Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _ 6485

Introduced by: REP. SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, SR.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARIA, PROVINCE OF BULACAN,
TO BE KNOWN AS THE STA. MARIA TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL,
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. Short Title — This Act shall be known as the “Sta. Maria Technical-
Vocational School Act of 2022”.

SEC. 2. Establishment ~ The Sta. Maria Technical-Vocational School is hereby
established in the Municipality of Sta. Maria, Province of Bulacan, and it shall be under the
supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd).

SEC. 3. General Mandate — The Sta. Maria Technical-Vocational School shall
primarily provide technical-vocational training and skills development programs to students
from low-income families and out-of-school youth in the Municipality of Sta. Maria,
Bulacan.

SEC. 4. Curriculum Offerings ~The Sta, Maria Technical-Vocational School shall offer short-
term courses in five main fields: agriculture, fisheries, trade-technical, home industry, and
‘non-traditional’ courses.

SEC. 5. School Site — The Sta. Maria Technical-Vocational School shall be established
on a site in the municipality of Sta. Maria, Bulacan which is highly accessible to its target
enrollees.

SEC. 6. Administration and Funding — The Department of Education shall include in
the Department's program the organizational and operationalization of the Sta. Maria
Technical-Vocational School and the funding of which shall be included in the Department's
budget in the annual General Appropriations Act.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _ 6485.

Introduced by: REP. SALVADOR A. PLEYTO, SR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘There was a significant increase in the number of enrollees in public secondary
schools upon the enactment of Republic Act 6655 otherwise known as “Free Public
Secondary Education Act of 1988”.

However, as graduates of secondary education grow each year, it is sad to note that
the number of unemployed high school graduates also increases. It could therefore be
concluded that general education systems had not been effective in developing the skills that
many adolescents and adults needed to secure employment in various industries, unless
completing a degree otherwise.

The creation of the Sta. Maria Technical-Vocational School aims to offer a higher
concentration of technical and vocational subjects in addition to the core academic program
studied by students at general high schools. Like other technical-vocational schools, it is
bound to offer technical and vocational instruction in one of five main fields: agriculture,
fisheries, trade-technical, home industry, and ‘non-traditional’ courses while offering a host
of specializations.

The school’s program will contain a mixture of theory and practice. Its goals are to
contribute to the development of Filipino workforce with "world-class competence" and to
provide quality technical-educational.

In view of the aforesaid, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.



SEC. 7. — Implementing Rules and Regulation — Within sixty (60) days after the
effectivity of this Act, the DepEd in coordination with the Municipality of Sta. Maria and
such other relevant agencies shall formulate and issue the necessary rules and regulations for
the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 8. - Separability Clause — If, for any reason, any section of this Act shall be
deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be
affected and shall thereby remain in force and effect.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
ordinances, rules and regulation, and other issuances or part thereof which are inconsistent
with this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity — This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette of in newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,