groups.
A third amendment approved by the committee states that The right of technical personnel to develop a professional careerwhile the original wording of the executive authority reserved this possibility for researchers.
“Research team and technical staff In the service of the public research bodies of the General Administration of State or the implementing agent bodies of the Spanish System of Science, Technology and Innovation, they will have the right to a professional profession, understood as an arranged set of opportunities for promotion and prospects of indicating professional advancement in accordance with the principles of equality, merit and competence.
This is how Navarro details it:The law talks about the investigation personnel all the time, not the research team. This may seem silly, but it isn’t. The research team is the one who does the investigation, and the research team includes everyone who participates. The difference is technicians and management“.
Possible new changes
With these adjustments, the affected groups felt “happy,” although some see it desirable to provide a larger explanation, according to a popular speaker on the committee. “There are two mods of More Country, 109 and 110, which will survive. Although we think our position is sufficient, if we could persuade someone else to vote for it, the technical and administrative staff’s point of view would be much clearer. We are fully prepared to support them.‘, they say.
On the other hand, consult before 20 minutes“United We Can” preferred not to judge the votes in the committee, pending the return of the text of the new science law to the plenary session next week. We’ll have to wait until next week to see. What specific votes does each party give?.
Parliamentary procedure
After its approval in the committee, the bill will return next Thursday to the full session of Congress, where it will be put to discussion and voting, with the consequent possibility of making new amendments. Groups can submit private voices – The amendments were not accepted in the committee, but they remain alive to defend them in the chamber. Then the approved text is sent to the Senate.
Once in the Senate, the text will follow a similar procedure, but it is always limited to a two-month period set by the Constitution. In the event that the Senate does not include any veto or amendment, it is sent to the Head of Government For the corresponding royal punishment. Otherwise, it must be returned to the House of Representatives for eventual ratification, after which it is passed on to the Chief Executive.
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