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Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session REGISTRATION
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House Bill No.___ 659 X SERVICE

Introduced by Hon. Henry S. Oaminal

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Northwestern Mindanao State College of
Science and Technology (NMSCST) in the City of Tangub Province of
Misamis Occidental into a state university to be known as the University
of Northwestern Mindanao (UNM) and integrating therewith the satellite
campuses of Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) in the
City of Oroquieta and in the Municipality of Panaon, the satellite campuses
of the Mindanao Slate University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
in the Municipalities of Baliangao and Lopez Jaena, and the Ozamis City
School of Arts and Trade (OCSAT) in the City of Ozamis, all in the Province
of Misamis Occidental. The main campus of the University shall be in the
City of Tangub, Province of Misamis Occidental

It is a well-known fact that institutions of higher learning have
groomed significantly in number over the years and majority of these
institutions are concentrated in highly urbanized cities and the more affluent
provinces in the country. The most expensive university buildings with
well—equipped facilities and the most curriculum are found in Metro Manila
and the adjoining cities and provinces in the National Capital region

This situation effectively limits the educational opportunities available
for the poor but deserving Mindanaoans who cannot afford the prohibitive
cost of private tertiary education offered in those schools. Education for
Mindanaoans, particularly in the Province of Misamis Occidental, is fast
becoming an exclusive privilege for those who can readily afford to pay the
expensive fees and other related expenses as a result of living in the cities
outside of their own province

The conversion of the Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science
and Technology into a state university to be known as the University of
Northwestern Mindanao will certainly provide refuge for students from poor
families in this part of the country as university education outside of the
province entails collateral expenses such as boarding house rentals, food and
transportation and miscellaneous expenses.

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This bill therefore is a concrete gesture to the growing clamor of the
people in the accessible to all

The foregoing reasons warrant the immediate ap f this bill

ATTY S. OAMJNAL
[Representative
2" District, Misamis Occidental

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. _ 655 __

Introduced by HON. HENRY S. OAMINAL

AN ACT

CONVERTING THE NORTHWESTERN MINDANAO STATE COLLEGE OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NMSCST) IN THE CITY OF TANGUB,
PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO
BE KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN MINDANAO
(UNM), INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE SATELLITE CAMPUSES OF
MINDANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST) IN THE
CITY OF OROQUIETA AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANA THE
SATELLITE CAMPUSES OF THE MINDANAO STATE UISTVERSITY-
ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MSU-HT) IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF BALIANGAO AND LOPEZ JAENA, AND THE
OZAMIZ CITY SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE (OCSAT), IN THE CITY OF
OZAMIZ, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Conversion. — The Northwestern Mindanao State College of
Science and Technology in the City of Tangub, Province of Misamis Occidental is
hereby converted into a state university to be known as the University of
Northwestern Mindanao (UNM), hereinafter referred to as the University, and
integrating therewith the satellite campuses of Mindanao University of Science and
Technology (MUST) in the City of Oroquieta and in the Municipality of Panaon,
the satellite campuses of the Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of
Technology (MSU-IIT) in the Municipalities of Baliangao and Lopez Jaena and
the Ozamis City School of Arts and Trade (OCSAT) in the City of Ozamis, all in
the Province of Misamis Occidental. The main campus of the University shall be in
the City of Tangub, Province of Misamis Occidental.

SEC. 2. General Mandate. The University shall primarily provide advanced
education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in the fields
of agriculture, fisheries, engineering, arts and sciences, education, business
administration and management, health sciences and other relevant fields of study


It shall also undertake research, extension services and production activities in
support of the socio-economic development of the Province of Misamis Occidental,
and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

SEC. 3 Academic Freedom unit Institutional Autonomy. - The University
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pursuant to paragraph 2,
Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.

SEC. 4.Curricular Offerings. — The University shall offer undergraduate,
graduate and short-term courses within its areas of specialization and according to
its capabilities, as the Board of Regents may deem necessary to carry out its
objectives, particularly in order to meet the needs of the Province of Misamis
Occidental and Region X.

The existing high school shall be transferred to the jurisdiction and
supervision of the Department of Education (DepED) Provided, That the high
school shall be allowed to remain and operate within the campus of the University
until the existing students shall have completed their high school education
Provided, further, That the University may operate a reasonably-sized laboratory
school under its College of Education in the main campus.

SEC. 5 Administration. — The University shall have the general powers of a
corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa Blg. 68, as amended, otherwise known as
the “Corporation Code of the Philippines.” The administration of the University and
the exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board of
Regents and the President of the University.

SEC. 6. The Governing Board. — The governing body of the University
shall be the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as Board, which shall be
composed of the following

(a)The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
Chairperson;

(b)The President of the University, Vice-Chairperson;

(c) The Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the
Senate, member;

(d)The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education of
the House of Representatives, member;

(e)The Regional Director of the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA), member;

(f) The Regional Director of the Department Of Agriculture, member;

(g)The Press dent of the federation of the faculty associations of the
University, member;

(h)The President of the federation of student councils of the University ,
member;

(i) The President of the federation of alumni associations of the
University, member; and,

() Two (2) prominent citizens from the private sector who have distinguished
themselves in their profession or fields of specialization and who can
primarily contribute to the deployment of on the job trainees, interns and


graduates of the University, members;
(k)The Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST), member

The Board of Regents shall appoint the two (2) prominent citizens from
among a list of at least five (5) qualified persons in the Philippines, as
recommended by the search committee constituted by the University president, in
consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED and the other members of the
Board, based on the normal standards and qualifications for the position.

The term of office of the President of the federation of faculty associations
the President of the federation of student councils, and the President of the
federation of alumni associations shall be coterminous with their respective terms
of office, as set forth in their respective constitutions and bylaws.

The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2) years from
the date of appointment.

SEC. 7 Power and Duties of the Board of Regents. — The Board shall have
the following specific powers and duties in addition to its general powers of
administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to the Board of Directors
of a corporation under existing laws:

(a)To promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared
State policies and the provisions of the Philippine Constitution on
education, agriculture, science and technology, as well as the policies,
standards and trusts of the CHED under Republic Act No. 7722,
otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”;

(b)To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the University;

(c) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of
the University in the manner it may determine in its discretion, in order to
carry out the purposes and functions of the University;

(d)To import economic, technical and cultural books and/or publication;

(e)To fix the tuition fees and other necessary matriculation feel, graduation
fees and laboratory fees, as the impose, upon the recommendation of the
University President;

Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other income
penetrated by the University, shall constitute special trust funds and shall be
deposited in any authorized government depository bunk, and in the absence of my
government depository banks in the main campus and satellite campuses, to any
banks at available in the locality and all interests that shall accrue therefrom shall
form part of the same funds for the use of the University

Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary



notwithstanding, any income generated by the University from tuition fees and
other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land grants,
shall be retained by the University, and may be disbursed by the Board for
instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the University.
Provided, that all fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for the specific purposes for
which these are collected

(£) To enter into a contract but not limited

1. To borrow money from government banks to finance infrastructure
Projects, laboratory equipment and facilities and other income
generating projects;

2. To enter into a lease purchase agreement or other module of
Procurement authorized by law.

If, for reasons beyond its control, the University shall not be able to pursue
any project for which the funds have been appropriated and allocated under its
approved program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of said funds
for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be necessary and urgent
for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the University;

(g)To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for
greater access to poor but deserving students;

(h)To approve the curricular, instructional programs and rules of discipline
drawn by the Administrative find the Academic Councils herein provided:

(i) To set policies on admission and graduation of students:

() To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machines,
equipment and other facilities and the purchase and acquisition of real and
personal properties. and:

(k)To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of their
outstanding contribution in the fields of education, public service, arts,
science and technology, agriculture or in any field of specialization with
the academic competence of the University, and to authorize the awarding
of certificates of completion of non-degree and nontraditional courses

(1) To establish and absorb non-chartered tertiary institutions within the
Province of Misamis Occidental as branches and centers in coordination
with the CHED and in consultation with the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), and to offer therein programs or courses, to promote
and carry out equal access to educational opportunities as mandated by the
Constitution;

(m) To establish research and extension centers of the University where

such will promote the development of the latter and to commercialize
research, invention and innovations upon the recommendation of the


president.

(n)To appoint deans, directors, heads of departments subject to the
confirmation of the board except that of faculty members and other
officials, and;

(0)To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the
president and/or other officials of the University as it may deem
appropriate, so as to expedite the administration of the affairs of the
University;

(p)To authorize external management audit of the University, to be financed
by the CHED, subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission on
Audit (COA); and to institute reforms, including academic and structural
changes, on the basis of the audit results and recommendations:

(q)To collaborate with other governing boards of state colleges and
universities within the Province of Misamis Occidental or Region X, under
the supervision of the CHED and in consultation with the Department of
Budget and Management (DBM) and work towards the restructuring of the
University to become more efficient, relevant, productive and competitive:

(1) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable
development and management of the economic assets of the University,
the proceeds from which shall be used for the development and
strengthening of the University;

(s)To develop consortia and other economic forms of linkages with local
government units (LGUs), institutions and agencies, both public and
private, local and foreign, in the furtherance of the purposes and
objectives of the University;

(t) To establish professorial chairs in the University and to provide
fellowship for qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving
students;

(u)To develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building
with appropriate institutions and agencies, public and private, local and
foreign and to appoint experts/specialists as consultants, part-time or
visiting or exchange professors, scholars, researchers, as the case may be:

(v)To fix and adjust the salaries of faculty members and administrative
officials and employees subject to the Revised Compensation and
Classification System and other pertinent budget and compensation laws
governing the hours of service and such other duties and conditions as it
may deem proper, to grant them, at its discretion, leaves of absences and
under existing law and to remove them for cause in accordance with the
requirements of date process of law, and:

(w) To set up the adoption of modem and innovative modes of transmitting


knowledge such as the use of information technology, the dual learning
system, open or distance education and community laboratory for the
promotion of greater access to education;

(x)To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative
decision making and transparency within the University;

(y)To privatize, where most advantageous to the University, management of
non- academic services such as health, food, building or grounds or
property maintenance and such other similar activities; and

(z)To appropriate in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal
property of all kinds and to administer and dispose of the same when
necessary for the benefit of the State University and subject to the
instructions of the donor, if any. Such donation’s shall be exempt from
donor’s two and the same shall be considered as allowable deductions
from the gross income of the donor in accordance with the provisions of
the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended:

(aa) To extend the term of the President of the University beyond the age of
retirement but not beyond the age of seventy (70), whose performance has
been unanimously rated by the Board as outstanding based on the
guidelines, qualifications and/or standards set b) the Board, after
unanimous recommendation by the search committee

SEC. 8 Meetings of the Board. - The Board shall regularly convene once
every three (3) months. Whenever necessary, the Chairperson of the Board may
call, upon three (3) days" prior written notice, a maximum of two (2) special
meetings within the same period.

A quorum of the Board shall consist of majesty of all its members holdings
office at the time of the meeting: Provided, That the Chairperson of the Board or
the President of the University is among those present in the meeting

The Chairperson of the CHED who cannot attend a meeting of the Board shall
duly designate a CHED Commissioner as representative, with all the rights and
responsibilities of a regular member: Provided, however, that in the said meeting,
the president of the University as vice chairperson shall be the presiding officer
Provided, further, That this provision notwithstanding, the Chairperson of the
CHED is hereby authorized to designate a CHED Commissioner as the regular Chair
of the Board of Regents, in which case said CHED Commissioner shall act as the
presiding officer.

In case the Chairpersons of the Congressional Committees on Education shall
not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may duly designate their respective
representatives to attend the meeting, who shali have the same rights and
responsibilities as a regular member of the Board.

The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to


reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred either in their
attendance to meetings of the Board or in connection tenth other official business
authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to existing laws and regulations

SEC. 9. The University President. — The University shall be headed by a
President, who shall render full-time service and who shall be appointed by the
Board, subject to the guidelines, qualifications and standards set by the Board,
upon recommendation of a duly constituted search committee. The University
President shall have a term of four (4) years and shall be eligible for reappointment
for another terms Provided, That in order to effect a smooth transition to a state
university, the president of the Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science
and Technology, if qualified shall serve as the first president of the University

Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of office of the
incumbent

President, the Board shall constitute the Search Committee for the Presidency
(SCP).

In case of vacancy in the Office of the President by reason of death,
compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause or incapaci9 of the President
to perform the functions of the office. the Board shall designate an Officer-in-
Charge of the University within six (6) months from date of vacancy, pending the
appointment of a new President. The successor or the Officer—in—Charge shall
serve only the unexpired portion of the term

SEC. 10. Powers and Duties of University President — The administration of
the university shall be vested in the President of the University

President exercises the following powers and functions:

(a)General supervision over all businesses and financial operations of the
University ;

(b)All officers, members of the teaching staff, and employees shall be
responsible to, and under the direction of the President;

(c) The President shall carry out the general policies laid down by the Board
of Regents, and shall have power to act within the lines of said general
policies. He alone shall undertake to direct or to assign the details of
executive actions;

(d)The President shall have the power to determine and propose the agenda
of all meetings of the Board of Regents and of the State University
Councils; provided, however, that any member of the Board shall be
entitled to have any matter included in the agenda;

(c)Presides at the commencement and other public exercises of the
University, and confer such degrees and honors as are granted by the
Board of Regents. All diplomas and certificates shall be signed by him,
by the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, and by the Chairman of
Board of Regents;

(f) Official center of communication between the faculty, employees and
students of the State University on the one hand and the Board of
Regents or Board of Visitors on the other hand.

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(g)Recommends to the Board of Regents suitable persons upon consultation
with the Vice- President for Academic Affairs rind University -Deans and
Heads of Non-Academic Units, as the case may be, to fill vacancies and
new positions, and to make such other arrangements as to meet
emergencies accruing between the meetings of the Board so that the work
of the State University will not be hampered.

(h) Exercises these specific powers.

1. Accepts resignation of faculty member/s and employee/s which he
shall report to the Board of Regents in its meeting immediately
following the resignation;

General supervision and control over extracurricular activities of

students and authority to issue adequate rules for the organization and

operation of student organizations;

3. Authority to renew appointments for not more than one vet if the

budget permits and the services are necessary;

4. Authority to transfer faculty and employees from one department, unit
of the State University to another with the written consent of the
faculty member or employee concerned, provided that
1, there is no demotion in rank and salary:

2. it is with the consent of the head of the unit; and
3. it is for the interest of the service.

5. Authority to grant or deny permission for members of the faculty to
accept training grants. Fellowships, scholarships, assistantship, or
invitations to conferences sponsored by other agencies or
organizations.

(i) He/She shall have the authority to change the leave status of the faculty
from that of teacher’s leave to that of cumulative leave or vise versa on
the recommendation of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and
respective College Deans concerned.

(j) He/She shall hold officers, teachers, and employees responsible to the Bill
discharge of their duties and, if in his judgment the necessity arises, he
shall, after consultation with the Vice-President for Academic Affairs,
University Deans and Administrative Officer, in proper cases, initiate the
necessary proceedings for the separation from the service of any of them
for cause. He/she shall report to the Board of Regents the case of the
supposed erring employee or faculty member for the Board to appoint a
committee to hear the case.

(k)He/She shall prepare an annual report to the Board of Regents on the work
of the past year and the needs for the current year, He shall also present to
the Board the annual budget of the State University with the estimates of
incomes and expenditures.

(1) He/She shall execute and sign in behalf of the University, all contracts,
deeds and other instruments necessary for the proper conduct of the
business of the University, unless otherwise therein provided.

(m) He/She shall have general responsibility for the enforcement of
discipline and for the maintenance of satisfactory academic standards
in all its units.

(n)He/She shall have the right to modify or disapprove any action or
resolution of any college, faculty or administrative body, if in his
judgment the larger interest of the University so requires. Should he/she

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exercise such power, the President shall communicate his/her decision in
writing to the body immediately affected, stating the reasons for his/her
action, and thereafter shall accordingly inform the Board of Regents
which may take any action it may deem appropriate in connection
therewith.

(0)He/She shall have the power to authorize expenses from miscellaneous
funds in the budget for maintenance, repairs, remodeling or modification
of buildings and grounds without further action by the Board of Regents,
provided, that the account does not exceed P50.000. 00

(p)The President may invite, from time to time, scholars of eminence and
other persons who have achieved distinction in some learned professions
or careers, to deliver a lecture or a series thereof, and for this purpose he
may authorize honoraria for such services, to be taken from the
miscellaneous fund and at rates prescribed by existing regulations.

(q)He/She shall have the power to purchase equipment for the University not
exceeding P50,000. 00 without securing approval by the Board of Regents
subject to the existing laws, rules and regulations on procurement and
auditing regulations. His action should be reported to the Board in its next
meeting or by referendum.

(1) He/She shall exercise such other powers as are elsewhere provided in this
Code, or by Charter of University, so as maybe specially Authorize by the
Board of Trustees, such as are usually pertaining to the Office of a
President of State the State University.

Designation for and In the Absence of the President in case of a brief
absence of the President a ranking officer, preferably the Vice President for
Academic Affairs, may be designated as Officer-In-Charge for the Office of
the President to carry out his functions in the University.

The Offices Under the President:

1. Line Offices directly under the Office of the President
1. Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research and
Extension
2. Center for the Information and Communications Technology
3. Office of Finance and Management Services
Office of the Administrative Services
2. The Staff Offices of the President includes the State University and
Board Secrets, the Executive Assistants and PI arming and Development

s

The powers and duties of the President of the University, in addition to those
specifically provided in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of
the President of similar universities, and those delegated by the Board.

The salary of the President of the University shall be in accordance with the
Revised Compensation and Position Classification System, as modified by Joint
Resolution No, 4 dated June 17, 2009 and other pertinent budget and compensation
laws, and shall be comparable to that being received by the Presidents of similar
educational institutions.

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The President of the University shall be assisted by the Vice President/s, who
shall be appointed by the Board upon recommendation of the President

SEC. 11. The Secretary of the University. — The Board shall appoint a
Secretary, who shall serve as such for both the Board and the University and shall
keep all records and proceedings of the Board. The Secretary shall serve upon each
member of the Board the appropriate notice of the Board meetings

SEC. 12. The Treasurer of the University. - The Treasurer of the
Philippines shall be the ex officio Treasurer of the University

SEC. 13. The Administrative Council. — There shall be an Administrative
Council consisting of the President of the University as Chairperson, vice
presidents, deans, directors and other officials of equal rank as members, whose
duties are to review and recommend to the Board policies governing the
administration, management and development placing of the University

SEC. 14. The Academic Council. — There shall be an Academic Council to
be composed of the President of the University, who shall act as Chairperson, and
ml academic staff with the rank of at least an assistant professor, as members

The Academic Council shall have the power to review and recommend the
curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the University, subject to the
approval of the Board. It shall fix the requirements for the admission of students, as
well as for their graduation and conferment of degrees, subject to review and
approval by the Board through the President of the University. It shall have the
disciplinary power over students of the University and shall formulate academic
policies and rules and regulations on discipline, subject to the approval of the
Board.

SEC. 15. The Faculty. — No political beliefs, gender preference, cultural or
community affiliation or ethnic origin, and religious opinion or affiliation shall be
a matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of the University
Provided, That said appointment be subject to the guidelines, qualifications and
standards set by the Board: Provided further, That no member of the faculty shall
teach for or against any particular church or religious sect.

SEC. 16. Scholarship Program/Admission. — The University shall provide
a scholarship program and other affirmative action programs to assist poor but
deserving students who qualify for admission to the University.

No student shall be denied admission to the University by reason of gender,
religion, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin.

SEC. 17. Authority to Loan Apparatus/Equipment/Supplies and Detail of
Personnel, — The heads of the bureaus and offices of the national government are
hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon the request of the President of the
University, such apparatus, equipment or supplies as may be needed by the
University, and to detail employees for duty therein when, in the judgment of the
head of bureau or office, such apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such

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employees can be spared without serious detriment to public service.

The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required of them by
the President of the University, and the time so employed shall be counted as part
of their regular services

Municipalities, cities and the Province of Misamis Occidental or other nearby
LGUs in the province may appropriate funds to support infrastructure, scholarship
program, facilities and laboratory and research to the University

SEC. 18 Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. — All assets, real and personal,
personnel and records of the Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and
Technology, of the satellite campuses of the Mindanao University of Science and
Technology in the City of Oroquieta and in the Municipality of Panaon, of the
satellite campuses of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
in the Municipalities of Baliangao and Lopez Jaena and of the Ozamiz City School
of Arts and Trades in the City of Ozamis, as well as liabilities or obligations, are
hereby transferred to the University. The positions, rights and security of tenure of
faculty members rind personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to the
conversion into a University shall be respected

All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the
Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology, including its
extension campuses are hereby transferred to the University, and shall be titled
under the name. Provided, That should the University cease to exist or be abolished
or should such parcels of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the
University, the same shall revert to the local government units concerned

SEC. 19.Tax Exemption on Importation and Donation: The importation of
economic technical and cultural books or publication, which are for economic,
technical, vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical or cultural purposes made
by the University upon certification by the CHED shall be exempt from customs
duties in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
Philippines, as amended.

Donations in any form to the University shall be exempt from the donor’s tax
and the same shall be considered as allowable deduction from the gross income in
the computation of the income tax of the donor, in accordance with the provisions
of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.

SEC. 20 Appropriations. — The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of
the Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology, satellite
campuses of the Mindanao State University of Science and Technology in the City
of Oroquieta and in the Municipality of Panaon, satellite campuses of the Mindanao
State University-Iligan Institute of Technology in the Municipalities of Baliangao
and Lopez Jaena and the Ozamis City School of Arts and Trade in the City of
Ozamiz, except the sums needed to continue the operations of the existing high
schools. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation and
maintenance of the University shall be included in the annual General


Appropriations Act

SEC. 21. Development Plan, Management Audit, Organizational/
Administrative/ Academic Structure - Within the period of one hundred twenty
(120) days after the approval of this Act, the University shall accomplish the
following:

(a)Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its corresponding
program budget to the CHED, for corresponding recommendation to the
DBM;

(b)Undergo a management audit in cooperation with the CHED; and

(c)Set up its organizational, administrative as well as academic
structure, including the appointment of the key officials of the University

SEC. 22. Filing of Report. — On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the
second (2nd) month after the opening of the regular classes each year, the Board
shall file truth the Office of the President of the Philippines through the
Chairperson of the CHED, and with both Houses of Congress, a detailed report on
the progress, conditions and needs of the University

SEC. 23. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No.
8292, otherwise I:nown as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, shall
be an integral part of this Act and shall serve as part of the Governing Charter of
the University.

SEC. 24. Parity Clause. — All other powers, functions and privileges,
responsibilities and limitations to State universities and their officials under
existing law s shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the University and its
officials whenever appropriate

SEC. 25. Compliance with CHED Requirements. - The provisions of this
Act notwithstanding, the establishment or conversion of the institution into a state
university shall become effective only upon the determination and declaration by
the CHED, based on the recommendation of a panel or opens, that the institution
has complied with the requirements for a university status. The CHED, through its
regional office, shall regularly provide technical assistance to the institution and
monitor compliance with the requirements of a Commission

The CHED shall designate a panel of experts who shall prepare a
recommendation to the Chairperson of the CHED, on whether the institution has
substantially complied with the requirements for the grant of university status

The following are the operational requirements for a university

(a)Level IIT accreditation or equivalent under CHED policies for at least four
(4) of its undergraduate programs, one (1) in the sciences, and two (2) of
its graduate programs;

(b)Ratio of qualified full-time faculty with requisite degrees to number of
students;

(c) Adequate library and laboratories;

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(d)Research and development output of practical and commercial
application to the community

(e)Relevant linkages and outreach programs that are of service to the
community; and

(£) Relevant academic policies, systems and processes

The institution shall retain its status prior to the effectively of this ACT
unless in the meantime it is able to comply with the requirements provided herein,
within a period not exceeding January 1, 2017

SEC. 26 Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Board, in
consultation with the CHED, shall formulate the rules and regulations to fully
implement the provisions of this Act

SEC. 27. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive
orders rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 28 Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any part of provision of
this ACT is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions
not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 29 Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved