TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
SENATE
S.B. No.
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Introduced by SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
FURTHERING LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BASIC 
EDUCATION GOVERNANCE TO ACHIEVE QUALITY INCLUSIVE 
EDUCATION THROUGH THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL BOARDS AND 
SCHOOL GOVERNING COUNCILS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This legislation embodies my vision of a village raising every child - as it 
strengthens the involvement of every member of the local community in basic 
education governance by empowering its members to participate in the 
journey of a child’s education. I am envisioning the 21st Century School Board 
to be the distinctive hallmark of Philippine basic education to disrupt the ways 
we educate our children by mandating education to be a shared responsibility 
and accountability.
Education must be everybody’s business - it should have always been. 
However, it is not only collaboration that is critical in making education a 
successful community-based endeavor. It is the culture of collective


accountability in the delivery of quality education services, and its outcomes, 
that this bill seeks to achieve and which will turn this vision into reality.
The Department of Education is in charge of the central management of 
the public education system in the country. It is mandated under Republic 
Act No. 9155, otherwise known as the Governance of Basic Education Act of 
2001, to formulate, implement, and coordinate policies, plans, programs and 
projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic education. It supervises 
all elementary and secondary education institutions, including the alternative 
learning system (ALS), both public and private, and provides for the 
establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated 
system of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.
This proposition on education governance reform, inspired by the 
advocacy of the late statesman and leader Jesse M. Robredo, and formulated 
from the trailblazing work of the Synergeia Foundation, seeks to reinvent the 
local school board “to bring about large-scale systemic reforms in a centrally 
managed public education system.”1 Under this bill, the existing local school 
boards are empowered beyond their traditional function2 for more than 30 
years under Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 of 
allocating the Special Education Fund (SEF) for the supplementary budgetary 
support to local public schools, through the following policy innovations:
First, it expands the eight-member board to involve other relevant 
actors in the community and stakeholders of education whose 
participation is critical to decision-making on issues such as the state 
and quality of public education within its local jurisdiction and the 
participation of parents in the education of their children. The current
1 Robredo, Jesse M., Undated. Remx entina Scliool Boards.pdf (s\ nergeia.org.phl. Last 
accessed on June 24, 2025.
2 It also serves as an advisory committee to the concerned sanggunian on educational 
matters.


membership does not enable local communities to participate 
meaningfully in education governance.
Second, the following extensive functions of the school board have 
been purposively added to create a multiplier effect and revolutionary 
change in education governance; (1) establish a vision for quality 
inclusive education within the locality; (2) formulate policies, institute 
education reforms and programs, allocate resources, and introduce 
interventions based on empirical results that emphasize and focus on 
quality; (3) communicate at the barangay and school levels such vision, 
policies, reforms, programs and interventions to facilitate collaborative 
action and develop partnerships with community stakeholders; (4) 
conduct education summits at least once a year to report to the 
community the progress in the implementation of its education reforms, 
programs and interventions, and consult community members on issues 
in basic education to further guide its prioritization in the allocation of 
the SEF; (5) introduce timely, organized, and localized interventions in 
the delivery of basic education services during times of calamities, 
disasters, and emergencies; and (6) coordinate the implementation of the 
ALS.
Third, to support the expanded functions of the school boards, the 
utilization of the SEF has also been broadened to include the following: 
salaries or wages of SEF-paid teachers and non-teaching personnel 
assigned to public elementary and secondary schools; construction, 
repair, and maintenance of public elementary and secondary school 
buildings, equipment, and other facilities; acquisition or procurement of 
books and instructional or learning materials; educational research; 
educational summits, community townhall meetings, discussions, and 
consultations on education; community mapping of data related to 
education; operation and maintenance of ALS programs within its local 
jurisdiction; and formulation and implementation of locally oriented non-


formal and distance education classes and training programs, among 
others.
Fourth, it seeks to establish and maintain a School Governing 
Council in every public and private basic educational institution to 
ensure a continuous, efficient and effective basic education service and 
develop collaborative partnership among the stakeholders in the 
education community.
Finally, the budget process is mandated to be executed in a 
participatory and transparent manner, and must ensure that the 
budgetary allocations are based on need and anchored on the school 
board’s vision and goals. Two new sections are further introduced: the 
institutionalization of greater transparency in the school board’s 
operations and its utilization of the SEF, and the development of a 
manual to guide the allocation and utilization of the SEF and the efficient 
functioning of the school board.
It is my fervent hope that my colleagues support this dream legislation 
and recognize its urgency and value in realizing our one aspiration as a nation 
to make Filipinos as among the best-educated in the world. I have seen our 
country’s several attempts in the past to provide various antidotes to our 
decades-old issues in education, yet we have not given our local leaders and 
communities - the so-called “village” - the space to meaningfully participate 
in and be accountable for our children’s future. This legislaf^n gives them 
that chance, and challenge, to make it happen in thecalst c^jftury.
N GATCHALIA


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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P5:58
SENATE 
S.B. No. 53
1-V‘f;
Introduced by SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
FURTHERING LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BASIC 
EDUCATION GOVERNANCE TO ACHIEVE QUALITY INCLUSIVE 
EDUCATION THROUGH THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL BOARDS AND 
SCHOOL GOVERNING COUNCILS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “21st Century
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School Boards Act”.
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Sec. 2. Section 98 of Republic Act (RA) No. 7160, otherwise known as
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the “Local Government Code of 1991”, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows:
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“Sec. 98. Creation, Composition, and Compensation. -
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(a) There shall be established in every province, city, or
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municipality a provincial, city, or municipal school board,
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respectively.
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(1) The provincial school board shall be composed of the 
governor and the division superintendent of schools as co- 
chairmen; the chairman of the education committee of the 
sangguniang panlalawigan, the provincial treasurer, the 
representative of the “pederasyon ng mga sangguniang 
kabataan” in the sangguniang panlalawigan, the duly elected 
president of the provincial federation of parents-teachers 
associations, the duly elected representative of the teachers’ 
organizations in the province, [and] the duly elected 
representative of the non-academic personnel of public schools 
in the province, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 
FOR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) OF THE 
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, AND THREE (3) 
REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL BE DETERMINED JOINTLY 
BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE SCHOOLS DIVISION 
SUPERINTENDENT FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 
GROUPS: ACCREDITED NONGOVERNMENTAL OR CIVIL 
SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, PRIVATE 
INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS, YOUTH, MEDIA, MILITARY, 
POLICE, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, as members, WITH 
THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET OFFICER AND THE PROVINCIAL 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AS RESOURCE 
PERSONS;
(2) The city school board shall be composed of the city 
mayor and the city superintendent of schools as co-chairmen; 
the chairman of the education committee of the sangguniang 
panlungsod, the city treasurer, the representative of the 
“pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan” in the 
sangguniang panlungsod, the duly elected president of the city 
federation of parents-teachers associations, the duly elected 
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the duly elected representative of the non-academic personnel 
of public schools in the city, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
SUPERVISOR FOR ALS OF THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, 
AND THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL BE 
DETERMINED JOINTLY BY THE CITY MAYOR AND THE CITY 
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FROM ANY OF THE 
FOLLOWING GROUPS: ACCREDITED NONGOVERNMENTAL 
OR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, 
PRIVATE INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS, YOUTH, MEDIA, 
MILITARY, POLICE, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, as 
members, WITH THE CITY BUDGET OFFICER AND THE CITY 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AS RESOURCE 
PERSONS; and
(3) The municipal school board shall be composed of the 
municipal mayor and the district supervisor of schools as co- 
chairmen; the chairman of the education committee of the 
sangguniang bayan, the municipal treasurer, the 
representative of the “pederasyon ng mga sangguniang 
kabataan” in the sangguniang bayan, the duly elected 
president of the municipal federation of parent-teacher 
associations, the duly elected representative of the teachers’ 
organizations in the municipality, [and] the duly elected 
representative of the non-academic personnel of public schools 
in the municipality, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
SUPERVISOR FOR ALS OF THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, 
AND THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL BE 
DETERMINED JOINTLY BY THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR AND 
THE SCHOOLS DISTRICT SUPERVISOR FROM ANY OF THE 
FOLLOWING GROUPS: ACCREDITED NONGOVERNMENTAL 
OR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, 
PRIVATE INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS, YOUTH, MEDIA,


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MILITARY, POLICE, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, as
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members, WITH THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET OFFICER AND
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THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
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AS RESOURCE PERSONS.
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(c) In the event that a province or city has two (2) or more
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school superintendents, and in the event that a municipality has
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two (2) or more district supervisors, the co-chairman of the local
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school board shall be determined as follows:
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(1) The Department of Education [, Culture and Sports]
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shall designate the co-chairman for the provincial and city
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school boards; and
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(2) The division superintendent of schools shall designate
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the district supervisor who shall serve as co-chairman of the
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municipal school board.
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(d) The performance of the duties and responsibilities of the
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abovementioned officials in their respective local school boards shall
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not be delegated.”
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Sec. 3. Section 99 of RA No. 7160, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows:
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“Sec. 99. Functions of Local School Boards. - The provincial,
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city or municipal school board shall:
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(A) ESTABLISH A VISION FOR QUALITY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION,
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AS ANCHORED ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND
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LONG-TERM AND MEDIUM-TERM GOALS, WITHIN THE
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TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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UNIT CONCERNED AND SET MEASURABLE GOALS
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SUPPORTING THIS VISION TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
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PERFORMANCE Determine, in accordance with the criteria
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set by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, the
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maintenance of public schools within the province, city, or
municipality, as the case may be, and the supplementary local
cost of meeting such as needs, which shall be reflected in the
form of an annual school board budget corresponding to its
share of the proceeds of the special levy on real property
constituting the Special Education Fund and such other sources
of revenue as this Code and other laws or ordinances may
provide;
(B) FORMULATE POLICIES, INSTITUTE EDUCATION REFORMS 
AND PROGRAMS, ALLOCATE RESOURCES, AND INTRODUCE 
INTERVENTIONS BASED ON EMPIRICAL RESULTS THAT 
EMPHASIZE AND FOCUS ON QUALITY AS A MAJOR OUTCOME 
VARIABLE, TO BE MEASURED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: 
PARTICIPATION RATES OF STUDENTS; NUMBER OF DROP­
OUTS AS WELL AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTHS; COHORT 
SURVIVAL RATES; ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AS MEASURED BY 
NATIONAL TESTS OR ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND OTHER 
STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES; ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD 
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS; AND SUPPORT TO SPECIAL NEEDS 
EDUCATION, ALS, AND PARENT EFFECTIVENESS SERVICE 
PROGRAM;
(C) COMMUNICATE AT THE BARANGAY AND SCHOOL LEVELS 
SUCH VISION, POLICIES, REFORMS, PROGRAMS AND 
INTERVENTIONS TO FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE ACTION 
AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY 
STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE DELIVERY OF 
BASIC EDUCATION SERVICES AND THE HOLISTIC 
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN A 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY;
(D) CONDUCT EDUCATION SUMMITS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS EDUCATION REFORMS, 
PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS, AND CONSULT 
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON ISSUES IN BASIC EDUCATION TO 
FURTHER GUIDE ITS PRIORITIZATION IN THE ALLOCATION 
OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND (SEF);
(E) INTRODUCE TIMELY, ORGANIZED AND LOCALIZED 
INTERVENTIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF BASIC EDUCATION 
SERVICES DURING TIMES OF CALAMITIES, DISASTERS, 
EMERGENCIES, CATASTROPHES, AND OTHER SIMILAR 
CAUSES, THAT MAY DISRUPT THE REGULAR SCHOOL 
CALENDAR AND ACTIVITIES;
(F) STRATEGICALLY ALLOCATE THE SEF AND OTHER SOURCES 
OF REVENUE AS THIS CODE AND OTHER LAWS OR 
ORDINANCES MAY PROVIDE IN A PARTICIPATORY AND 
TRANSPARENT MANNER AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 
100 (B) OF THIS CODE, AND ENSURE THAT THE BUDGETARY 
ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON NEED AND ANCHORED ON ITS 
VISION AND GOALS;
(G) {b} Authorize the provincial, city or municipal treasurer, as the 
case may be, to disburse funds from the Special Education Fund 
pursuant to the budget prepared and in accordance with existing 
rules and regulations;
(H) {e} Serve as an advisory committee to the sanggunian concerned 
on educational matters such as, but not limited to, the necessity 
for and the uses of local appropriations for educational 
purposes; [and]
(I) COORDINATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ALS PROGRAM 
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AT THE CITY OR 
MUNICIPAL LEVEL, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF 
PRIORITY ALS PROGRAMS, ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION 
AND MAINTENANCE OF ALS COMMUNITY LEARNING


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CENTERS, PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALS
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TEACHERS, PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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INCLUDING PARALLEL ASSESSMENTS, AND COORDINATION
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WITH GOVERNMENT AND NONGOVERNMENT PARTNERS FOR
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POST-PROGRAM SUPPORT ACTIVITIES; AND
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(J) {4} Recommend changes in the names of public schools within
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the territorial jurisdiction of the local government unit for
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enactment by the sanggunian concerned.
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The Department of Education [, Culture and Sports] shall
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[consult] SEEK THE CONCURRENCE OF the local school board on
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the appointment, ASSIGNMENT AND/OR TRANSFER of division
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superintendents, district supervisors, school principals, and other
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school officials.”
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Sec. 4. Section 100 of RA No. 7160, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows:
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“Sec. 100. Meetings and Quorum; Budget. -
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(a) The local school board shall meet at least once a month or as
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often as may be necessary.
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(b) Any of the co-chairmen may call a meeting. A majority of all its
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members shall constitute a quorum. However, when both co-
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chairmen are present in a meeting, the local chief executive
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concerned, as a matter of protocol, shall be given preference to
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preside over the meeting. The [division—superintendent,—eity
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superintendent or district supervisor, as the case may be,] LOCAL
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SCHOOL BOARD shall prepare [the] ITS budget [of the school board
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concerned. Such budget shall be supported by programs, projects,
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and activities of the school board for the ensuing fiscal year. The
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affirmative vote of the majority of all the members shall-be necessary
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to approve the budget.] AS FOLLOWS:
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l.THE LOCAL TREASURER AND THE LOCAL ACCOUNTANT


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SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD A CERTIFIED
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STATEMENT OF THE ACTUAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
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OF THE SEE IN THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR, THE ACTUAL
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURES IN THE FIRST TWO
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QUARTERS OF THE CURRENT YEAR, THE ESTIMATED
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INCOME FOR THE LAST TWO QUARTERS OF THE CURRENT
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YEAR, AND THE ESTIMATE OF THE SEF INCOME FOR THE
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INCOMING BUDGET YEAR BY AUGUST 15; AND
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2.THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE BUDGET
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PROPOSAL PREPARED BY THE SCHOOLS DIVISION
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SUPERINTENDENTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT
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SUPERVISORS AND APPROVE THE SAME BY THE
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AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF ALL ITS
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MEMBERS. THE BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR THE INCOMING
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BUDGET YEAR SHALL BE ISSUED ON OR BEFORE
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DECEMBER 31.
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(c) The annual school board budget shall give priority to the
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following:
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(1) Construction, repair, and maintenance of school buildings
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and other facilities of public elementary and secondary schoolsj
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(2) Establishment and maintenance of extension classes where
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necessary; and
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(3) Sports activities at the division, district, municipal, and
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barangay levels.”
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Sec. 5. A new section designated as Section 100-A of RA No. 7160,
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as amended, is hereby added to read as follows:
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“SEC. 
100-A. TRANSPARENCY 
IN OPERATIONS 
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UTILIZATION OF THE SEF. - TO INSTITUTIONALIZE GREATER
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TRANSPARENCY IN ITS OPERATIONS AND UTILIZATION OF THE
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SEF, EVERY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IS HEREBY MANDATED TO


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HAVE A TRANSPARENCY BOARD AND MAINTAIN A WEB PORTAL
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THAT WILL BEAR ALL REPORTS ON THE FOLLOWING
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INFORMATION DURING THE BUDGET YEAR:
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(A) THE FUNDS AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT SCHOOLS
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RECEIVE FROM THE DEPED BUDGET;
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(B) THE ACTUAL SEF COLLECTIONS AND ITS UTILIZATION
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DURING THE BUDGET YEAR;
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(C) A QUARTERLY REPORT OF REALIZED SEF INCOME,
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EXPENDITURES, AND BALANCES NOT LATER THAN ONE
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MONTH AFTER THE REFERENCE QUARTER;
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(D) THE ACTUAL SEF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES IN THE
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PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND ACTUAL INCOME AND
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EXPENDITURES OF THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE
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CURRENT YEAR;
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(E) THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES THAT INDIVIDUAL
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SCHOOLS RECEIVE UNDER THE GENERAL
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APPROPRIATIONS ACT, INCLUDING SCHOOL-LEVEL
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MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
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DOWNLOADED TO SCHOOLS;
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(F) SCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION OF CLASSROOMS BY
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SCHOOL UNDER THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM;
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AND
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(G) INDICATORS OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INCLUDING
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NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (NAT) RESULTS, OTHER
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STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES, PARTICIPATION RATES
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OF STUDENTS, DROP-OUT RATES, COHORT SURVIVAL
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RATES, AND OTHER RELEVANT MEASURES OF
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PERFORMANCE ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.”
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“SEC. 100-B. MANUAL ON THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LOCAL
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SCHOOL BOARDS AND SEF UTILIZA TION. - WITH THE ADDITIONAL
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FUNCTIONS GIVEN TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS UNDER
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THIS ACT, AND ITS MANDATE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE
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TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE SEF,
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
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GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON
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HIGHER EDUCATION, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS
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DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
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WELFARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS
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AUTHORITY, AND UNION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF THE
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PHILIPPINES SHALL DEVELOP A MANUAL TO GUIDE THE
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ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE SEF AND THE EFFICIENT
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FUNCTIONING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE MANUAL SHALL
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ALSO INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, THE SEF EXPENDITURES
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THAT ARE ALLOWABLE OR NOT, THE BUDGET CALENDAR, THE
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TRANSPARENCY 
MECHANISMS, AND THE EFFECTIVE
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PROCESSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE
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MANUAL SHALL BE FORMULATED AND RELEASED TO THE
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SCHOOL BOARDS NOT LATER THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE
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PROMULGATION 
OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
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REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT.”
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amended to read as follows:
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“Sec. 272. Application of Proceeds of the Additional One Percent
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SEF Tax. - The proceeds from the additional one percent (1%) tax on
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real property accruing to the Special Education Fund (SEF) shall be
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automatically released to the local school boards: Provided, That, in
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case of provinces, the proceeds shall be divided equally between the
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the proceeds shall be allocated [for the operation and maintenance 
of public schools, construction and repair of school buildings,
facilities and equipment, educational research, purchase of books
and—periodicals,—and—sports—development—as—determined—and
approved by the Local School Board] FOR THE FOLLOWING 
PURPOSES:
(A) SALARIES OR WAGES OF SEF-PAID TEACHERS 
ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS;
(B) SALARIES OR WAGES OF NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL, 
INCLUDING UTILITY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, 
ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS;
(C) SALARIES OR WAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
TEACHERS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT WORKERS, AND 
CAPITAL OUTLAYS FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS;
(D) CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF 
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL 
BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER FACILITIES, 
INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, LABORATORIES, SCHOOL 
FENCES, SCHOOL TOILETS, AND SCHOOL FURNITURE;
(E) ACQUISITION OR PROCUREMENT OF BOOKS, 
INSTRUCTIONAL OR LEARNING MATERIALS, AND 
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 
PACKAGES;
(F) EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH;
(G) EDUCATION SUMMITS, COMMUNITY TOWNHALL 
MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS, AND CONSULTATIONS ON 
INFORMATION, ISSUES, AND CONCERNS RELATED TO 
EDUCATION;
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EDUCATION;
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(I) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALS PROGRAMS
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WITHIN THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY AND THE
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SUPPLEMENTARY LOCAL COST OF IMPLEMENTING SUCH
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PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
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HIRING AND PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF ADDITIONAL ALS
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TEACHERS WITHIN THE LGU’S AREA OF JURISDICTION;
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(J) FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCALLY
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ORIENTED NON-FORMAL AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
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CLASSES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND OTHER
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SIMILARLY RELATED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND
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ACTIVITIES;
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(K) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF EXTENSION
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AND/OR REMEDIAL CLASSES WHERE NECESSARY;
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(L) HONORARIUM AND ALLOWANCES FOR TEACHERS AND
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OTHER NON-TEACHING SCHOOL PERSONNEL,
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WHETHER NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY COMPENSATED, TO
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BE GIVEN IN ADDITION TO THEIR SALARIES FOR
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ADDITIONAL SERVICES RENDERED OUTSIDE OF
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REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS;
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(M) SCHOOL SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND OTHER DEPED-
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RELATED AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; AND
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(N) MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES OF
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THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD, INCLUDING SUPPLIES,
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MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED EXPENSES.”
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Sec. 8. The School Governing Council. - To ensure collaborative
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partnership among the educational community stakeholders, every public
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and private basic educational institution shall establish and maintain a
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School Governing Council (SGC) to ensure a continuous, efficient and effective
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basic education service towards the improvement of learning and promotion 
of the welfare of the learners. It shall be guided by the principles of shared 
leadership, commitment and accountability.
Giving due consideration to geographical location and student 
demographics, the SGC shall be composed of such members from the private 
and public stakeholders as follows:
(a) The school head as the Chief Executive Officer;
(b) One (1) representative from the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to 
be elected by the members of the PTA;
(c) One (1) teacher representative to be elected by the teaching and non­
teaching staff of the school;
(d) One (1) representative from the alumni association;
(e) The barangay captain or the Chair of the Education Committee of the 
barangay;
(f) The president or head of the Student Council Organization; if there is 
no such organization in the school, one (1) student representative to 
be elected by the student population;
(g) One (1) representative from a nongovernmental organization 
operating in the community, to be selected by the other members of 
the SGC; and
(h) Such other necessary members as the local school board may 
determine.
The members of the SGC shall elect among themselves the Chairperson, 
Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and Auditor of the SGC.
To achieve its mandate, the SGC shall have the following powers and 
functions:
(a) Determine the general policies of the school on student welfare, 
discipline and well-being;
(b) Participate in the development of the School Improvement Plan (SIP);
(c) Adopt a Constitution and By-laws to guide its decisions;
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(d) Conduct its affairs in keeping with the school’s decision-making
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(e) Assist in the planning and setting direction for the school;
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(f) Organize committees to support the school head and staff in the
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implementation of the SIP;
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(g) Regularly conduct consultation as an avenue for multi-level and
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multi-stakeholder assessment of the school’s state of education;
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(h) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the SIP, and develop such
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monitoring and evaluation tools;
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(i) Report the progress of SIP Implementation to the Schools Division
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Superintendent and the community;
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(j) Generate resources to support the implementation of the SIP;
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(k) Manage its resources; and
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(1) Such other powers and funetions as may be necessary for its effective
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performance.
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The school head as Chief Executive Officer shall:
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(a) Implement the SIP which includes delegating responsibilities to other
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staff and setting up processes to monitor progress, colleeting and
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analyzing data, and documenting relevant information;
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(b)Implement policies developed in partnership with the SGC;
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(c) Provide accurate and timely information to inelude progress reports
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about the SIP, government requirements and initiatives, and
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finaneial reports on sehool expenditure; and
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(d)Perform such other functions as the SGC may deem necessary.
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existing guidelines on the SGC or promulgate such implementing guidelines
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Sec. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days after 
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of the Interior and Local
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Government, Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, 
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Social 
Welfare and Development, Philippine Statistics Authority, Union of Local 
Authorities of the Philippines, Department of Economy, Planning, and 
Development, Department of Finance, Department of Budget and 
Management, and other education stakeholders, shall promulgate the rules 
and regulations for its effective implementation. The Implementing Rules and 
Regulations (IRR) issued pursuant to this section shall take effect thirty (30) 
days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Sec. 10. Transitory Provision. - All existing local school boards 
established pursuant to RA No. 7160, as amended, shall continue to operate 
pursuant to, and shall be covered by, the provisions of this Act and its IRR.
Sec. 11. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is 
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions or parts not 
affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Sec. 12. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, presidential 
decrees, administrative orders, rules and regulations, issuances, or parts 
thereof inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or amended accordingly.
Sec. 13. Effectimty. - Notwithstanding the non-issuance of the IRR, this 
Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette 
or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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