English: Gatchalian is the principal author and sponsor of the Republic Act No. 11510 (ALS Act) which institutionalizes, strengthens, and expands the ALS program to provide increased opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases and adult learners, including indigenous peoples, to develop basic and functional literacy and life skills, and pursue an equivalent pathway to complete basic education.
Filipino: Si Gatchalian ang pangunahing may-akda at sponsor ng Republic Act No. 11510 (ALS Act) na siyang nag-institutionalized, nagpatatag, at nagpalawig sa ALS. Ito ay upang mabigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon sa edukasyon ang mga out-of-school children in special cases at nakatatandang mga mag-aaral, kabilang ang mga indigenous peoples, at iba pang mga nangangailangang mag-aaral. Sa ilalim ng ALS, mapapaigting din ang kanilang basic at functional literacy at life skills.