THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constition, Article 2, Section 17 provides: 
The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, 
arts, culture and sports to foster patriotisin and nationalism, accelerate 
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development. 
Advances in science and mathematics depend on the quantity and quality of our country's 
mathematicians and scientists; 
Specialized curriculum schools, such as the Philippine Science High School, have been 
very successful in producing leaders and scholars in the sciences. They promote excellence and 
have the potential to upgrade the quality of science programs within the broader school system 
There is a need to put up more specialized curriculum schools, if we are to pursue 
advances in science and mathematics in an overwhelming task for educational institutions, 
without the collaboration of the private sector and incentives from goverment. 
Hence, this bill seeks to provide grants to business and education partnerships for the 
purpose of establishing and operating model high schools of science and mathematics 
MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO 


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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
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S E N A T E  
S. B. No. 
123 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
PROVIDING GRANTS TO BUSINESS AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATrNG MODEL HIGH 
SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of fhe Philippiizes in Congwm 
assem Dles: 
SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as “The Model High Schools Act.” 
SECTION 2. Progmrn authorized- 
(a) IN GENERAL - The Secretary, in consultation with the Director, is authorized to 
inale not more than 10 grants to business and education partnerships as part of the government’s 
share of the costs of planning establishing and operating high schools of science and 
mathematics. 
(b) PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA - The Secretaqr shall develop procedures and 
criteria for awarding grants under this part on a competitive merit basis. 
SECTION 3. Business and education partnership - For the purpose of this Act, the term 
e business and education partnership’ means representatives of local educational institutions or 
consortia o f  local educational institutions which have entered into agreements with local or 
regional businesses, associations, non-profit organizations, and any other appropriate groups or 
individuals to plan, fund, and provide ongoing support for, a science and mathematics high 
school. 
SECTION 4: Application - 


(a) IN GENERAL - Each business and education partnership desiring a grant under this 
part shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(b) CONTENTS - Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall describe - 
(1) the activities and services for which assistance is sought; 
(2) the business and education partnership; 
(3) where the shoo1 will be located, what areas will be served by the school, and a 
justification for selecting such areas; 
(4) the number of students who will attend the school; 
(5) the criteria for the selection of students; 
(6) the source of the non-government share the costs of establishing and operating the 
school; 
(7) the availability of qualified teachers or plans to provide approriate in-service training 
for teachers; 
(8) the curriculum; 
(9) plans for any specialized opportunities for students; and 
(IO) plans to provide enriched educational experiences for students who do not attend the 
school through summer programs and taped instructional material 
(c) APPROVAL - The Secretary shall appoint one or more technical review panels, 
consisting of scientists and mathematics from universities, professional or scientific associations, 
government agencies, secondary school administrators and teachers familiar with science and 
mathematics training and.issues, and representatives of business to - 
(1) establish competitive selection criteria based on the application contents described in 
subsection (b); 
(2) select md approve applications under this part based on the selection criteria 
established pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
(3) make recommendations to the Secretiuy regarding the awarding of Zrants under this 
part. 


(d) SPECIAL RULE - The Secretary shall only award grants under this part to applicants 
that demonstrate in their application a commitment to continue the operation of the high school 
of science and mathematics after the termination of assistance provided under this part. 
(e) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION - Each panel described in subsection (c) shall make 
recommendation to the Secretary regarding the awarding of grants under this part that assure an 
equitable geographic distribution of high schools of science and mathematics throughout the 
Philippines. 
SECTION 5: Payments- 
(a) PAYMENTS - The Secretary shall pay to each business and education partnership 
having an application approved under section 4 as part of the government’s share of the Costs of 
the activities described in the application. 
(b) GOVERNMENT SHARE - The government share - 
(1) for the first 4 years for which a business and education partnership receives a grant 
under this part shall be 50 percent; and 
(2) for the fifth and sixth such years shall be 25 percent. 
(c) NON-GOVERNMENT SHARE - The non-government share of payments under this 
part may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including planned equipment or services, 
equipment loans or donations, cooperative use of laboratories, plants and other facilities, relevant 
work experience opportunities for students, or time donated for teaching or mentoring. 
SECTION 6. EVALUATION. 
(a) DATA - The Secretary shall specify data that shall be collected and submitted to the 
Secretary by each business and education partnershi receiving a grant under this part over the 
period of the grant. Such data shall include a wide range of measures of student achievement, 
and comparisons of student achievement in the school assisted under this part with student 
achievement in the local area in the country 
(b) REPORT - (1) The Secretary shall annually submit a report to the Congress on the 
effectiveness of the schools assisted under this Act. 
(2) Each business and education partnership receiving a grant under this part shall submit 
a report to the Secretary within 6 years of the date of enactment of this Act describing in detail 


the program assisted under this part, the history of such program’s development, and the costs 
for such program to serve as a blueprint for future high schools of science and mathematics. The 
Secretary shall distribute such report to all local educational institutions. 
SECTION 7. Sepambililj Clause - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and existing. 
SECTION 8. Repealing Clause - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with 
the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 9. EfleeCfivitJi Clause - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.