Republic of the Philippines
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Quezon City, Metro Manila

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Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO.

6854

Introduced by Honorable Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 1, Article XIV (Education) of the 1987 Constitution provides that
“The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at
all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to
all.”

Consistent with the mandate of the Constitution, this bill seeks to establish a
State college in the Municipality of Baroy, Lanao del Norte to be known as Lanao
del Norte State College. The state college will provide the necessary facility to
enhance the desire of the people of Lanao del Norte for better education and
develop the talents and skills of the youth in the province in the arts and sciences,
teacher education, agriculture, engineering and technology as well as in vocational
and other technical courses. In the process, the proposed state college will
accommodate the graduates of the Lanao del Norte Comprehensive High School
and other graduates of existing secondary schools in Lanao del Norte

For most Filipino parents, education is a very important legacy that they can
give to their children. Establishing a state college in Lanao del Norte will give the
students the wider latitude for learning in the tertiary level. Moreover, it will
enable these students to finish their studies in an institution that is accessible and
afford ‘hem the opportunity of improving their status in life.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is highly and earnestly
recommended

IMELDA QUI BRANZA-DIMAPORO

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Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Con
Third Regular S

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Introduced by Honorable Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo

AN ACT
TABLISHING A STATE COLL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE TO BE KNOWN AS LANAO DEL NORTE
STATE COLLEGE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION |. Lanao del Norte State College. ~ There is hereby established
in the Municipality of Baroy. Lanao del Norte, a state college to be known as the
Lanao del Norte State College. hereinafter referred to as the State College. The
State College shall primarily provide technical and professional training in the
sciences, arts, teacher education. agriculture, engineering and technology as well as
short-term vocational courses. It shall likewise promote research, advanced studies
and academic leadership in the stated areas of specialization

The State College shall have the general powers set forth in Section 36 of

Batas Pambansa Bilang 68. otherwise known as the Corporation Code of the

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Philippines, as amended, which corporate powers shall be exercised exclusively by
a board of trustees

SEC. 2. Board of Trustees. — The governing body of the State College shall
be vested in a Board of Trustees which shall be composed of ten (10) members
consisting of:

lucation, as ex officio chairman:

a) Secretary of

b) President of the State College as vice-chairman:

ec) Chairman or a member of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts
and Culture:

d) Chairman or a member of the Committee on Higher and Technical
Education in the House of Representatives:

¢) President of the alumni association:

f) President of the faculty association:

¢) Chairman of the supreme student council:

h) President of the employees association: and

i) Two (2) prominent local residents, as members.

The two local provincial residents shall be appointed by the Board of
Trustees upon the recommendation of the President of the State College from at
least three (3) nominees who have distinguished themselves in their respective

professions or chosen field of specialization. Of the first two (2) appointed


prominent citizens from the local community, the Board of Trustees shall designate
one to serve for three (3) years and the other for six (6) years.

The members of the Board of Trustees shall be citizens and residents of the
Philippines. Except for the President of the State College, the president of the
faculty association and the president of the employees association, no person in the
employ of the State College or of other educational institutions in any capacity
whatsoever shall be eligible for membership in the Board of Trustees.

The members shall serve without compensation, but they shall be
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in their attendance in meetings of the
Board of Trustees or in connection with their official duties.

The Board of Trustees shall hold its regular meeting every two (2) months
and may hold as many special meetings as may be necessary. One-half of the
members holding office at the time a meeting is called shall constitute a quorum.
In the absence of the chairman, the President of the State College shall act as
presiding officer during the board meetings.

SEC. 3. Powers of the Board of Trustees. - The Board of Trustees shall
exercise the following powers

a) Receive and appropriate, to the ends specified by law, such sums as
may be provided by law for the support of the State College:

b) Provide for the establishment of an Institute of General Education

Studies, a School of Agriculture and Aquatic Sciences, a School of Forestry and

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Environmental Science. a School of Engineering and Technology, a School of
Education. a School of Business. a School of Veterinary Medicine, an Indigenous

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fis Institute, and other schools and departments as the Board of
Trustees may deem necessary:

c) Confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation from the
State College:

d) Authorize the President of the State College to award certificates for
completion of non-degree programs:

e) Prescribe for the governance of the State College such rules and
regulations not contrary to law as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the
State College:

f) Receive in trust legacies. gifts, donations for real and personal
property of all kinds, and administer the same for the benefit of the State College
or of a school, institute or department thereof, or for aid to any student or students
in accordance with directions and instructions of the donor or, in default thereof, in

such manner as the Board of Trustees may in its discretion determine:

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g) — Appoint the president, vice-presiden . directors. the secretary

of the State College, the registrar, the heads of the departments, professors,

ins

tuctors, lecturers and other officials and employees of the State College, fix
their annual compensation subject to pertinent compensation laws, prescribe their

hours of service, duties and other conditions as it may deem proper: grant them, in

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its discretion, leave of absence in accordance with rules that it may promulgate
and. remove them for cause after proper notice and hearing pursuant to civil
service laws governing disciplinary action:

h) Approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn up by the
Academie Council as hereinafter provided:

1) Fix tuition fees and other necessary school charges such as, but not
limited to, matriculation fees. graduation fees. and laboratory fees, as the Board of
Trustees may deem proper to impose. Such fees and charges, including
government subsidies and other income generated by the State College, shall
constitute special trust funds and shall be deposited in any authorized bank, and
any and all interest that shall accrue therefrom shall form part of the same funds for
the use of the State College. Any provision of existing laws to the contrary

notwithstanding, incomes generated by the State College may, at the discretion of

the Bo

‘d of Trustees. be disbursed for the professional growth and development,
health. welfare and other similar benefits of the faculty members and personnel; for
the acquisition, construction, maintenance and repair of urgently needed
instructional and auxiliary facilities, equipment, building and other infrastructures;
and for expenses necessary for the attainment of its purposes under this Act

i) Provide fellowships for qualified faculty members and scholarships.
grants-in-aid and part-time job opportunities to deserving students, especially the

underprivileged:


k) Establish chairs in the schools mentioned in paragraph (b) of this

Section and to sustain their endowment, as well as to provide for other faculty

awards as the programs of action may make necessary; and

1) Establish branches or extensions within the Province of Lanao del
Norte where there are no existing educational institutions offering similar
programs or courses.

SEC. 4. President. - The administration of the State College shall be vested
in the President. He shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees for a term of six
(6) years. The President of the State College may be reappointed after his term
shall have expired

The salary of the President shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees. subject to

pertinent compensation laws

The powers and duties of the President, in addition to those specifically
provided for in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the Office of the
President of a state college or university

In case of permanent vacancy in the Office of the President by reason of
death. resignation, removal for cause or incapacity to perform the functions and
duties of the office, the vice-president for academic affairs shall act as President of
the State College until a new president shall have been appointed and qualified

The President of the State College shall be assisted by two (2) vice-

presidents: one vice-president for academic affairs and one vice-president for

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planning and finance, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the
recommendation of the President of the State College.

SEC. 5. Faculty; Appointment of Deans. ~ The body of professors and
instructors of each school shall constitute its faculty and as head of each faculty,
there shall be a dean to be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the
recommendation of the President of the State College.

In the appointment of professors or instructors, no religious opinion or
affiliation shall be made a matter of inquiry or examination. No faculty member or
employee in the State College shall inculcate sectarian tenets or attempt, either
directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of Trustees, to
influence students and employees for or against any particular church or religious
sect

SEC. 6. Secretary of the State College. ~ There shall be a Secretary of the
State College to be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation
of the President of the State College. The Secretary shall also serve as the
secretary of the Board of Trustees. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the
records of the State College and the Board. and shall be compensated according to
pertinent compensation laws.

SEC. 7. Academic Council — There shall be an Academic Council
consisting of the President of the State College and all the members of the faculty

holding the rank of professor, associate professor. and assistant professor. The

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Academic Council alone shall have the power to prescribe the curriculum and rules
of discipline, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall also fix the
requirements for admission as well as graduation. The Academic Council has the
authority to recommend the conferment of titles to deserving individuals. Through
the President of the State College or its duly authorized committee, the Academic
Council shall have disciplinary power over the students of the State College within
the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline approved by the Board of Trustees.

SEC. 8. Admission. — No student shall be denied admission in the State
College by reason of sex. ethnic consideration, religious belief or political
affiliation

SEC. 9. Campus Site. — The State Coll hall have an area of not less

its academic

than fifty hectares (50 has.) for its exclusive use as campus site for

and instructional programs. research and development activities and experimental

and laboratory facilities
The Board of Trust

es shall forthwith recommend a suitable site in Baroy,

Lanao del Norte for this purpose. The Office of the President of the Philippines
shall effect the immediate acquisition of the area by way of proclamation or by
instituting expropriation proceedings, if necessary

SEC. 10. Development Plan.— The Board of Trustees, within six (6)
months following its creation. shall complete a seven-year development plan for

the State College which shall serve as the basis for its policy decisions.


SEC. 11. Appropriations.— The amount of Fifty Million Pesos
(P50,000.000.00) shall be initially appropriated from the appropriations of the
Commission on Higher Education under the current General Appropriations Act.
Thereafter. the amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into
law

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.