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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
t Regular Session

House Bill No. 3930

Introduced by Representative Reynante U. Arrogancia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels and shall likewise take appropriate steps to make such
education accessible to all.

The Southern Luzon State University ~ Catanauan Extension campus caters to poor and
qualified youth residents not only from the Municipality of Catanauan but to other nearby
localities such as Mulanay, San Narciso, Buenavista, San Francisco and General Luna,
including municipalities from other districts and provinces such as Alabat and Marinduque,
among others. In order to make tertiary education more accessible to the people in Bondoc
Peninsula, Quezon, as well as the neighboring municipalities, this bill seeks to convert the
Southern Luzon State University ~ Catanauan Extension campus into a regular campus, to be
known as Southern Luzon State University ~ Catanauan.

The proposed conversion to a regular campus would help in guaranteeing the
accessibility and equal opportunity to modern quality education while aiming to be a catalyst
in the pursuit of academic excellence in industrial, technological, agricultural, and professional
fields to meet the skills and knowledge needed to improve their economic opportunities
towards the socio-economic development of the country.

This bill has been filed in the previous Congress and it is hoped that in the 20"
Congress, it will finally be enacted into law. In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is
camestly sought.

REYNANTE U. ARROGANCIA
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3939

Introduced by Representative Reynante U. Arrogancia

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE EXTENSION CAMPUS OF THE SOUTHERN LUZON STATE
UNIVERSITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATANAUAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON
INTO A REGULAR CAMPUS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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 “Southern Luzon State University —
Catanauan Campus Act”.

SEC. 2. Conversion into a Regular Campus. The Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) —
Catanauan Extension Campus located in the Municipality of Catanauan, Province of Quezon, is
converted into a regular campus of the SLSU to be known as the “SLSU-Catanauan Campus.”

SEC. 3. General Mandate. The SLSU-Catanauan Campus shall offer undergraduate and graduate
courses within its areas of competency and specialization, pursuant to the mandate of the SLSU
and according to its capability as the Board of Regents, hereinafier referred to as the Board, may
deem necessary to respond to the human resource development needs of the Province of Quezon
and CALABARZON Region.

The SLSU-Catanauan is also mandated to undertake research and extension services in
support of the socio-economic development of the Province of Quezon and to provide progressive
leadership in these areas.

SEC. 4. Supervision and Management of SLSU-Catanauan Campus. The SLSU-Catanauan
Campus shall be headed by a Campus Director, to be appointed by the Board, subject to its
guidelines, qualifications, and standards, and upon the recommendation of a Search Committee
duly constituted for the purpose of selecting the Campus Director.


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SEC. 5. Compliance with the Requirements of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
- The SLSU shall ensure the compliance of the SLSU-Catanauan Campus with the policies,
standards, and guidelines of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the operation of a
regular campus, including those related to the offering of courses and the introduction of new or
revised programs prior to its conversion.

SEC. 6. Management of Personnel, Assets and Records of the Campus. - All assets, both real
and personal, personnel, and records of the SLSU-Catanauan Campus, as well as its liabilities or
obligations, shall be transferred to the SLSU. The positions, rights, and security of tenure of faculty
members and personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to the conversion into a regular
campus shall be respected.

All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the SLSU-Catanauan Campus
shall be transferred to the SLSU: Provided, That should the Campus or the SLSU cease to exist or
be abolished or should such aforementioned parcels of land be no longer needed by the SLSU, the
same shall revert to the local government unit or to the Republic of the Philippines, as the case
may be.

SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

SEC. 8. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as
the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", shall form part of this Act.

SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of
this Act, the Board, in consultation with CHED, shall determine the implementing rules and
regulations to fully implement its provisions.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force
and effect.

SEC. 11, Repealing Clause. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified

accordingly.

SEC. 12. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,