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Republic of the Philippines ‘2 AUG
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ~ DATE? a

Quezon City \ I
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS \
First Regular Session
3307

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

Explanatory Note:

As a manifestation of support to this timely piece of legislation, this representation
respectfully refiles this bill, which has constantly been receiving support from the
past and present congress.

It is a well known fact that Public schools in the Philippines pale in comparison in
terms of the quality of education as compared to private schools. Despite that
disparity between schools, they accommodate an increasing number of students
every year for most Filipino families cannot afford to enroll their kids to these
Private institutions. With this influx of students, public school teachers often divide
classes into three shifts (Morning, Afternoon, and Evening) and they resort to
handling large classes of 50-80 students per shift.

A large class size may be attributed as one of the many factors that have
contributed to the decline of the quality education in Public Schools. The teachers,
as competent as they may be, are unable to supervise every student in an
overcrowded classroom. The school experiences of the students are also adversely
affected for the environment is no longer conducive for learning.

This bill seeks address this problem by regulating the class size of Public Schools
and introducing an ideal teacher-students ratio. The bill seeks to mandate schools
to only have no more than 35 students per class; any number exceeding to that
(maximum of 50) shall be considered a large class. In the instance that teachers
will have to accommodate a large class, they shall be entitled to receive an
honorarium equivalent to one percent (1%) of their daily rate for ever student in
excess of 35.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought.

“YUL SERVO” NIETO

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3307
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

AN ACT
REGULATING CLASS SIZE-IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known "The Public School Size Law”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State to protect
and promote the right of all citizens to quality education. It is likewise declared that the

State shall provide just compensation and human working conditions for public school
teachers.

Oversized classes in the country's public schools adversely affect the learning experience
provided to Filipino school children. To ensure access to quality education, it is necessary
to establish standards for class size.

For their part, teachers are entitled to protection from unregulated increases in class size
as well as to compensation commensurate to their actual workload.

SECTION 3. Coverage. - This Act shall apply to all classes in public schools of the
Department of Education, and to all classroom teachers therein, whether paid by the
national or local government. :

SECTION 4. Standard Class Size. - Each class to be handled by a single teacher shall
have a standard size of 35 students. For purposes of this Act, any class with not more
than 35 students shall be considered a standard class.

SECTION 5. Large Class Size. - Any class exceeding 35 students up to a maximum of
50 students shall be considered a large class. In no case shall a class size in excess of 50
students be permitted.

SECTION 6. Large Class Honorarium. - A teacher handling a large class shall be
entitled to a large class honorarium equivalent to one percent (1%) of her daily rate for
every student in excess of the standard class size of 35.

This formula shall apply to alll classes assigned to the teacher during the school year.

SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Education
shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this Act
within a period of thirty (30) days after its effectivity.

SECTION 8. Appropriations. - The amount of Five Billion Pesos (P 5,000,000,000.00) is
hereby appropriated for the initial implementation of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as
may be necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the
appropriations for the Department of Education (DepEd) in the General Appropriations
Act.


SECTION 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is held
unconstitutional, all other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force
and effect.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules and regulations, and other
issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or one (1) newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,