Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
‘Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bil No. 5016

Introduced by Honorable JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE R. LACSON - NOEL

AN ACT
GRANTING A NON-WAGE BENEFIT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN.
THE FORM OF FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION IN ANY STATE COLLEGE
OR UNIVERISTY FOR ONE (1) DEPENDENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted hy the Senate and the Hause of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title, — This Act shall be known as the “Free Tertiary
Benefit for Public School Teachers Act of 2011.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to protect and
promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and to take the
appropriate steps to make education accessible to all. With that regard, the Public School
Teachers as the front agent of the government in disseminating this policy should
properly be compensated for the services they rendered.

SECTION 3. Non-wage Benefit, - All Public School ‘leachers, either teaching in
elementary. secondary or tertiary levels, who are still in the service or retired, shall be
qualified for 2 Non-Wage Benefit in the form of free tertiary education in any state
college or university for one (1) dependent.

Provided. that for those who are still in the service, the public schoo! teacher
should have rendered services not shorter than six (6) years but still be required to render
services for four (4) more years. For those who are retired after the passage of this Act
their services should not be shorter than ten (10) years, provided, they claim the non-
wage benefit four (4) years after their retirement.

Provided, that for a dependent to qualify. they should be related to the public
school teacher within the fourth degree of consanguinity or a registered dependent of the
teacher.

SECTION 4. fmplementation. - The Department of Education and the
Commission on Higher Education shall issue and promulgate rules and regulations as
deemed necessary for the evaluation, approval and implementation. as well as to carry
‘out the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. Sevarability Clause. — Should any provision of this Act or any part


SECTION 6. Repeating Clause. - Any laws. executive orders. presidential
decrees, ordinances. rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with any
of the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. Effectivity
publication in the Official Gazette.

+ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) dass alter its

Approved,


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS,
Second Regular Session

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Introduced by Honorable JOSEPHINE VERONIQUE R. LACSON - NOEL.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill sceks to enact into law a non-wage benefit for public schoo! teachers in
tetum for their steadfast dedication to the education of our nation’s youth. This bill takes
into consideration the role of education in nation-building and the importance of those
who play a vital role in carrying out the State’s policy.

Teachers are considered mentors. known to be unsung heroes of every generation.
and yet. a good number of dedicated and erudite teachers are unable or find it very
difficult to send their own children to coltege. it is the aim of this measure to promote the
right to education of everybody as guaranteed by the Constitution by providing access
and opportunity to the children of these teachers. Thus. this also sceks to correct the irony
and therefore address the dismal situation of education in our country and the financial
hardships that our public school teachers face to provide tertiary education to their own
children because of their meager income as public school teachers

There is so much work to be done in our economy and for the education system in
our country. Consequently, the desire to education is given more weight than rigid

plights. In the light of the foregoing premises. thus. the approval of this bill is earnestly
sought

JOSEPHINE VEROWIQUE R. LACSON - NOEL