Summary.
The bill adds Article 18-B to Law 12 of 1956. For teacher vacancies created because student enrollment increases and filled on a temporary basis until the end of the year, it would allow the teacher who held the vacancy under that arrangement during the immediately preceding school year to remain appointed from the following year. This provision concerns continued appointment to the vacancy and preserves the teacher’s right to seek or hold another position.
The effective term of that appointment could be extended for up to five additional years on a temporary basis until the end of the year. The teacher would have to hold the university degree required for the position and have received a satisfactory performance evaluation for each year worked in the vacancy. The school would also have to need the appointment under its staffing arrangements. Continued appointment would thus depend on the required qualification, yearly performance, and the school’s staffing needs.
Under Article 18-C, a teacher appointed and employed for five years or more on a temporary basis until the end of the year and/or in an interim capacity could be appointed for a probationary period of one school year. The teacher would need the university degree required for the position and satisfactory evaluations of performance during the years worked under those arrangements. At the end of the probationary period, the teacher would receive a permanent appointment if the performance evaluation for that period is satisfactory.
Article 18-D provides that the appointments described in Article 18-C would be made through competitive selection for teacher vacancies created and filled on a temporary basis until the end of the year for five consecutive years or more. The Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación) would annually allocate 50% of those vacancies to transfers, without affecting other vacancies that must be allocated to teacher transfers. For vacancies allocated to appointments under the proposed law, teachers who satisfy Article 18-C would receive priority.
Article 4 identifies Articles 18-B, 18-C, and 18-D as additions to Law 12 of 1956. Article 5 provides that the proposed law would take effect on the day following its promulgation. The heading also refers to the National Directorate of Human Resources (DIRECCION NACIONAL DE RECURSOS HUMANOS) within the Ministry of Education (MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION) and to Law 47 of 1946 (LEY 47 DE 1946). By subject matter, the bill concerns the Ministry of Education, schools, teachers, teaching staff administration, and school education.
What it proposes.
- Continuation of temporary teacher appointments.
- Access to permanent appointments through competitive selection and a probationary period.
- Allocation of teacher vacancies to transfers and appointments.
Who it would affect.
- Teachers appointed temporarily until the end of the year or in an interim capacity.
- Schools needing to fill teaching vacancies.
- Ministry of Education.
Key points.
- Allows a teacher temporarily appointed during the preceding school year to remain in a vacancy created because student enrollment increased.Art. 1
- Allows the temporary appointment to continue for up to five additional years if the degree, satisfactory evaluations, and school staffing need requirements are met.Art. 1
- Preserves the teacher’s right to seek or hold another position.Art. 1
- Allows a one-school-year probationary appointment for teachers with five years or more of temporary and/or interim service, the required degree, and satisfactory performance.Art. 2
- Provides for permanent appointment after the probationary period if the performance evaluation for that period is satisfactory.Art. 2
- Requires competitive selection for appointments to vacancies created and filled temporarily for five consecutive years or more.Art. 3
- Allocates 50% of those vacancies annually to transfers and gives priority for appointment vacancies to teachers who meet Article 18-C.Art. 3
- Identifies the additions to Law 12 of 1956 and sets entry into force for the day following promulgation.Arts. 4-5