Chamber approves project reported by deputy from Amapá that creates mechanisms of transparency and social control in education – News of Brazil

The Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday (16) Bill 2725/22, by deputy Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP) and others, which creates mechanisms of public transparency and social control in the field of education. The proposal will be sent to the Senate.

The approved text replaces the rapporteur, deputy Professor Goreth (PDT-AP), according to which governments should make accessible to the public, electronically, accessible information regarding the federal, state, district and municipal education systems, with data on:

Number of vacancies available and filled by educational institution, waiting list and reservation of vacancies;

Scholarships and grants for study and research granted to students, researchers or professors;

Statistics related to school flow and performance;

Completed and ongoing research, extension and technological innovation activities or projects, in the case of higher education institutions;

Physical and financial execution of programs, projects and activities aimed at basic and higher education financed with public resources, tax exemptions or tax, financial or credit subsidies;

Professional and academic curriculum of the occupants of the management position of an educational institution and of the members of the education councils, in compliance with the General Data Protection Law;

Agendas and minutes of meetings of the National Council of Education and of the education councils of the states and the Federal District.

If the project becomes law, it will come into force on the date of its publication, but the federal entities will have one year to comply with the disclosure of this information.

exam results

In the Education Guidelines and Bases Law (LDB), the text includes as a principle the right of access to public information on education management and specifies that parents and guardians of students will have the right to access information on quality assessments carried out by the government (Enade) or by international organizations (Pisa) in educational institutions maintained by the private sector.

income and expenses

In addition to appearing on their balance sheets, governments must publish on their websites managed by the education sector the revenues and expenses with maintenance and development of education.

Specifically, data relating to: own revenues, agreements or donations from federal educational institutions must be published; management and execution of resources from the Fund for the Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and the Valuation of Education Professionals (Fundeb); and transfers of public resources to partner educational institutions to offer school education.

philanthropic

As for community, confessional or philanthropic schools, the text imposes a new condition for them to receive public funds: not having, in their board of directors, a political agent of power or Public Prosecution Service, head of a public administration body or entity of any governmental sphere or respective spouse or partner, as well as a direct, collateral or affinity relative, up to the third degree.

Regarding information, these schools must make public data on public financial resources directly received and objectives to be achieved with their use.

In the case of those certified as charitable entities, they must also disclose proof of certification and its validity period and the number of full and partial scholarships awarded to qualify for certification, as well as the criteria used for its granting.

research institutes

With regard to Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institutions (ICTs), the project foresees that information on the accountability of public resources transferred to them will be accessible to the public based on the Law on Access to Information.

Source: Câmara de Notícias Agency

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