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Law 318 of 2022.

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  • TypeLaw
  • 318
  • DateAugust 23, 2022

Summary.

Law 318 creates a national commission to develop a plan promoting family, civic, ethical and moral values throughout Panama. It also provides for the plan’s implementation and the promotion of those values in education.

What it covers.

  • The creation and membership of the National Commission.
  • The development and implementation of the National Plan.
  • The promotion of values in the education system.
  • The allocation of funding to meet the Plan’s objectives.

Who it applies to.

  • The National Commission and its member public institutions.
  • Organizations involved in implementing the National Plan.
  • The country’s education system.

Key points.

  1. Creates the National Commission for the Development, Promotion, Dissemination and Strengthening of Family, Civic, Ethical and Moral Values (Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo, Promoción, Divulgación, Fortalecimiento de los Valores Familiares, Cívicos, Éticos y Morales) and assigns it a national plan on those values and a culture of legality.Art. 1
  2. Defines ethics, family, morality and values for the purposes of the Law.Art. 2
  3. The Commission includes representatives of public institutions and social, business, religious, educational and journalism organizations; a representative of the Ministry of Social Development (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social) chairs it.Art. 3
  4. The Commission develops the National Plan with dissemination policies and objectives concerning families, values education and assistance to families facing special risks.Art. 4
  5. The Commission coordinates implementation of the Plan with other organizations and observance of November 18 each year as Family, Civic, Ethical and Moral Values Day.Art. 5
  6. The Commission promotes the inclusion of Civility, Civic Education and Lessons in Government in the curriculum, with an emphasis on the Culture of Legality, and the teaching of values across all levels of education.Art. 6
  7. The State allocates, through the public institutions represented on the Commission, the funding needed to meet the National Plan’s objectives.Art. 7