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S.B. No1ENY^35
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF FLORIDABLANCA, PROVINCE OF
PAMPANGA, A CAMPUS OF THE PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL 
UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL 
UNIVERSITY-FLORIDABLANCA CAMPUS", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) located in Magalang, 
Pampanga is a state agricultural institution. It is known for its programs in the field of 
Research and Development, Science and Technology, Agroecology, Industrial, and 
Business Entrepreneurship. It is the center of academic excellence in the province of 
Central Luzon.
The PSAU supports the national government's commitment that puts education as 
the central strategy for investing in the Filipino people, reducing poverty and building 
national competitiveness. Hence, establishment of a satellite or extension campus is 
needed to serve more youth in the area.
To further its reach in providing quality higher education to all who seek it, 
particularly those who may not be able to afford it, this bill seeks to establish an 
extension campus in the Municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga by converting the 
Floridablanca National Agricultural School (FNAS) into an attached campus of the PSAU.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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S.B. No. 1
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF FLORIDABLANCA, PROVINCE OF 
PAM PANG A, A CAMPUS OF THE PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL 
UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PAMPANGA STATE AGRICULTURAL 
UNIVERSITY-FLORIDABLANCA CAMPUS", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. There is hereby established a campus of the Pampanga State
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Agricultural University (PSAU) in the Municipality of Floridablanca, Province of
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Pampanga. It shall be known as the "PSAU-Floridablanca Campus".
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SEC. 2. The PSAU-Floridablanca Campus shall offer short-term, technical-
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vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and
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specialization, as the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, may deem
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necessary for the accomplishment of its objectives, and those which respond to the
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human resource development needs of the Province of Pampanga and Region III.
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The PSAU-Floridablanca Campus is also mandated to undertake research and
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extension services, and production activities in support of the socio-economic
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development and to provide progressive leadership in these areas.
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SEC. 3. The PSAU-Floridablanca Campus shall be headed by a Campus
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Administrator who shall render full-time service and shall be appointed by the Board,
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subject to the qualifications standards prescribed by the Board, and based on the
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recommendation of a search committee duly constituted for the purpose of selecting
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the Campus Administrator.


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SEC. 4. The PSAU shall ensure that the minimum requirements of the
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the establishment and operation of the
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PSAU-Floridablanca Campus, including those related to its course offerings, are fully
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complied with.
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SEC. 5. A fifty (50)-hectare parcel of land belonging to the Floridablanca
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National Agricultural School (FNAS) located in the FNAS-Main Campus shall be
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transferred to and titled under the PSAU and shall be the site of the PSAU-Floridablanca
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Campus: Provided, That should the PSAU cease to exist or be abolished or should such
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aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the PSAU, the same shall revert
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to the concerned local government unit or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the
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case may be.
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SEC. 6. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the CHED shall, in
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coordination with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) determine the
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organizational structure and staffing pattern for the PSAU-Floridablanca Campus. The
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said organizational structure and staffing pattern shall be submitted by the Chairperson
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of the CHED to the Secretary of the DBM for approval.
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SEC. 7. The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the
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"Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997" shall form part of this Act.
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SEC. 8. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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SEC. 9. If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force
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and effect.
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SEC. 10. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
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regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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SEC. 11. This Act shall take offer fifteen (IS) days after its publication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,
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Approved,