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ACT 186 OF 1995
(March 29)
Official Journal No. 41,784 of 30 March 1995
By which the Law 5a. of 1992 is partially modified.
THE CONGRESS OF COLOMBIA,
DECRETA:
ARTICLE 1o. Article 388 of Law 5a. 1992 will thus remain:
" ARTICLE 388. LEGISLATIVE WORK UNIT OF THE CONGRESSMEN. Each Congressman will count for the achievement of efficient legislative work, with a Unit of Work to its service, consisting of no more than 10 employees and/or contractors. For the provision of these charges each Congressman will run, before the Board of Directors, in the case of the Chamber, and before the Director General or who does his or her times, in the case of the Senate, the respective candidate for his free appointment and removal or for their contract relationship.
The Staff Plant of each Legislative Work Unit of the Congressmen will be formed within the possibilities that allow the combination of ranks and nominations indicated in this article to be chosen by the respective Congressman. The monthly salary value of such plant or unit of work may not exceed the value of 50 minimum monthly legal salaries for each unit.
The Legislative Work Unit of the Congressmen will have the following nomenclature and pay scale:
Minimum Wages | |
Wizard I | Three (3) |
Wizard II | Four (4) |
Wizard III | Five (5) |
IV Wizard | Six (6) |
V Wizard | Seven (7) |
Advisor I | Eight (8) |
Advisor II | Nine (9) |
Advisor III | Ten (10) |
IV Advisor | Once (11) |
V Advisor | Twelve (12) |
VI Advisor | Thirteen (13) |
Advisor VII | Fourteen (14) |
Advisor VIII | Fifteen (15) |
The certification of compliance with the work of the employees and/or contractors of the Legislative Work Unit will be issued by the respective Congressman.
PARAGRAFO. When it comes to the Quality of Advisor, the relationship by virtue of a properly celebrated service delivery contract may be given. The Congressman may request the appointing authority to arrange for the commencement of the contracted work from the time of the appointment of the Advisor.
In the service delivery contract binding event, no social benefits will be considered in the value of the contract entered into, nor will there be any recognition or claim of them; except for contributions to the social security scheme to be paid by Congress.
The qualities to be an advisor will be defined by resolution of the Board of Directors of the House and the Committee of Administration of the Senate, together.
ARTICLE 2o. The numeral 2.6.9 of article 369 of Act 5a. 1992 will thus remain:
" 2.6.9 Committee on Ethics and Statute of the Congressman:
Cargo | Grade | |
1 | Commission Secretary | 12 |
1 | Advisor II | 08 |
1 | Advisor I | 07 |
1 | Executive Secretariat | 05 |
1 | Transcriptor | 04 |
1 | Team Operator | 03 |
ARTICLE 3o. Add to Article 369 of Law 5a. 1992 the number 2.6.12, as follows:
" 2.6.12 Special Monitoring Committee for the Process of Decentralization and Territorial Ordinance (Senate of the Republic).
Cargo | Grade | |
1 | Commission Secretary | 12 |
2 | Advisor II | 08 |
2 | Executive Secretariat | 05 |
1 | Transcriptor | 04 |
1 | Team Operator | 03 |
ARTICLE 4o. Add to Article 383 of Law 5a. 1992 the number 3.11, as follows:
" 3.11 Special Monitoring Committee for the Decentralization and Territorial Ordinance (House of Representatives) process.
Cargo | Grade | |
1 | Commission Secretary | 12 |
2 | Advisor II | 08 |
2 | Executive Secretariat | 05 |
1 | Transcriptor | 04 |
1 | Team Operator | 03 |
ARTICLE 5o. The election, period and regime of the Secretaries of the previous commissions shall be those established for the Secretaries of the Permanent Constitutional Commissions.
ARTICLE 7o. Article 225 of Law 5a. 1992 will thus remain:
" ARTICLE 225. APPROVAL PROCEDURE. The draft legislative act must be approved in each of the Chambers by the simple majority, in the first round; published by the government, it will require the absolute majority in the second round. Both periods should not necessarily coincide in the same legislature.
ARTICLE 8o. This law governs from its enactment and repeals all provisions that are contrary to it.
The President of the honorable Senate of the Republic,
JUAN GUILLERMO ANGEL MEJIA.
The Secretary General of the honorable Senate of the Republic,
PEDRO PUMAREJO VEGA.
The President of the honorable House of Representatives,
ALVARO BENEDETTI VARGAS.
The Secretary General of the honorable House of Representatives,
DIEGO VIVAS TAFUR.
COLOMBIA-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Publish and execute.
Dada en Santafe de Bogota, D. C., on March 29, 1995.
ERNESTO SAMPER PIZANO.
The Minister of Government,
HORACIO SERPA URIBE.
The Minister of Finance and Public Credit,
GUILLERMO PERRY RUBIO.