HOU ¥ REPRESENTATIVES

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Republic of the Philippines 15 AUG 2016
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HOUSE BILL NO. 2914 | urs avo INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by: Hon. Angelina “Helen” D.L. Tan, M.D.

AN ACY CREATING A BUREAU OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Federation of Associations of Private Schools and Administrators (FAPSA)
has proposed the creation of a body that would oversee and address the problem of all
private learning institutions in the country.

Eleazardo Kasilag, FAPSA president, explained that the Department of Education
is focused heavily on the public schools, hence, giving the private schools only limited
time to attend to their immediate concerns.

Presently, the DepEd only assigns one supervisor to oversee all the private
schools in a division. Only one supervisor representing private schools is tasked to
attend to other assignments like scouting, nutrition, and one academic subject among
others.

In the National Capital Region alone, there are 16 schools divisions with only 16
supervisors to oversee close to 2,000 private schools in Metro Manila. is completely
different in the case of public schools where a minimum of eight schools division
supervisors apart from district supervisors (depending on how many districts the city is
divided) plus coordinators and all the staffers in one big division office are in-charge to
oversee these government-ran schools.

In 1936, the Office of Private Education, which was headed by the Director of
Private Education, was established under Commonwealth Act No. 180 to oversee all
private schools in the country. Subsequently, the same was abolished for no apparent
reason as a result of reorganization in government.

This bill seeks to establish a Bureau of Private Schools under the DepEd in full
recognition of the vital role that the private education sector plays in the Philippine
education system and to oversee and address the problems and concerns of private
schools throughout the country. :


It is hoped that through this initiative, the private education in the country will be
strengthened to become partners of the government in nation building through the
promotion of accessible, affordable, and quality education for all the Filipino youth.

In view thereof, early approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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ANGELINA “HELEN” D.L. TAN, M.D.
ath District, Quezon


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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TEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 29i4

Introduced by: Hon. Angelina “Helen” D.L. Tan, M.D.

AN ACT CREATING A BUREAU OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. In recognition of the vital role that the private school system plays in the
Philippine education system and to oversee and address the problems and concerns of
private schools throughout the country, a Bureau of Private Schools, hereinafter referred
to as the Bureau, is hereby created under the Department of Education.

SE As the main implementing arm of the private education programs of the
Department of Education, the Bureau shall be functionally assigned to conduct studies
and formulate, develop, and evaluate programs and educational standards for primary
and secondary education in all pri chools. It shall undertake studies necessary for
the preparation of prototype curric ‘signs, instructional materials, and teacher and
training programs and formulate guidelines to improve education in private schools and
general management of these schools. .

‘The Bureau shall function as a regular bureau of the Department of Education under the
supervision of the Department Secretary and to be headed by a Bureau Director. The
Director, with the approval of the Secretary, may create such divisions and offi
appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the provis
this Act.

SEC. 3. To carry out the provisions of this Act, all programs of the different bureaus of
the Department of Education relative to the private education are hereby placed under
the supervision, integration, control and coordination of the Bureau.

SEC. 4. The Department of Education, in coordination with the concerned organization
of private schools in the country, shall issue rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged to the
appropriations of the Department of Education.


SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 7. If any provision or section of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid,
such portions not effected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette
and in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,