HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

RECEIVED
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AD
Quezon City BY:

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

786

RE‘STRATION UNIT
BULLS AX) INUEX SERVICE

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It is the mandate of the State to give higher premium to education. Thus, on the 4"
of June 2013, Republic Act No. 10594 establishing a state college in the City of Talisay,
‘Cebu was enacted.

The title of the aforementioned law is “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE
COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU TO BE KNOWN AS
THE TALISAY CITY STATE COLLEGE AND APPRORRIAITNG FUNDS
THEREFOR”. The true intention of the law is to convert the Talisay City College, an
existing local college, into a State College in order, to give the true essence of the law and
avoid any confusion as to whether RA No. 10594 is an establishment or a conversion law,
this bill seeks to clarify, by way of amendment, that RA No. 10594 is a conversion law.

In addition, Section 24 of RA NO. 10594 provides for the compliance with the
Commission On Higher Education (CHED) requirements. However, the CHED
requirements as detailed in Sec. 24 apply only to the establishment of a state university or
conversion of a state college to a state university. This is clarified in a June 20, 2013 press
statement by Chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D. of the Commission on Higher
Education.

This bill seeks to clarify confusion, settle all uncertainties and avoid controversies
that may arise in the conversion of the Talisay City College to Talisay City State College.
Thus immediate passage of this bill highly recommended

GERALDANTI V. GULLAS, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

788

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

AN ACT
INTEGRATING THE TALISAY CITY COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF TALISAY,
PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO THE TALISAY CITY STATE COLLEGE,
THEREBY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10594, ENTITLED: “AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A STATE COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE
OF CEBU TO BE KNOWN AS THE TALISAY CITY STATE COLLEGE AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

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

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 10594 is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“SECTION 1. Establishment. — There is hereby established a state college
in the City of Talisay, Province of Cebu to be known as the Talisay City State
College, hereinafter referred to as the College, AND INTEGRATING
THEREWITH THE EXISTING TALISAY CITY COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF
TALISAY , PROVINCE OF CEBU. ITS MAIN CAMPUS SHALL BE IN THE
CITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU.”

SECTION 2. Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10594 is hereby amended to read as~
follows: .

Section 24. Compliance with CHED Requirements . —

Sax,

“The following are the operational requirements for a college:

(@) [Level UII accreditation or equivalent under CHED policies for at
least four (4) of its undergraduate programs; one (1) in liberal arts and one (1) in
the sciences, and two (2) of its graduate programs;] APPROPRIATE OR
EQUIVALENT ACCREDIATTION UNDER CHED POLICIES AND
GUIDELINES FOR COLLEGES;

“XXX.

“The institution shall retain its status prior to the effectivity of this Act,
unless in the meantime it is able to comply with the requirements provided herein,
within a period not exceeding January 1, [2016] 2019.”

SECTION 3. All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby
amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,