Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 2092

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Introduced by Hon. Mark Aeron H. Sambar
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution, Article 14, Section 19 provides:

SEC. 19. (1) The State shall promote physical education and encourage
sports programs, league competitions, and amateur sports, including training for
international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for
the development of a healthy and alert citizenry.

(2) All educational institutions shall undertake regular sports activities
throughout the country in cooperation with athletic clubs and other sectors.

Active participation in sports teachers our youth values such as teamwork, handling
challenges, and overcoming obstacles. Sports keep the mind mentally and physically fit.
Learning institutions should inform prospective students of their athletic programs in order for
prospective students to make an informed judgment of whether to enroll in the school or not.
Hence, this bill will require institution of higher education to disclose participation and program
support expenditures in college athletic programs.

In view of the foregoing circumstances, approval of this bill is urgently requested.

HON. MARK Al
Representative, Puwel



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

House Bill No,__ 2092

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Introduced by Hon. Mark Aeron H. Sambar
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AN ACT
REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO
DISCLOSE PARTICIPATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
EXPENDITURES IN COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS,

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be cited as the “Equity in Athletics Disclosure

Act of 2010.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to promote physical
education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and amateur sports including
training for international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the
development of a healthy and alert citizenry. All educational institutions are mandated to
undertake regular sports activities throughout the country in cooperation with athletic clubs and
other sectors, In pursuit of these objectives, equal opportunities should be provided to both male

and female athletes.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. ~ For the purpose of this Act, the term:

(A) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education;


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(B) “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution engaged in

+ educating individuals in the college level which offers courses in pursuit of a
specialized field or line of profession; and

(C) “Operating expenses” means non-scholarship expenditures incurred in operating an

athletic team.

SECTION 4. Disclosure of Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support.
~ Each institution of higher education which participates in any athletic program recognized by
the Department of Education and has an intercollegiate athletic program, shall annually submit a

report to the Secretary

(A) For each men’s team, women’s team, and any team that includes male and female
athletes, the following data:

(1) the total number of participants and their gender,

(2) the total scholarship expenditures;

(3) a figure that represents the total scholarship expenditures divided by the total
number of participants;

(4) the total number of contests for the team;

(5) the total operating expenses for the team;

(6) the total recruiting expenses for the team;

(7) the total personnel expenses for the team;

(8) whether the head coach is male or female and whether the head coach is full
time or part time; .

(9) the number of assistant coaches that are male and the number of assistant
coaches that are female and whether each particular coach is full time or part
time;

(10) the number of graduate assistant coaches that are male and the number of

graduate assistant coaches that are female;


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(11) the number of volunteer assistant coaches that are male and the number of
volunteer assistant coaches that are female;
(12) the ratio of participants to coaches;
(13) the full compensation of the head coach,
(14) the full compensation of the assistant coaches; and
(B) A statement of the following:
(1) the ratio of male participants to female participants in the entire athletic
program; and
(2) the ratio of male scholarship expenses to female scholarship expenses in the

entire athletic program.

SECTION 5. Disclosure to Prospective Students, — When an institution of higher
education offers admission to a potential student, such institution shall provide to the student the
information contained in the report submitted by such institution to the Secretary under the

preceding section.

SECTION 6. Disclosure to the Public. — An institution of higher education must make
available to the public, upon request, the information contained in the report submitted by such

institution to the Secretary under Section 4.

SECTION 7. Secretary of Education's Duty to Publish a Report. ~ On an annual basis,
the Secretary, using the reports submitted under this Subsection, shall compile and publish a
report containing the information collected broken down by the individual institutions, and by
the athletic conferences recognized by intercollegiate athletic associations in which the

individual institutions participate.

SECTION 8. Reports to Congress. — The Secretary shall submit the reports compiled

under Section 4 to Congress on an annual basis.

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SECTION 9. Separability Clause. ~ If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid

and subsisting,

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent

with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,