‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) » RECEIVED”
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) pare 20 JUN 70%
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL No. 2493

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

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF BACOOR,
PROVINCE OF CAVITE INTO A REGULAR 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 campus, 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 Bacoor
youth and deliver courses which are relevant to our constitutency.

To date, we are currently building a new campus site on a govemment
property in Barangay Molino II! that will house the CVSU-Bacoor regular campus.

1 Alcala, A. C. (1999), Higher Education in the Philippines on JSTOR. Philippine Studies, 114. https:/idoi.org/
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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 eamestly sought.

This measure was already approved on Third and Final Reading by the
House of Representatives during the Nineteenth Congress.

REP. LANI ME} DO - REVILLA , MSLG, DM (hc)

Representative
2 District of Cavite

YAN B. REVILLA REP. RAMON JGKO REVILLA Il
Representative ‘epresentative
AGIMAT Partylist 4 District of Cavite


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE: )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL No.__2.49

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

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF BACOOR,
PROVINCE OF CAVITE INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Cavite State
University-City of Bacoor Campus Act’.

SEC. 2. Conversion into a Regular Campus. - The Cavite State
University (CvSU) shall convert the extension campus located in the City of Bacoor,
Province of Cavite, into a regular campus, to be known as the “Cavite State
University-City of Bacoor Campus".

SEC. 3. General Mandate. — The CvSU-City of Bacoor Campus shall
provide undergraduate and graduate courses within its areas of competency and
specialization, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may
deem necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives, and those which
respond to the human resource development needs of the Province of Cavite and
the CALABARZON Region. It is also mandated to undertake research and
extension services in support of the socio-economic development and to provide
progressive leadership in these areas.

SEC. 4. Supervision. - The CvSU-City of Bacoor Campus shall be headed
by a Campus Director who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed by
the Board, subject to its guidelines, qualifications, and standards, and upon the
recommendation of a Search Committee duly constituted for the purpose of
selecting the Campus Director.


SEC. 5. Compliance with the Requirements of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED). - The CvSU shall ensure compliance of the CvSU-City
of Bacoor Campus with the policies, standards, and guidelines of the CHED for the
operation of the Campus, including those related to the offering of courses and the
introduction of new or revised programs prior to its conversion as a regular campus.

SEC. 6. Management of Personnel, Assets and Records of the
Campus. ~ 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
transferred to 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 occupied by the CvSU-City
of Bacoor Campus shall be transferred to the CvSU: Provided, That should the
campus or 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
local government unit concemed or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case
may be.

SEC. 7. Suppletory Application. - 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. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days from
the approval of this Act, the Board shall, in consultation with the CHED, issue
rules and regulations to implement its provisions.

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

SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. — 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. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,