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29/05/2012
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Voting begins today to the National Education Plan (PL 8035/10) in the special committee to analyze the proposal. The project is under consideration in the House since the end of 2010 and sets guidelines for Brazilian education in the next decade. The vote is scheduled for 14:30, the 10th Plenary.
At stake are goals for all levels of education, kindergarten to graduate school, indicators of quality of education, the prospects for increased teacher pay and qualifications of the faculty, the criteria for teaching young people with disabilities special, among other things.
The most controversial item of the proposal, is the goal that defines the percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the country to be applied in the industry. Today, federal, state and municipalities apply, together, about 5% of GDP in the area. The government's initial proposal was to expand this percentage to 7% over the next ten years.
The rapporteur, Angelo Vanhoni (PT-PR), has even suggested the increase in foreign direct investment to about 7.5%, but deputies and members of social movements require at least 10%.
This dispute can lead the debate on the NEP to the Plenary of the House. This is because the proposal is processing conclusively, or may be approved by the special commission and go straight to the Senate. However, if 52 MPs sign an application, the proposal could be voted on in plenary.
As president of the special committee, Mr Lelo Coimbra (PMDB-ES), there is already a document with this objective that brings together about 280 signatures. The presentation of the appeal therefore depends on the outcome of the vote in council.
The forecast is that the voting process in the follow up committee on June 13, between the analysis of the report of Vanhoni, possible votes separately and highlights the text. More than 130 highlights have been presented.
Leonardo Prado
Other themes
In the debate on education funding, Lelo Coimbra also provides other controversial issues. One is the inclusion of the base salary of teachers in the draft of the NAP. The original text provided only the approach of the teaching performance of the salary of other professionals in educational level equivalent. The report Vanhoni ensures the equality of income until the end of the term of the NAP, but MEPs want more connected with the industry.
The idea is that the guarantee of payment of the national minimum wage category from the new law. The floor, now set at R$ 1,451 for 40 hours per week, is not paid in several locations, despite having been approved by Congress and confirmed by a decision of the Supreme Court. States and municipalities argue that they have the resources to satisfy the rule.
The law of the floor (11.738/08) provides the complementary resources of the Union if the certifying entities that are unable to afford the expense. The problem is that mayors and governors complain of the bureaucracy to achieve these values. "This uncertainty has led to the strike of teachers in 13 states this year," he said Lelo Coimbra.
Members connected to the area call for the inclusion in the law of the NAP of the commitment of supplementary funding from the Union Today, the proposal only talks of creating a forum for monitoring the progression of the value of the floor.
As president of the special commission, there should also be disagreements about the rules for election of directors in schools. The idea would be to define basic criteria for candidates for the office to sign up as a minimum education and qualification in the area. "These and other issues should provoke discussion, but all are negotiable. The problem is it is the goal of financing the sector, "said Coimbra.
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