Eastern Visayas State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Tacloban City

Subject: LEGAL ASPECTS IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION Topic: REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6655 Professor: NIMFA G. BELTRAN, Ph.D. Reporter: SANDRA P. BOTER
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR A FREE PUBLIC SECONDARY EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress aseembled:: Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Free Public Secondary Education Act of 1988. Section 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to provide for a free public secondary education to all qualified citizens and to promote quality education at all levels. Section 3. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall mean: a) Free Public Secondary Education. Means that the students enrolled in secondary course offerings in national high schools, general comprehensive high schools, trade, technical, vocational, fishery and agricultural schools, and in schools established, administered, maintained and funded by local government units, including city, provincial municipal barangay high schools, and those public highschools which may be established by law, shall be free from payment of tuition and other schools fees: b) Tuition Fee. Refers to the free representing direct costs of instruction, training and other related activities and for the students useof the instruction and training facilities; c) Other School Fees. Refer to those fees which cover the other necessary costs supportive of instruction, including but not limited to medical and dental, athletic, library, laboratory, and Citizens Army Training (CAT) fees. However, fees elated to membership in the school community such as identification cards, student organizations and publications may be collected, provided that non-payment to these fees shall not in any case be a bar to the enrolment or graduation of any student. Section 4. Implementation of the Free Public Secondary Education. The system of free public secondary education as provided in this Act shall commence in Scholl Year 1988-1989, and that the students enrolled in secondary course offerings in national and general comprehensive high schools, state colleges and universities, specialized schools, trade, technical, vocational, fishery and agricultural schools and in schools which may be established by law, shall be free from payment of tuition and other school fees, except fees related to membership in the school community such as identification cards, student organizations and publication which may be collected: provided, that nothing in this Act shall cause or authorize the reduction or removal of any benefit which the national or local government may have granted to the students, teachers and other school personnel of these public high schools prior to the enactment of this Act. Section 5. Formulation of a Secondary Education Curriculum. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall formulate a secondary education curriculum in order to upgrade its quality, efficiency and access in addition to providing the high school students with general skills, knowledge and values, such as curriculum must include vocational and technical courses that will give the students gainful employment. Section 6. Limitation. The right of any student to avail of free public high school shall terminate if he fails for two (2) consecutive school years in the majority of the academic subjects in which he is enrolled during the course of his study unless such failure is due to some valid cause. Section 7. Nationalization of Public Secondary Schools. To effectively implement the system, the establishment, renaming, conversion, integration, separation, administration, supervision and control of all public secondary schools and public secondary school teachers and other school personnel, including the payment of their salaries allowances and other fringe benefits as well as those already provided by local governments are hereby by vested in the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.

Section 8. Priority in Admission. Graduates of public elementary schools in a municipality shall be given priority in admission when the present facilities in the same municipality cannot accommodate all of those applying for enrolment in the public high schools. Section 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this act. Section 10. Funding. The President is hereby authorized to realign or transfer any item of appropriation within the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and/or utilize any savings therein to carry out the purposes of this act. Whatever additional amount may be needed for its implementation shall be included in the General Appropriations Acts for the ensuing fiscal years. Section 11. Repealing Clauses. All laws of parts thereof, inconsistent with any provision of this Act shall be deemed repealed or modified as the case may be. Section 12. Effectivity. This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Eastern Visayas State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Tacloban City

Subject: LEGAL ASPECTS IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION Topic: REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722 Professor: NIMFA G. BELTRAN, Ph.D. Reporter: SANDRA P. BOTER

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722

AN ACT CREATING THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SEC. 1. Title. This act shall be known as the Higher Education Act of 1994. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. The State shall protect, foster and promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all. The state shall likewise ensure and protect academic freedom and shall promote its exercise and observance for the continuing intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and research, and the development of responsible and effective leadership, the education of high-level and middle-level professionals, and the enrichment of our historical and cultural heritage. State supported- supported institutions of higher learning shall gear their programs to national, regional or local development plans. Finally, all institutions of higher learning shall exemplify through their physical and natural surroundings the dignity and beauty of, as well as their pride in, the intellectual and scholarly life. SEC. 3. Creation of the Commission on Higher Education. In pursuance of the abovementioned policies, the Commission on Higher Education is hereby created, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be independent and separate from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), and attached to the office of the President for administrative purposes only. Its coverage shall be both public and private institutions of higher education as well as degree-granting programs in all post-secondary educational institutions, public and private. SEC. 4. Composition of the Commission. The Commission shall be composed of five (5) full-time members. During the transition period which begins upon approval of this Act, the President may appoint the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports as ex officio chairman of the Commission for a maximum period of one (1) year. Thereafter, the President shall appoint a chairman of the Commission and four (4) commissioners, who shall be holders of earned doctorate(s), who have been actively engaged in higher education for at least ten (10) years, and must have not been candidates for elective positions in the elections immediately preceding their appointment. They shall be academicians known for their high degree of professionalism and integrity who have distinguished themselves as authorities in their chosen fields of learning. The members of the Commission shall belong to different academic specializations. In no case shall any and all of the Commissioners appoint representatives to act on their behalf. SEC. 5. Term of Office. The President shall appoint the full-time chairman and the commissioners for a term of four (4) years, without prejudice to one