Senate to resume Sala Cuna debate after session halted by disruptions

Chile’s Senate will return to the Universal Nursery, or Sala Cuna Universal, bill on Tuesday after disorder interrupted its consideration earlier this month.

The disruption took place on Sept. 1, when workers from the National Board of Kindergartens, known as Junji, interrupted speeches in the chamber. Carabineros removed them from the public gallery, and the Senate left part of the voting on amendments unresolved.

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without hidden provisions to favor business interests

The amendments had been introduced while the bill moved through the Finance and Education committees. The resumed debate will determine how the Senate handles those pending votes.

Socialist Senator Juan Luis Castro called on the government and the governing coalition to move the legislation forward without “hidden provisions to favor business interests.” He said the proposal had been raised during the transition period between the presidential runoff and March 11, but that the right had not wanted to debate it. He added that the initiative later returned to the agenda after support emerged for putting it up for discussion.

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It was raised during the transition period from the presidential runoff until March 11, but the right did not want to debate it. Then the light came on and they said, yes, let’s put it on the agenda.