FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. __ 
2599 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Concepcion Vocational School (CVS) was created under Republic Act 
8138 with curriculum emphasis on agriculture, vocational and technical 
training, science and technology education. It is one of the schools developed 
by TESDA as a Center of Technical Excellence (CENTEX). The distinctive 
areas of competence of CVS are animal production with support program on 
farm mechanics and food processing. Workshops and laboratory equipment 
and tools for animal production NC 11, farm mechanics, crop production, 
electricity, welding and pipefitting were provided through KFW loan grant to 
support agro-industrial technology courses on the mentioned areas. 
CVS is located near the intersection of the Capas-Concepcion Road and 
the Magalang-Capas Highway, with a jeepney distance of about five (5) 
minutes to Concepcion town proper, thus the accessibility of the school is 
good, even for students, coming from surrounding municipalities like Capas, 
Bamban, Magalang, and Mabalacat. Since CVS would prioritize to achieve the 
local market, the market niche size can be determined by the market potential 
focusing the target area of Concepcion and its surroundings, which includes 
the municipalities of Bamban, Capas, Tarlac City, La Paz, Magalang and 
Mabalacat, Pampanga. 
The geographic area includes a population of approximately 558,232 
individuals for the target area. The market segment for post-secondary 
education can be described by the yearly rate of High school graduates 
covering 11,087 students. Out of these graduates, students would either enroll 
in post-secondary programs offered by public and private schools under the 
supervision of CHED and TESDA or not continue their studies after 
graduation in high-school. 
Assuming that the rate of enrollment in agriculture-related courses of 
3.5% nationwide reflects the actual interest OF high school graduates for 
training in agriculture, the market sub-segment would provide 415 graduates 
interested enrollees in 2010 from the target area but due to financial 
limitations of their families to finance educational costs to Tarlac State 
University or private school education in Pampanga, the hidden reserve 
potential can be assumed to approximately provide additional 1000 graduates 
for the target area. 


Assuming also that 20% of the market potential may have the 
intellectual capacity and inclination and interest on other courses, but then 
financial limitation is also their constraint, then expansion of school offerings 
is necessary for the more or less 2,392 students in school year 2010-2011. 
With adequate government support, c\rS can respond to the increasing 
demand for relevant and up-to-date technological and vocational training in 
the region. It already has a nucleus staff of highly trained and well-motivated 
administrative personnel and faculty. It has demonstrated its capacity to keep 
abreast with rapid advancements in science and technology. 
For CVS to provide relevant and effective manpower skills training 
and development, in line with regional manpower requirements, it must be 
converted into a polytechnic state college. 
As a state college, it shall then have the necessary resources to offer 
higher educational courses in agriculture, vocational, technical training, and 
technological science education. It shall then be in a better position to assist in 
manpower development for a national developmental goal. 
It is therefore earnestly requested that this proposed measure be 
approved. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. __ 
2599 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE CONCEPCION VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A 
POLYTECHNIC 
STATE 
COLLEGE 
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COLLEGE 
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APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Plzilippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Conversion - The Concepcion Vocational School (CVS) in 
the municipality of Concepcion, Province of Tarlac, is hereby converted into 
a polytechnic state college to be known as the Concepcion Polytechnic State 
College, hereinafter referred to as the Polytechnic State College. 
SECTION. 2. General Mandate. - The Polytechnic State College shall 
primarily provide advanced education, professional, technological and 
vocational instructions and occupational training in agriculture, forestry, 
science, industrial technology, education, information technology and other 
related fields on the utilization and development of appropriate technologies 
on community-based enterprises. 
It shall also undertake research and extension services, and provide 
progressive leadership in its areas of specialization areas. 
SECTION 3. Curricular Offerings. - The State College shall offer 
undergraduate, graduate and short-term technical courses within its areas of 
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specialization and according to its capabilities, as the Board of Trustees may 
deem necessary to carry out its objectives, particularly in order to meet the 
needs of the district, the province and the region. 
SECTION 4. Administration. - The Polytechnic State College shall have 
the genera1 powers of a corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa BIg. 68, as 
amended, otherwise known as the “Corporation Code of the Philippines.” 
The administration of the Polytechnic State College and the exercise of its 
corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board of Trustees and the 
President of the College. 
SECTION 5. The Governing Board. - 
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Composition - The governing body is hereby vested in the Board of 
Trustees which shall be composed of the following: 
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The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED), chairperson; 
The Director General of the Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA), co-chairperson; 
The President of the State College, vice chairperson; 
The Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and 
Culture of the Senate, member; 
The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical 
Education of the House of Representatives, member; 
The Regional Director of the National Economic and 
Development Authority (NEDA), member; 
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The Regional Director of the Department of Science and 
Technology (DOST), member; 
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The President of the faculty association of the Polytechnic 
State College, member; 
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The President of the supreme student council or the student 
representative elected by the student council: Provided, That 
in the absence of a student council president or student 
representative elected by the student council, the college 
shall schedule one (1) week for the campaign and election of 
a student representative; 
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The President of the alumni association of the Polytechnic 
State College; and 
xi. Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves 
in their professions or fields of specialization chosen from 
among a list of at least five (5) persons qualified in the 
district or the province, as recommended by the search 
committee constituted by the President in consultation 
with the chairman of the CHED based on the normal 
standards and qualifications for the position. 
The private sector representatives shall be appointed by the 
Board of Trustees upon recommendation of a duly 
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Term of 
Ofice - The presidents of the faculty and alumni 
associations and the student regent shall sit in the Board until 
the expiration of their term of office in such capacities. 
The prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2) years. 
In case of vacancy in the office of the president, the officer-in- charge of the 
Polytechnic State College designated by the Board shall serve for the 
unexpired term only. 
The President of the Polytechnic State College, whose term may be 
terminated according to this Act, shall be entitled to full retirement benefits 
under existing laws. 
The Chairperson shall supervise degree programs while the Co-Chair 
shall supervise non-degree programs. The Chairperson shall be the presiding 
officer of the Board of Trustees. However, in the absence of the Chairperson, 
the Co-chairperson shall serve as the presiding officer. Further, the Co- 
Chairperson shall provide inputs on matters pertaining to technical- 
vocational programs. If and when the Chairperson and Co-Chairperson are 
not available, the Vice-Chairperson shall serve as the presiding officer. 
SECTION 6. Promulgation and Implementation of Policies. - The Board 
shall promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared 
state policies on education and other pertinent provisions of the Philippine 
Constitution on education, agriculture, science and technology, arts, culture 
and sports; as well as the policies, standards and thrusts of the CHED under 
Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the ”Higher Education Act of 
1994,” and TESDA under Republic Act No. 7796, otherwise known as the 
TESDA Act of 1994. 
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SECTION 7. Pozuers and Duties of the Governing Board. - The governing 
board shall have the following specific powers and duties in addition to its 
general powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to 
the board of directors of a corporation under Section 36 of Batas Pambansa 
Blg. 68, otherwise known as the Corporation Code of the Philippines: 
(a) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out 
the purposes and functions of the Polytechnic State College; 
(b) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for 
the support of the State College the manner it may determine, in its 
discretion, to carry out the purposes and functions of the Polytechnic 
State College; 
(c) To import duty-free economic, technical and cultural books 
and/or publications, upon certification by the CHED that such 
imported books and/or publications are for economic, technical, 
vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical or cultural purposes, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code, as 
amended 
(d) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and 
personal properties of a11 kinds, to administer and dispose the same 
when necessary for the benefit of the Polytechnic State College, subject 
to limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, if any. 
Such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and shall be 
considered as allowable deductions from the gross income in the 
computation of the income tax of the donor, in accordance with the 
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transferred or sold; 
(e) To fix the tuition fees and other necessary school charges, 
such as but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and 
laboratory fees, as their respective boards may deem proper to impose 
after due consultations with the involved sectors. 
Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and 
other income generated by the Polytechnic State College, shall 
constitute special trust funds and shall be deposited in any authorized 
government depository bank, and all interests that shall accrue there 
from shall form part of the same fund for the use of the Polytechnic 
State College. 
Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the 
contrary notwithstanding, any income generated by the Polytechnic 
State College from tuition fees and other charges, as well as from the 
operation of auxiliary services and land grants, shall be retained by the 
Polytechnic State College and may be disbursed by the Board of 
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programs/projects of the Polytechnic State College: Provided, That all 
fiduciary fees shall be disbursed for the specific purposes for which 
they are collected. 
If, for reasons beyond its control, the Polytechnic State College 
shall not be able to pursue any project for which funds have been 
appropriated and allocated under its approved program of 
expenditures, the Board of Trustees may authorize the use of said 
funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be 
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necessary and urgent for the attainment of the objectives and goals of 
the Polytechnic State College: 
(f) To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and 
school fees for greater access to poor but deserving students; 
(8) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, 
machineries, equipment and other facilities and the purchase and 
acquisition of real and personal properties, including necessary 
supplies, materials and equipment. Purchases and other transactions 
entered into by the Polytechnic State College through the Board of 
Regents shall be exempt from all taxes and duties; 
(h) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the president of the 
Polytechnic State College, vice presidents, deans, directors, heads of 
departments, faculty members and other officials and employees of the 
Polytechnic State College; 
(i) To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and 
administrative officials and employees subject to the provisions of the 
Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and other 
pertinent budget and compensation laws governing hours of service, 
and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant 
them, at its discretion, leaves of absence under such regulations as it 
may promulgate, any provisions of existing law to the contrary 
notwithstanding; and to remove them for cause in accordance with the 
requirements of due process of law; 
(j) To approve the curricula, instructional programs and rules of 
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(k) To set policies on admission and graduation of students; 
(1) To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of 
outstanding contribution in the fields of agriculture, education, public 
service, arts, science and technology or in any field of specialization 
within the academic competence of the Polytechnic State College, and 
to authorize the award of certificates of completion of non-degree and 
nontraditional courses; 
(m) To develop training arrangements for institutional 
capability-building with appropriate institutions and agencies, public 
and private, local and foreign; 
(n) To establish research and extension centers of the 
Polytechnic State College where such will promote the development of 
the latter; 
(0) To establish professorial chairs in the Polytechnic State 
College and to provide local and international fellowships for qualified 
faculty members provided they have at least three (3) years of service 
to the Polytechnic and scholarships to deserving students; 
(p) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for 
hereinabove to the President and/or other officials of the Polytechnic 
State College as it may deem appropriate, so as to expedite the 
administration of the affairs of the Polytechnic State College; 
(q) To authorize an external management audit of the 
institution, to be financed by the CHED and TESDA and to institute 
reforms, including academic and structural changes, on the basis of the 
audit results and recommendations: 
(r) To collaborate with other governing boards of state colleges 
and universities within the region, under the supervision of the CHED 
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and in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management 
(DBM), the restructuring of said Polytechnic State College to become 
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competitive; 
(s) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for 
the profitable development and management of the economic assets of 
the Polytechnic State College or institution, the proceeds from which to 
be used for the development and strengthening of the Polytechnic State 
College; 
(t) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local 
government units, institutions and agencies, both public and private, 
local and foreign, in furtherance of the purposes and objectives of the 
Polytechnic State College; 
(u) To develop academic arrangements for institution capability 
building with appropriate institutions and agencies, public or private, 
local or foreign, and to appoint experts/specialists as consultants, part 
time or visiting or exchange professors, scholars, or researchers, as the 
case may be; 
(v) To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes of 
transmitting knowledge such as the use of information technology, the 
dual training system approach, open learning, community laboratory, 
etc., for the promotion of greater access to higher professional and 
technical vocational education; 
(w) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for 
participative decision-making and transparency within the Polytechnic 
State College; 
(x) To privatize, where most advantageous to the Polytechnic 
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food, building or grounds or property maintenance and similar such 
other activities; and 
(y) To extend the term of the President of the Polytechnic State 
College beyond the age of retirement but not later than the age of 
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SECTION 8. Meetings of the Board. - The Board shall regularly convene 
at least once every quarter. However, the Chairperson of the Board may, 
upon five (5) days' prior written notice, call a special meeting whenever 
necessary. 
A quorum of the Board shall consist of majority of all members holding 
office at the time of the meeting: Provided, That either the Chairperson, the Co- 
Chairperson or the Vice Chairperson is among those present in the meeting. 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be 
entitled to reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either 
in their attendance to meetings of the Board or in connection with other 
official business authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to pertinent 
existing laws and regulations. 
SECTION 9. The Polytechnic Stute College President - The Polytechnic 
State College shall be headed by a President, who shall render full time 
service. He shall be appointed by the Board, subject to the guidelines, 
qualifications and/or standards set by the Board, upon recommendation of a 
duly constituted search committee. He/she shall have a term of four (4) years 
and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term: Provided, That in 
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order to effect a smooth transition to a Polytechnic State College, the 
incumbent vocational school administrator of the Concepcion Vocational 
School, if qualified, shall serve as the first president of the Concepcion 
Polytechnic State College. 
The President shall be assisted initially by a vice president for 
academic affairs and a vice president for administrative affairs who shall be 
appointed by the Board upon the recommendation of the president, without 
prejudice to the appointment of more than two (2) vice presidents when so 
warranted. 
In case of vacancy by reason of death, resignation, removal for cause or 
incapacity of the President to perform the functions of his office, the Board 
shall have the authority to designate an officer-in-charge pending the 
appointment of a new president. 
In case of vacancy in the office of the president as mentioned in the 
immediately preceding paragraph, his successor shall hold office for the 
unexpired term. 
The powers and duties of the president of the Polytechnic State 
College, in addition to those specifically provided in this Act, shall be those 
usually pertaining to the office of the president of similar polytechnic state 
colleges, and those delegated by the Board. 
The salary of the president of the Polytechnic State College shall be in 
accordance with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification 
System and shall be comparable to that being received by the presidents of 
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SECTION 10. Administrative Council. - There shall be an administrative 
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The academic council shall have the power to review and recommend 
the curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the of the Polytechnic State 
College subject to appropriate action of the Board. It shall fix the requirements 
of the admission of students as well as for graduation and the conferment of 
degrees subject to review and/or approval by the Board through the 
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SECTION 12. The Secretary ofthe State College. - The Board shall appoint 
a Secretary who shall serve as such for both the Board and the Polytechnic 
State College and shall keep all records and proceedings of the Board. 
He/she shall communicate to each member of the Board notice of meetings. 
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SECTION 13. 712e Tveasurev of the Philippines. - The Treasurer of the 
Philippines shall be the ex officio treasurer of the Polytechnic State College. 
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SECTION 14. Faculty.- No political beliefs, gender preference, cultural 
or community affiliation or ethnic origin, religious opinion or affiliation shall 
be the matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of the 
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Polytechnic State College: Provided, That said appointment shall be subject to 
the guidelines, qualifications and/or standards set by the Board Provided, 
further, That no member of the faculty shall teach for or against any particular 
church or religious sect. 
SECTION 15. Scholarship Progam/Admission. -The Polytechnic State 
College shall provide a scholarship program and other affirmative action 
programs to assist poor but deserving students to qualify for admission to the 
Polytechnic State College. 
No student shall be denied admission to the Polytechnic State College 
by reason of sex, religion, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin. 
SECTION 16. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The 
Polytechnic State College shall enjoy academic freedom and Institutional 
Autonomy, pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the 
Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. 
SECTION 17. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus/Equipmentupplies 
and Detail of Personnel. - The heads of bureaus and offices of the national 
government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of the 
President of the Polytechnic State College, such apparatus, equipment or 
supplies as may be needed by the Polytechnic State College, and to detail 
employees for duty therein when, in the judgment of the bureau or office, 
such apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such employees can be 
spared without serious detriment to the public service. Employees so detailed 
shall perform such duties as required of them by the President of the State 
College and the time so employed shall be counted as part of their regular 
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SECTION 18. Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. - All assets, fixed and 
movable, records and personnel of the Concepcion vocational School, as well 
as liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to the Concepcion 
Polytechnic State College: Provided, kozi~evev, That the positions, rights and 
security of tenure of personnel therein employed under existing laws prior to 
conversion by the College are not impaired: Provided, furfker, That the 
incumbents of the positions shall remain in the same status until otherwise 
provided for by the Board. 
All parcels of land belonging to the government, authorized for use/ 
occupied by the Concepcion Vocational School are hereby transferred and 
declared to be the property of the Concepcion Polytechnic State College: 
Provided, finally, That should the College cease to exist or be abolished or 
should such parcels of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the 
College, the same shall revert to the Municipality of Concepcion. 
SECTION 19. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the 
provisions of 
this Act shall be charged against the current years 
appropriations of the Concepcion Vocational School. Thereafter, such sums 
as may be necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the 
Concepcion Polytechnic State College shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 20. Development Plan, Management Audit/ Organizational/ 
Administrative /Academic Structure. Within the period of one hundred twenty 
(120) days after the approval of this Act, the State College shall accomplish the 
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corresponding program budget, to the CHED and TESDA for 
appropriate recommendation to the DBM; 
(b) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with CHED 
and TESDA; 
(c) Accordingly set up its organizational, administrative as well 
as academic structure, including the appointment/designation of 
Polytechnic State College key officials; and 
(d) Set in motion the establishment of higher and advanced 
programs on technological education. 
SECTION 21. Filing of Report. - On or before the fifteenth day of the 
second month after the opening of the regular classes each year, the Board 
shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines through the 
chairperson of CHED, and with both Houses of Congress a detailed report on 
the progress, conditions and needs of the Polytechnic State College. 
SECTION 22. Inclusion Clause. - The provisions of Republic Act No. 
8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997," 
shall form as an integral part of this Act and together shall serve as the 
governing charter of the Polytechnic State College. 
SECTION 23. Parity Clause. - All other powers, functions and 
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under existing laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the State 
College and/or its officials whenever appropriate. 
SECTION 24. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board, in 
consultation with the CHED and TESDA, shall formulate the guidelines to 
fully implement the provisions of this Act. 
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SECTION 25. 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. 
SECTION 26. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, 
executive orders, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 27. Eflectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
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