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DRAFT LAW NO. 633 /X

Seventh amendment to Decree-Law No. 125/82 of April 22, which regulates

the composition, competence and functioning regime of the Council

National of Education

Exhibition of reasons

The National Board of Education, independent body with advisory functions in

educational policy matter, is recognized by the quality of the work developed

since its creation, which is reflected in its opinions and recommendations, passing through

search for consensus in the subjects of their competence.

However, it appears to be now important to make changes to ensure a

better functioning of the National Board of Education, particularly in what

respects the length of the term of office, passing this to be four years.

Thus, the undersigned, under constitutional and regimental terms

applicable, present the following:

Draft Law

Article 1.

Changes

Article 5 of the Decree-Law No. 125/82 of April 22, ratified, with the amendments,

by Law No. 31/87 of July 9, and with the amendments introduced by the Decrees-Laws

n. 89/88 of March 10, 423/88, November 14, 244/91, July 6, 241/96,

of December 17, and 214/2005, of December 9, is replaced by the following:

" Article 5.

[...]

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1. Members of the Council shall be designated for a renewable period of four

years.

2. Except for the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the members designated in

representation of a given organ, if in the meantime they lose the quality

that determined its designation.

3. [...]

4. [...]

5. [...] "

Article 2.

Republication

It is republished in full in annex the regime regulating composition, skills

and operation of the National Board of Education, with the amendments introduced

by the present Law already entered in the places of its own.

Palace of S. Bento, July 10, 2008

The Deputies,