THE THIRD ARTICLE OF THE LAW TREINT/A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, OF TWENTY-FOUR OF JULY AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNMENT, ON A PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE TO ESTABLISH TESTS OF APTITUDE FOR THE ENTRANCE IN THE SCHOOLS UNIVERSITY. TWO TYPES OF SUBSTANTIAL REASONS CONSIDER SUCH A LAW TO ESTABLISH APTITUDE TESTS. IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND TO BE RECOGNISED AS BEING ABLE TO START THEIR STUDIES; FROM THE OTHER, THAT THE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS MUST BE GUARANTEED. TO BE HARMONIOUS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE COUNTRY OF PROFESSIONALS IN THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE NATIONAL ACTIVITY, THUS GIVING A RESPONSE TO A DIVERSIFIED DEMAND ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY

BOTH CONSIDERATIONS ARE ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE TODAY TO THE STUDIES THAT ARE TAUGHT IN THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. THE IMPORTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE WORK DONE BY GRADUATES IN THESE SCHOOLS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO REQUIRE MORE PREPARATION PRIOR TO THE STUDIES, AND THE DEGREE OF UNEMPLOYMENT THAT EXISTS REQUIRES THE INTRODUCTION OF MEASURES TO PLAN FOR STUDENTS. THEREFORE, AS LONG AS ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN POINT TEN OF THE CONSTITUTION ON UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY IS NOT DEVELOPED, IT IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT APTITUDE TESTS FOR ACCESS TO THESE STUDIES, AND TO INTRODUCE MEASURES THAT CONTROL THE FLOW OF GRADUATES. TOWARDS A LABOUR MARKET WITH FEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES

IN ITS VIRTUE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH ARTICLES OF THE LAW TREINT/MIL NOVEHUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR, OF 24 JULY, AT THE PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, WITH THE FAVOURABLE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF UNIVERSITIES, ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL OF STATE AND PRIOR DELIBERATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT ITS MEETING OF THE DAY THIRTEEN OF JULY OF A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE, I HAVE:

ARTICLE FIRST. THE ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ROYAL DECREE.

ARTICLE SECOND.-THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED POSITIVE EVALUATION IN THE COURSE OF UNIVERSITY ORIENTATION, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED STUDIES TO WHICH THE CURRENT PROVISIONS RECOGNIZE ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY, AND THE GRADUATES OF SECOND-DEGREE VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE BRANCHES AND SPECIALTIES WHO HAVE RECOGNIZED ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION, WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE STUDIES IN THESE SCHOOLS, AFTER EXCEEDING THE SPECIFIC APTITUDE TESTS REFERRED TO IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE

ARTICLE THIRD. -FITNESS TESTS FOR INCOME WILL TEND TO EVALUATE THE STUDENT ' S TRAINING AND ITS ABILITY TO FOLLOW THE STUDIES OF TEACHERS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIALTIES CORRESPONDING TO THESE STUDIES

ARTICLE FOURTH. THE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE TESTS WILL BE DETERMINED, IN GENERAL, BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, PRIOR TO THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF UNIVERSITIES

ARTICLE FIFTH. THE COURTS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE RECTOR ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL, AND SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION:

PRESIDENT: THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF TEACHERS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION, EITHER STATE, INTEGRATED OR ASSIGNED OR A NUMERARY PROFESSOR.

VOCALS: FOUR TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL

ARTICLE SIXTH.-THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, HEARD BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AFTER THE AGREEMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, MAY ESTABLISH MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR THE CAPACITY OF STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF TEACHERS BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION, SETTING IN YOUR CASE FOR EACH ACADEMIC YEAR THE NUMBER OF FIRST-COURSE STUDENTS WHO MAY BE ADMITTED

ARTICLE SEVENTH. FROM THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE-EIGHTY-TWO WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE ADMITTED FREE TUITION IN THE FIRST COURSE IN THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION, THIS PROGRESSIVE MODALITY, COURSE, IS BEING PHASED OUT IN SUCCESSIVE ACADEMIC YEARS

TRANSIENT PROVISIONS

FIRST. -AS LONG AS THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE DOES NOT ESTABLISH ITS CORRESPONDING SPECIFIC ACCESS TESTS, THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED POSITIVE EVALUATION IN ACCESS TESTS FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX POINT THREE OF THE GENERAL LAW OF EDUCATION, OF FOUR AUGUST OF ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY, MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR ACCESS TO STUDIES IN THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF TEACHERS OF BASIC GENERAL EDUCATION, ACCORDING TO WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CURRENT REGULATIONS

SECOND. HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 7, STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY PURSUING THEIR STUDIES IN FREE EDUCATION, MAY BE REGISTERED FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THEIR TERMINATION. MODE IN THE CORRESPONDING COURSE

THIRD.-IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ROYAL DECREE IN THE CALL OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MAY AUTHORIZE THE RECTORS TO ADAPT THE CONDUCT OF THE TESTS. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH UNIVERSITY

FINAL PROVISIONS

FIRST. BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE THE PROVISIONS WILL BE DICTATED AND WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DECREE

SECOND.-THIS REAL DECREE WILL ENTER INTO FORCE THE DAY AFTER ITS PUBLICATION IN THE "OFFICIAL STATE BULLETIN"

GIVEN IN MADRID TO THIRTEEN OF JULY OF A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE. -JUAN CARLOS R.-THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, JUAN ANTONIO ORTEGA Y DÍAZ-AMBRONA