Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3035

Introduced by Representatives
DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL ARROYO and GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article II, Section 17, of the 1987 Constitution provides that "The State shall give
priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human
liberation and development.”

The teaching profession is considered one of the most noble professions in the
country. Providing the youth with education highlights the overwhelming importance of
public school teachers in molding the character of our students. But there is still a need
to uplift the personal integrity of teachers by extending them proper recognition and the
corresponding benefits they deserve.

“The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers Act of 1966” or Republic Act No.
4670 was passed into law to help promote and improve the social and economic status
of public school teachers. This includes their living and working conditions, their terms
of employment and potential career prospects in other fields. It also set standards to
help attract and retain in the teaching profession qualified people to ensure that our
students get high quality education

Given that education is an essential component in improving the lives of our
student populace and in stimulating the economic growth of the nation, it is vital that

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investments in human resource, through scholarship grants, be prioritized for our
teachers and their children

We, therefore, enjoin our colleagues to ensure the expeditious passage of this
bill into law.

DIOSDADO M AL ARROYO GLORIA PAN ARROYO
Second District, Camarines Sur Second District, Pampanga


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3035

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representatives
DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL ARROYO and GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Scholarship Grants to
Public School Teachers and their Children Act of 2013."

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to provide
access to free education to public schools teachers and their children by providing for
them institutionalized scholarship grants. The scholarship grants to public school
teachers will give them high morale and self-esteem. Providing their children access to
free education will help them become responsible and productive members of society.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. — The following terms shall mean:

1. "Public school teachers" - shall refer to all persons engaged in classroom
teaching, in any level of instruction, on full-time basis or part time basis, including
guidance counselors, school librarians, industrial arts or vocational instructors,
and all other persons performing supervisory and/or administrative functions in all
schools, colleges and universities operated by the Government or its political
subdivisions; but shall not include school nurses, school physicians, school
dentists, and other school employees.



2. "Children of public school teachers" - shall refer to legitimate children of public
schools teachers.

3. "Free educational scholarship grant” - scholarship grants covering pre-school,
elementary, secondary, and tertiary education

SECTION 4. Scholarship Grant. - The scholarship grants for public school
teachers and their children shall cover preschool, elementary, secondary, as well as
tertiary education.

SECTION 5. Eligibility of Public School Teachers to Avail of Grant. - Public
school teachers who are in active service shall be eligible to avail of the scholarship
grants to enroll in any masteral or post graduate course. Provided, that the public
school teacher shall have been in active duty for at least two consecutive years
immediately prior to the date of application for the grant

SECTION 6. Eligibility of Children of Public School Teachers to Avail of Grant. —
Only legitimate children of public school teachers who are in active service shall be
eligible to avail of the scholarship grant.

SECTION 7. Eligibility of Retired Public School Teachers to Avail of Grant. -
Retired public school teachers may avail of the scholarship grant for their children.
However, their children shall be entitled only to a proportional amount of scholarship
grant

SECTION 8. Schools where Scholarship Grant Applicable. - The scholarship
grant shall be applicable in all public schools and state universities throughout the
country. The children of public school teachers shall be qualified to avail of the
scholarship grant only upon passing all the requirements set by the respective schools.

SECTION 9. Forfeiture of Grant. — Public school teachers who have been
charged and proven to have committed acts of professional misconduct shall forfeit their
eligibility to avail of the grant. They shall also forfeit their eligibility to avail of the grant
for their children

SECTION 10. Implementing Agency. - The Department of Education (DepEd)
and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall be the implementing agencies for
this Act. The above agencies shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations for
this Act

SECTION 11. Separability Clause. If any provision or part thereof is held invalid
of unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to,


or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 13. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,