FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 
2750 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill requires the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct background 
checks on prospective school employees, and that the results of the checks be reviewed by the 
hiring administrator before any offer of employment c~n be made. This bill will help school 
officials to effectively identify sexual predators during the employment application process. 
In the event that the background check identifies a sexual predator seeking employment 
with a school or a school district, the bill mandates that the individual be reported to local law 
enforcement. 
Further, the bill bars individuals with convictions relating to reckless imprudence 
involving vehicular accidents or other serious traffic offenses from being employed as bus 
drivers or in other roles that involves the transportation of children. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL SCI-IOOL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE EMPLOYED IN CONNECTION 
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WITH A SCHOOL TO RECEIVE NBI BACKGROUND CHECKS PRIOR TO BEING HIRED 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House oj Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. -
This Act shall. be known as the "Safety for Our 
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Schoolchildren Act. " 
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SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act: 
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(a) 
"School" means an educational institution providing pnmary and secondary 
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education, and is under the supervision ofthe Department of Education; 
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(b) 
"School employee" means an employee who works in a school or has a j ob duty 
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that results in exposure to students, including administrators, teachers, substitute teachers, 
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custodians, cafeteria workers, and school bus drivers;. and an employee of a company, or a 
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subsidiary of a company, that has a contract with a school, who works in a school or has a job 
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duty that results in exposure to students; 
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(c) 
"Sexual Predator" means an individual 18 years of age or older who has been 
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convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to, a sexual offense against a minor; and 
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(d) 
"Sexual offense" means the following crimes as defined under the Penal Code: 
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Rape; Acts oflasciviousness; Qualified seduction; Simple seduction; Acts of lasciviousness with 
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the consent of the offended party; Corruption of minors; White slave trade. 
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SECTION 3. Background Checks for School Employees. -
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(a) 
In General. - A school shall obtain a l~Mional Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 
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background check on an individual prior to ma,king an offer of employment as a school 
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employee. 
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(b) 
Reporting Sexual Predator. - A school that receives information from an NBI 
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background check that an individual who has applied for employment with such school as a 
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school employee is a sexual predator shall report to loc\ll law enforcement that such individual 
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has so applied. 
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(c) 
Transportation. - A school may not make an offer of employment to an individual 
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for a position as a school bus driver if such il1dividual has been convicted of, or has pleaded 
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guilty to, an offense under the Penal Code, Article 365 that involves a vehicular accident or any 
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serious traffic offenses. 
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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be declared 
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unconstitutional, any other provision not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or 
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pmis thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repeal'ld or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
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in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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