Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
Hous`E`B^i:i.No.6887
Introduced by Representatives Mark 0. Go and Roman T. Romulo
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No.  8292  or the  Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997
mandates the uniform composition and powers of the  governing boards of chartered
state universities and colleges.  It provides for the composition of the Board of Regents
and  Board  of Trustees  that  includes  the  Chairman  of the  Commission  on  Higher
Education  (CHED)  as  Chairman,  president  of the  university  or college  as  the Vice
Chairman, and Chairmen of Congressional Committees on Education, NEDA Regional
Director, Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) or
the  Deparment  of Agriculture  (DA)  for  science  and  technological  or  agricultural
colleges,  presidents  of  the  faculty  and  alumni  associations,  and  supreme  student
council, and two prominent citizens, as members.
This proposed measure seeks the representation of the non-academic and non-
teaching personnel through  its  association president  or elected  representative  in  the
governing board of state colleges and universities.
As defined by Batas Pambansa Blng. 232 otherwise known as the Education Act
of 1982, non-academic personnel  are  all other school personnel not falling under the
definition  and  coverage  of teaching  and  academic  staff,  school  administrators  and
academic non-teaching personnel. Academic non-teaching personnel are those persons
holding  some  academic  qualifications  and  performing  academic  functions  directly
supportive of teaching, such as registrars, librarians, research assistants, research aides,
and similar staff.
Staffing  summary  in  SUCs,  as  of June  2022,  shows  that  there  are  29,631
permanent  non-teaching  positions  (including  non-academic)   or  39%   of  the  total
plantilla items and 23,116 job order (with no plantilla item) non-teaching employees
(including non-academic personnel).
It  is  evident  that the  non-academic  and academic  non-teaching  personnel  of
every state university  and  college perform  a  significant role  in the whole  academic
institution.    They  are  considered  as  the  backbone  and  support  staff of the  school
administration and teaching personnel, and their functions are deemed crucial in the


operations of SUCs. They are indeed partners of the faculty and school administrators
in administrative office management.
The  non-academic  and  non-teaching  personnel  are  the support  group  behind
every  state  university  and  college  in  attaining  its  mission,  vision  and  objectives  in
providing quality education for all students. Thus, they are considered a stakeholder in
every public tertiary academic community that must be represented in the governing
board.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
ROMAN T. ROMULO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
Housi`BIif ivo.  68 87
Introduced by Representatives Mark 0. Go and Roman T. Romulo
AN ACT
MANDATING  THE  INCLusloN  Ar`m  REPRESENTATloN  oF  THE  NON-
ACADEMIC PERSONNEL AND ACADEMIC NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL
IN   THE   GovERNING  BOARDS   oF  ALL   STATE   uNIVERslTlns  AND
COLLEGES  AMENDING  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  REPUBLIC  ACT  NO.  8292
0THERWISH KNOWN AS TIIE HIGHER MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  the  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in
Congress assembled:
SECTION I.  Declaration of policy -It shall be the policy of the State to ensure
that there exist a democratic governance in all state universities and colleges based on
representation, collegiality, accountability, transparency and active participation of its
constituents.
SEC.  2.  Section 3  of RA 8292 otherwise known as the Higher Modernization
Act of 1997 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Se®riron3 . The Governing Boards; manner Of appointment. -
(a) Co"pas!./I.o# - The governing body of state universities and colleges is hereby in the
Board of Regents for universities and in the Board of Trustees for colleges which shall
be composed of the following:
(i) Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Chairman;
(ii) President of the university or college, Vice Chaiman;
(iii) Chairmen of the Congressional Committees on Education and Culture;
(iv)   Regional   Director  of  the  National   Economic   Development  Authority
(NEDA) where the main campus of the university or college is located;
(v) Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in
case  of science  and  technological  colleges;  or  the  Regional  Director  of the
Department  of  Agriculture  colleges;  or  the  Secretary  of  Education  for  an


Autonomous Region. In lieu of such representation, the commanding generals of
the  Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Navy  shall  sit as members of the
Board   of  the  Philippine   State   College   of  Aeronautics   and  the   Philippine
Merchant marine Academy, respectively;
(vi) President of the faculty association;
(vii)  President  of the  supreme  student  council  or  the  student  representative
elected  by  the  student  council: Proi;I.c7ed, That  in  the  absence  of  a  student
council president  of student representative  elected by the  student  council,  the
university or college shall schedule one (1) week for the campaign and election
of student representative;
(viii)    PRESIDENT    OF    THE    ASSOCIATION    FOR   NON-ACADEMIC
PERSONNEL AND ACADEMC NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL   OR ITS
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
(ix) [(viii)] President of the alumni association of the institution concerned;
(x) [(ix)] Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their
professions or fields of specialization chosen from among lists of at least five (5)
persons  qualified  in  the  city  or the  province  where  the  school  is  located,  as
recommended by the search committee constituted by the President consultation
with   the   Chaiman   of  the   CHED   based   on   the   normal   standards   and
qualifications for the position;
The  faculty  and  the  student  council  shall  be  represented  of their  respective
federations   in   multi-campus   universities   and   colleges.   The   private   sector
representatives  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Regents/Trustees  upon
recommendation of a duly constituted search committee.
(b) rer7#  a/ ojorce - The  president  of the  faculty,  NON-ACADEMIC  PERSONNEL
AND  ACADENIC  NON-TEACHING  PERSONNEL,  [and]  alumni  associations  and
the  student regents  or trustees  shall  sit  in the  board until  expiration of their term  of
office in suck capacities.
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SEC. 3. Rcpe¢/¢.#g C/¢#se. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof, which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act, are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC.  4.  EJLTec/I.w.fy.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,