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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __ 
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Introduced by Representative GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE FLORIDABLANCA NATIONAL 
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL (FNAS) LOCATED IN 
FLORIDABLANCA, PAMPANGA, INTO AN 
ATTACHED CAMPUS OF THE PAMPANGA STATE 
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (PSAU), LOCATED IN 
MAGALANGA,PAMPANGA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Satellite or extension campuses are established by universities to serve the 
educational needs of a more distant community. 
They provide higher 
educational opportunities for students who would otherwise not have access to 
tertiary education in their local communities. 
The Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) located in Magalang, 
Pamapang is a state agricultural institution viewed as a university with a heart 
for 
HUManity, 
Agriculture, 
Nature and 
Entrepreneurship 
(HUMANE) 
Development. It stands out among the other public and private academic 
institutions in the province and in Central Luzon. The university envisions itself 
to be a center of excellence for development and a premier university of science, 
arts and technology in agroecological, 
environmental and industrial 
management under a culture of unity and teamwork for excellence. The PSAU 
fully supports the national government's commitment that puts education as the 
central strategy for investing in the Filipino people, reducing poverty and 
building national competitiveness. 
To further its reach in providing quality higher education to all who seek 
it, particularly those who may not be able to afford it, PSAU seeks to establish 
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an extension campus in the Municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga by 
converting the Floriblanca National Agricultural School (FNAS) into an attached 
campus of the PSAU. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage into law of this propose measure is 
earnestly sought. 
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GLORIA~ ARROYO 
2nd District, Pampanga 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __ 
_ 
Introduced by Representative GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE FLORIDABLANCA NATIONAL 
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL (FNAS) LOCATED IN 
FLORIDABLANCA, PAMPANGA, INTO AN 
ATTACHED CAMPUS OF THE PAMPANGA STATE 
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (PSAU), LOCATED IN 
MAGALANG,PAMPANGA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic 
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of the Philippines in the Congress assembled: 
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SECTION. 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Pampanga State 
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Agricultural University (PSAU) Campus Act". 
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SEC. 2. The Floridablanca National Agricultural School (FNAS), a public 
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high schooJ established in 1964 by virtue of Republic Act 3901, located in 
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Floridablanca, Pampanga is hereby converted into an attached campus of the 
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Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU), located in Magalang, Pampanga 
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and to be known as the PSAU Campus in Floridablanca, Pampanga. 
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SEC. 3. General Mandate. The University shall admit students in its 
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Floridablanca campus who may avail of advanced education, higher 
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technological, professional instruction and training in the fields of agriculture 
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arts and sciences, teacher education, industrial technology and engineering, 
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information technology, business management and accountancy, nontraditional 
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courses and other relevant fields of study. 
Provided, that no degree program 
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shall be offered without the approval of the Commission on Higher Education 
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(CHED). The University shall also undertake research, extension services and 
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production activities in support of the development of the Province of Pampanga 
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and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization (Sec. 2, RA 
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10605). 
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SEC. 4. Administration of the PSAU Campus. The University President 
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shall have overall supervision and management of the PSAU Campus in 
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Floridablanca, Pampanga which shall be headed by a Campus Director who shall 
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render full-time service and who shall be appointed or designated by the Board 
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upon the recommendation of the University President. Subject to the usual 
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government accounting and budgeting rules and regulations, the Campus 
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Director is hereby authorized to cause the construction or repair of the campus 
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buildings, machinery, equipment and other facilities, and the purchase and 
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acquisition of real property for the campus, including necessary supplies, 
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materials and equipment. 
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SEC. 5. Compliance with CHED Requirements. The establishment of the 
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PSAU Floridablanca Campus shall be in accordance with the minimum 
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requirements for its operation and its program offerings have been complied with 
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as duly prescribed by the CHED. 
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SEC. 6. Development Plan, Infra.structure, Development Plan, Management 
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Audit, and Organization/ Administrative/ Academic Structure - Within a period of 
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Sixty (60) days, after the approval of this Act, the PSAU Floridablanca Campus 
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shall accomplish the following: 
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(a) Submit a five (5)-year development plan, including its corresponding 
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program budget to the CHED, for appropriation recommendation to 
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the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); 
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(b) Submit an infrastructure development plan including a corresponding 
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site development plan to the CHED, for appropriate recommendation 
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to the DBM; 
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(c) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with the CHED; and 
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(d) Accordingly set up its organizational, administrative, financial as well 
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as academic structure, including the appointment/ designation of the 
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key campus officials. 
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SEC. 7. Autlwrity to Loan or Transfer Apparatus, Equipment, Supplies and 
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Vehicles. The heads of agencies and offices of the national government (NGs) 
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and the heads of local government units (LGUs) are hereby authorized to loan or 
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transfer, upon request of the University President, such apparatus, equipment, 
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supplies and vehicles as may be deemed by the University when, in the judgment 
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of the heads, such apparatus, equipment, supplies and vehicles can be spared 
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without serious detriment to public service. 
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SEC. 8. Land and Other Real Properties. All parcels of land belonging to 
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the government and occupied by the PSAU Floridablanca Campus are hereby 
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declared as the property of the University and shall be titled under that name: 
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Provided, that slwuld the University cease to exist or be abolished or slwuld such 
parcels of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the University, the same 
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shall be revert to the concerned local government unit. 
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SEC. 9. Appropriations. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions 
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of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
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SEC. 10. Suppletory Application. The provisions of the Republic Act No. 
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8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", 
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the Republic Act 10605, and the Republic Act No. 4576 shall form as integral 
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part of this Act. 
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SEC. 11. 
Parity Clause. 
All other powers, functions, privileges, 
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responsibilities and limitations to state colleges and universities and/ or its 
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officials under existing laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed upon the 
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PSAU Floridablanca Campus and/ or its officials, whenever appropriate. 
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SEC. 12. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any part or provision of 
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this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions 
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not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, acts, presidential decrees or 
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issuances, executive orders, letters of instruction, administrative orders, rules 
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or regulations contrary to or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act are 
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hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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Sec. 14. Effectiuity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
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general circulation. 
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Approved. 
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