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HOUSE BILL NO. _7275

Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

A glance of the organizational structure of the education system in the country
would reveal that cities have a separate schools division office. Established as a city in
1938 thru Commonwealth Act No. 338, Tagaytay City still does not have its own schools
division office.

The proposed law herein seeks to create the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office.
The establishment of a separate schools division office in Tagaytay City aims to bring a
more effective and efficient management of schools in the jurisdiction of the city. The
creation of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office will also further ensure the
compliance of city schools with the standards of quality education.

At this point it is elucidating to highlight the Constitutional provision about
education, which mandates that: "7he State shall protect and promote the right of all the
attizens to quality education at all levels and shall take the appropriate steps to make
such education accessible to all.” The creation of a separate schools division in Tagaytay
City is clearly a step towards the city’s compliance with said constitutional mandate. To
highlight, the penultimate goal for establishing the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office
is to promote the performance of students, thru the improved supervision and
management of educational institutions in Tagaytay City.

Approval of the foregoing bill is earnestly being sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, _7275.

Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE
TAGAYTAY CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE

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 “Tagaytay City Schools
Division Office Act.”

Section 2. Establishment of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office. - There
shall be established under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a
City Schools Division Office in Tagaytay City, Province of Cavite, which shall have
Jurisdiction over the school districts within Tagaytay City and headed by a division
superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

SECTION 3. Personnel of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office. - The staff
complement of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office shall possess the necessary
qualifications required by the DepEd.

The salaries of the superintendent, supervisors, principals, teachers, non-teaching
personnel, and other operational expenses of the primary, intermediate, high schools,
and other public schools in Tagaytay City shall be borne by the national government.
Provided that, the powers and duties of the local government as contained in the Local
Government Code in support of the schools shall not be abridged, curtailed, or diminished.


SECTION 4. Budget of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office. - The amount
necessary for the operationalization of the Tagaytay City Schools Division Office shall be
charged against those authorized in the current appropriations of the DepEd. Thereafter,
the amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education, in coordination with the city
government of Tagaytay City, shall issue rules and regulations implementing the
provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, rules
and regulation or part thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,