Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOuse Bill NOun
Introduced by Representative Midy N. Cua
Lone I)istrict, Quirino
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AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING TIIE CAREER PROGRESSION SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHHRS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTH
The  migration  of teachers  from  the  Philippines  has  been  a  persistent  phenomenon  over  the  past
several decades. Several factors have contributed to this trend such as better compensation packages,
opportunities for career advancement, professional development, and better living standards.
This  measure  aims  to  address  some  of these  factors  through  the  institutionalization  of the  career
progression system for public school teachers. This key features of this proposal are as follows:
•     Expansion of the career progression for public school teachers;
•     Equivalence of positions in the classroom teaching career line and the school administration
career line;
•     Comprehensive performance Assessment; and
•     Remedial program for ineffective teachers.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.


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Republicofthephilippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bfl] No3ELO
Introduced by Representative Midy N. Cua
Lone District, Quirino
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING TIIE CAREHR PROGRHSSION SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rapresentatives Of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
1                      SECTION I. Sfeo# rjf/c.  -This Act shall be known as the "Career Progression System for
2       Public school Teachers Act."
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4                     SHC. 2. Dec/¢rofi.oH a/Po/i.cj7. -It is the declared policy of the state to enhance the right of
5       teachers to professional advancement,  and to ensure that teaching shall attract and retain its rightful
6       share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction
7       and fulfi llment.
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9                      Towards   this   end,   the   State   shall   implement  just  and   equitable   measures  to   provide
10       competency-based promotion and salary increases to expand the welfare and professional growth of
11        public school teachers while advancing the right of each Filipino to quality education by ensuring that
12       the  system  of professional  advancement  incentivizes  the  mastering  of content,  refining  teaching
13        competencies,   and   carefully   analyzing   a   teacher's   own   performance   vis-a-vjs   their   leamers'
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performance in order to implement the necessary changes to improve teaching and leaming.
SEC.3. Dc/»7./7.o7.s. - As used in this Act:
a.    Comprehensive Performance  Assessment shall  refer to a quality  assessment which  shall be
required as a prerequisite to a Teacher's promotion or increase of salary, as the case may be,
as provided in Section 10 hereof;
b.    Career Progression System shall refer to a process of career advancement based on relevant
and material qualitative and quantitative assessment tools;
c.    Career Progression Line shall refer to individual tracks of professional advancement available
to teachers under the Career Progression System;
d.    Classroom  Teaching Career Line  shall  refer to the  career pathway  of teachers  involved  in
classroom teaching;
e.    Current Career Progression shall refer to the Career Progression Lines available to a Teacher,
which are existing and implemented prior to the effectivity of this Act;
f.     Expanded  Career  Progression  shall  refer  to  the  Career  Progression  Lines  for  Teachers  as
provided in this Act;
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1               g.    Incumbent Head Teachers  shall  refer to Teachers who  are  under the  administrative  Career
2                      Progression Line for Teachers prior to the effectivity of this Act;
3               h.    School Administration career Line shall refer to the career pathway of teachers involved  in
4                      overall school management and operations, and instructional supervision; and
5               i.     Teacher shall refer to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels,
6                      whether on full-time or part-time basis, including industrial arts or vocational teachers and all
7                      other  persons  performing  supervisory  and/or  administrative  functions  in  all  schools  in  the
8                      aforesaid  levels  and  qualified  to  practice  teaching  under  Republic  Act  No.  7836,  or  the
9                       "Philippine Teachers professionalization Act of 1 994".
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\1                     S;HC. 4. Institutionalization of the career progression system for public school Teachers.
12       -The  Career Progression  System  for public  school teachers  is hereby  institutionalized to promote
13       professional  development  and  career  advancement  among  public  school  teachers,  and  define  the
14       Career Progression  Line  of teachers within the  public  school  system,  specifically  in the  elementary
15        and secondary levels, including the senior High school.
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17                     SEC. S. Expanded career progression f tor public school Teacl.ers. -The prospects for ii
18        career  path  for  public  school  teachers  in  classroom  teaching  or  school  administration  are  hereby
19        expanded.
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21                      The  positions  of Teacher  I  to  Master  Teacher  I  shall  form  the  base  of the  career  system.
22       Thereafter, a teacher may be promoted to either Master Teacher 11  in the classroom teaching career
23        line or school principal I in the school administration career line.
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25                      For this purpose, the civil  service commission (CSC), Department of Education (DepEd),
26       and  Professional  Regulation  Commission  (PRC)  shall  harmonize  the  qualification  standards  for
27       teaching   positions   in   all   levels   of  the   public   school   system,   taking   into   consideration   the
28       Comprehensive  Performance Assessment as  mandated by this Act.  The Department of Budget and
29       Management (DBM) shall create the new teaching position titles of Teacher Iv, Teacher v, Teacher
30       VI, Teacher VII, and Master Teacher v, and include the sanie in the Index of occupational services,
31        Occupational Groups, Classes, and salary Grades.
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33                     SHC.  6.  Op/i.our  a/ J#cwmbeH/  Hcnd  rcachers.  -  All  Incumbent  Head  Teachers  may
34       nominate to retain their positions and career progression line under the current career progression, or
35       otherwise apply for reclassification and retitling of their current position to the appropriate position
36       under the Expanded career progression: Provided, That within one (1) year from the effectivity of this
37       Act, all Incumbent Head Teachers shall file the appropriate application to retain their current Career
38       Progression  Line  under the  Current  Career  Progression,  or to  be  reclassified  or  retitled  under  the
39       Expanded career progression, as the case may be.
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41                       For the purposes of this Act, the DepEd shall prepare a list of Incumbent Head Teachers who
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shall retain their current positions and Career Progression Line under the Current Career Progression.
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44                      Once an Incumbent Head Teacher files an application for the reclassification or retit]ing of
45       their current position to the appropriate position under the Expanded career progression, they can no
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longer revert to their previous Career Progression Line.
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48                      All  teachers,  other  than  those  Incumbent  Head  Teachers  who  shall  file  the  appropriate
application to retain their current positions and Career Progression, shall follow the Expanded Career
Progression, as provided in this Act.
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52                      No new item or position under the cuiTent career progression for lncumbe'nt Head Teachers
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I                      SEC. 7. Eq#j.tJ¢/c„ce a/Posi.Jz.our. -The positions  in the classroom Teaching career Line
2        shall be equivalent in all  salaries, beneflts,  and other privileges to the  School Administration Career
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Classroom Teaching Career Line
School Administration Career Line
Master Teacher 11
School Principal I
Master Teacher Ill
School Principal 11
Master Teacher IV
School Principal Ill
Master Teacher V
School Principal IV
Snc. 8. S¢/any. ~ In order to attract and retain the top talents, the minimum base salary for
teachers under the DepEd shall not be lower than Salary Grade  12 as prescribed under Republic Act
No. 6758, otherwise known as the "Compensation and Classification Act of 1989".
S;hac. 9. Non-Diminution in the Basic Salaries and Benefits Of lncumbertt Employees. ~  In
no case shall there be a demotion in rank and/or diminution of salary, benefits and other privileges of
incumbent  employees  granted  under  existing  laws,  decrees,  orders  or  any  contract,  agreement  or
policy between employee and employer upon the implementation of this law.
SHC.   10.  Promo/I.o#  a/  renlchcrs.  -  The  promotion  of  teachers   shall  be  based  on  a
Comprehensive Performance Assessment with merit, fitness, and competence as its main components.
Such  assessment  shall  be  conducted  by an  independent third  party,  who  shall  evaluate the
teacher based on clear guidelines to be provided by the DepEd.
The evaluation of teachers in the Classroom Teaching Career Line shall consider, subject-area
knowledge,  pedagogical  knowledge,  professional  teaching  ability,  and  actual  tangible  impact  on
leamers.
The   evaluation   of  teachers   in   the   School   Administration   Career   Line   shall   consider
organizational  and  managerial  effectiveness,  in  terms  of  productivity,  perfomance,  utility,  and
efficiency.
Teachers shall be graded on a scale of 0-100 in the following manner:
1.    Excellent
2.    Highly Effective
3.    Effective
4.    Satisfactory
5.    Developing
6.    Ineffective
(95.0-loo)
(90.0-94.9)
(85.0-89.9)
(75-84.9)
(60.0-74.9)
(Below 60)
It shall also provide the Teacher actionable feedback to improve on each aspect of evaluation.
The Comprehensive Performance Assessment of each Teacher shall be made available to the
public in order to foster equal opportunity, transparency, and accountability.
Smc.11. Remedial Program for Ineffective Teachers. ~ Tealchers who she+I receive a grade
of ineffective for two (2) successive assessments shall be required to undergo a remedial program.
For  the  purposes  of this  Act,  the  National  Educators'  Academy  of the  Philippines  shall
develop a special remedial program for ineffective teachers in order to aid in their development.
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I                     SEC. L2. Availability  of Additional  lten'Is f tor promotion  of Teachers. ~ The DB:M shaAI
2       ensure the availability of additional items for the promotion of teachers, and the appropriate allocation
3        offunds and inclusion in the General Appropriations Act for its immediate implementation.
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5                      SHC.13. 4ppropr/.¢/I.o"s. -The  Secretary of the  DepEd  shall  include  in the  Department's
6       program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual General
7       Appropriations Act.
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9                     Srdc.14. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). ~ W.whir ninety (90) days from the
10       approval of this Act, the csc, DBM, DepEd, and PRC shalljointly formulate and issue the rules and
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regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.
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13                      SEC.15. Scporo4I./rty  cJ¢usc. -If any part or provision  of this Act  is declared  invalid or
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unconstitutional, other parts not affected thereby shall continue to be valid and subsisting.
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16                      SEC.16. Repc¢Ji.#g C/¢wse. ~ All  laws,  presidential  decrees, executive orders, presidential
17       proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of
18       this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
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20                     SEC.17. Ej7rec/I.vrty. -Notwithstanding the non-issuance of the ERR, this Act shall take effect
21        fifteen  (15)  days  after  its  publication  in the  Official  Gazette  or  in  at  least two  (2)  newspapers  of
22        general circulation.
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