Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

House BILL No. _ 4104

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

The role of Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) in promoting
quality education has been recognized in developed countries such as the
United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), as well as in other
Asian countries. India and Malaysia have made it mandatory for schools
to form their PTAs. In fact, there are countries which organized their PTAs
into a national organization.

In the United States, the National Parent Teachers Association has
worked for more than 100 years towards “bettering the lives of every
child in education, health and safety”. Founded in 1897, the National PTA
serves as“a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and
communities, and a strong advocate for public education."It is presently
operating as‘a network of millions of families, students, teachers,
administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the
educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in
schools”

This bill seeks to strengthen the role of PTAs in the Philippine
educational system.

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SALVADOR B,BELARO, JR.
Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _AjQ4

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF PARENTS-TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION (PTA) IN THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Parents-
Teachers Association (PTA) Act of 2016.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. The State recognizes the crucial role of
parents and teachers in ensuring education for all.

SEC. 3. Scope. All schools, whether public or private shall be covered by
this Act.

SEC. 4. Procedure.The Department of Education (DepEd) shall make it
mandatory for all public and private elementary and high schools to form
their Parents-Teachers association (PTA) and elect their respective set of
officers who shall then act to ensure the active participation of the PTA in
achieving the objectives of education for all, as well as supporting the
school administration in terms of improving school curriculum, facilities
and other related programs. The PTA may also be tapped assist in such
concerns that affect not only the students, parents, teachers and the
school administration such as that relating to security of the school,
calamity preparedness of the community where the school is located,
curbing drug addiction and the implementation of programs that will
redound to the benefit of all stakeholders in the educational process. A
National Parents-Teachers Association (NPTA) with regional
representation shall be organized to work closely with the DepEd National

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Secretariat. To ensure continuity in programs, each PTA shall have a term
of at least Three (3) years with mandatory election of officers at the end
of such three year terms. Also, funds shall be automatically allocated by
the National Government for every PTA of every school.

SEC. 5. Additional rules and regulations which will further the purpose of
this Act may be determined or formulated by the Department of
Education.

SEC. 6. The funds necessary to carry out the provision of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriation Act of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter

SEC. 7. 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.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations
or parts thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.