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HOUSE BILL No. _9803 _ Wo mer

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA,
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CAMPUS OF THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN
THE CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS OF
THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAVITE STATE
UNIVERSITY - CITY OF BACOOR CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are duty-bound to develop our human
resources for the needs and well-being of our society and nation and the challenges
of a rapidly changing world.*

In order to face this challenging responsibility, the government needs to funnel
enough financial and institutional support to HEIs, particularly state universities and
colleges, so that these institutions are geared for the demands of the digital age.

In line with this thrust, this bill seeks the conversion of the Cavite State
University (CvSU) - City of Bacoor Campus located in the City of Bacoor, Province of
Cavite into a regular campus of the University.

By converting the CvSU — City of Bacoor Campus into a regular campis, it is
assured of regular fund allocation from the national government which is expected to
enhance the school's services and upgrade its facilities. Moreover, its conversion will
enable the CvSU — City of Bacoor Campus to devise appropriate plans and programs
to make quality and affordable higher education accessible to all.

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To uphold CvSU’s pivotal role in ensuring that the youth of the City of Bacoor
and neighboring areas are equipped with skills and knowledge that will make them
partners in nation-building, immediate passage of this measure is earnestly sought.

REP. RYAN B. REVILLA
Representative

2" District of Cavite AGIMAT Partylist

REP. RAMONWOLO REVILLA III
Representative
1* District of Cavite


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL No. _9803

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA,
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA II

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CAMPUS OF THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN
THE CITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS OF
THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAVITE STATE
UNIVERSITY — CITY OF BACOOR CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Cavite State University — City of
Bacoor Campus Act.”

Sec. 2. The Bacoor City Campus of the Cavite State University (CvSU) located
in the City of Bacoor, Province of Cavite is hereby converted into a regular campus, to
be known as the CvSU — City of Bacoor Campus.

Sec. 3. The CvSU — City of Bacoor Campus shall primarily provide short-term,
technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of
competency and specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the CvSU, and according
to its capability, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may
deem necessary to respond to the human resource development needs of the
Province of Cavite and Region IV-A. It is also mandated to undertake research and
extension services, and to provide progressive leadership in these areas.


Sec. 4. The CvSU-City of Bacoor Campus shall be headed by a Campus
Administrator who shall be appointed by the Board, subject to its guidelines on
qualifications and standards, and based on the recommendation of a search
committee duly constituted for the purpose of selecting the Campus Administrator.

Sec. 5. The CvSU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of the CvSU — City of
Bacoor Campus, including those related to its course offerings, are fully complied with.

Sec. 6. All assets, both real and personal, personnel, and records of the CvSU
= City of Bacoor Campus, as well as its liabilities or obligations, shall be titled under
or named after the CvSU. The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty
members and personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to the conversion
into a regular campus shall be respected.

All parcels of land belonging to the government to be occupied by the PUP —
City of Bacoor Campus shall be transferred to the CvSU: Provided, That should the
campus of the CvSU cease to exist or be abolished or should such aforementioned
parcels of land be no longer needed by the CvSU, the same shall revert to the City of
Bacoor or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case may be.

Sec. 7. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the
“Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall form part of this Act.

Sec. 8. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

The City of Bacoor shall provide the same amount of financial assistance to the
campus until such time that the amount necessary for the continued operation and
maintenance of the CvSU — City of Bacoor Campus shall be included in the annual
GAA.


Sec. 9. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall, in
consultation with the CHED, issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions
of this Act.

Sec. 10. If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid
or unconstitutional, the remaining parts of provisions not affected shall remain in full
force and effect.

Sec. 11. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or

modified accordingly.

Sec. 12. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,