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Sanctioned with vetoes bill that exchange debt for college scholarships

08/01/2012

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The law also deals with, among other things, the extension to the PAC of Contracts of Employment Differential, which already provides simplified bids for the works of the World Cup in 2014 and 2016 Olympics.

Sanctioned by the Executive vetoes last week, the text approved by Congress for the Provisional Measure (MP) 559/12 was converted into Law 12.688/12. The standard deals with various themes. Among the points highlighted, which focused on the veto, given the exchange of debts of private universities for scholarships.

The law provides that 90% of the debts of universities, the equivalent of R$ 13.5 billion, will be converted into grants program Prouni. The remaining 10% must be paid in cash within 15 years, which begins to run from July 2013. The idea is to benefit about 300,000 students.

The initiative, which also provides a 40% reduction in the amount of fines for late payment, known as Program for Restructuring and Strengthening of Higher Education. The program was included in the text of the interim measure by the rapporteur, Mr Pedro Uczai (PT-SC).

Community colleges
According to the deputy, the sanction of law represents a step forward, even with vetoes, including a 60% reduction in fines for community colleges, nonprofit. "It was a great victory for the Brazilian universities, turn your liability into a scholarship (90%). A reduction of 40% was a victory," the parliamentarian.

Regarding the veto on the article that concerns the community colleges, Pedro Uczai argues that we must "continue to fight the government to raise awareness about the need for differential treatment for these universities, and especially for universities to have originated in local colleges ".

State boards
Also vetoed was the device that provided for the continuation of the management of state boards, where the universities are included in both the federal and the state system.

The basis for calculating the debt after the vetoes, will be updated by the Selic interest rate as provided by the Internal Revenue Code. Text originally approved by Congress, when the university adhered to the program, the value of debt and number of scholarships would be consolidated at the time.

Moratorium
In addition to the 40% reduction in fines, points were kept as one year moratorium, that is, the universities will not begin to pay the bills from July 2013. The measure applies to debts due by May 31 this year and reach amounts which, divided by the total enrollment, resulting in a minimum of R$ 1500.

Bids simplified
Originally, the MP 559 only allowed Eletrobras assume a controlling stake in Power Plants Goiás (Celg). This remains the law. Of special interest to the federal government, the extension of the Scheme of Differentiated Contracts (RDC) works for the Acceleration Program (PAC) is the most controversial point is included in the provisional and is bound in the law approved last week. The DRC simplifies the bidding for public works.

Check here for other items included in the text of the MP and are in force on the Law 12.688/12.


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