Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Queson City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House BiLLNo8485

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO DISCLOSE

ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Active participation in sports teachers our youth values such as teamwork, handling
challenges, and overcoming obstacles. Sports keep the mind mentally and physically fit.

Learning institutions should inform prospective students of their athletic programs in
order for prospective students to make an informed judgment of whether to enroll in the

school or not. Hence, this bill will require institution of higher education to disclose
participation and program support expenditures in college athletic programs.

LUIS RAYMUND /‘LRAY” F./V/LLAFUERTE, JR.

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Republic of the WBhilippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Queson City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo. 8485

Introduced by HON, LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO DISCLOSE
PARTICIPATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENDITURES IN COLLEGE
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be cited as the “Equity in Athletics Disclosure
Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to promote physical
education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and amateur sports
including training for intemational competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and
excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry. All educational
institutions are mandated to undertake regular sports activities throughout the country in
cooperation with athletic clubs and other sectors. In pursuit of these objectives, equal
apport. wuld be provided to both male and female athletes.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the term:

(A) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education;

(B) “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution engaged in
educating individuals in the college of level which offers courses in pursuit of a
specialized field or line of profession; and

(C) "Operating expenses” means non-scholarship expenditures incurred in operating an
athietic team.


SECTION 4. Disclosure of Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support. —
Each institution of higher education which participates in any athletic program recognized
Department of Education and has an intercollegiate athletic program, shall annually
submit a report to the Secretary:

i's team, and any term, and any team that
and female athletes, the following data:

(1) the total number of participants and their gender;

(2) the total scholarship expenditures;

(3) a figure that represents the total scholarship expend
number of participants;

(4) the total number of contests for the team;

(5) the total operating expenses for the team;

(6) the total recruiting expenses for the team;

(7) the total personnel expenses for the team;

(8) whether the head coach is male or female and whether the head coach is full
time or part time;

(9) the number of assistant coaches that are male and the number of assistant
coaches that are female and whether each particular coach is full time or part time;
(10) the number of graduate assistant coaches that are male and the number of
graduate assistant coaches that are female;

(11) the number of volunteer assistant coaches that are male and the number of
volunteer assistant coaches that are female;

(12) the ratio of participants to coaches;

(13) the full compensation of the head coach;

(14) the full compensation of the assistant coaches; and

es divided by the total

(8) Astatement of the following:
(1) the ratio of male participants to female participants in the entire athletic program;
and
(2) the ratio of male scholarship expenses to female scholarship expenses in the
entire athletic program.

SECTION 5. Disclosure to Prospective Students. - When an institution of higher

education offers admission to a potential student, such institution shall provide to the

student the information contained in the report submitted by such institution to the
ler the preceding section.

SECTION 6. Disclosure to the Public. — An institution of higher education must make
available to the public, upon request, the information contained in the report submitted by
such institution to the Secretary under Section 4.

SECTION 7. Secretary of Education's Duty to Publish a Report. — On an annual basis,
the Secretary, using the reports submitted under this Subsection, shall compile and
publish a report containing the information collected broken down by the individual


institutions, and by the athletic conferences recognized by intercollegiate athletic
associations in which the individual institutions participate.

SECTION 8. Reports to Congress. — The Secretary shall submit the reports compiled
under Section 4 to Congress on an annual basis.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulati

Approved,