Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3844

Introduced by Rep. Eulogio “Amang” R. Magsaysay

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide classroom instruction experience to professional non-
teaching employees in all public elementary and high schools.

The role of non-teaching staff or personnel cannot be underestimated in the operation
of school as the heart of formal education system. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9155 or the
“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001" specifically provides the handling of the
administrative, fiscal, and auxilliary services by the non-teaching staff in the school level of
governance of our basic education. Together with the school teachers/learning facilitators,
they form the team who shall assist the school head in the delivery of quality educational
programs, projects and services.

The legislative intent of this proposed measure is aligned with the purposes and
objectives of RA 9155. Among others, Section 3(e) of the Act provides specifically of enabling
the schools and learning centers “to reflect the values of the community by allowing teachers/
learning facilitators and other staff to have the flexibility to serve the needs of all learners”.

Providing professional public school employees who are not classroom teachers the
exposure in classroom instruction will work for the advantage of both the personnel and the
school. Classroom experience is an opportunity for professional development of concerned
non-teaching staff. This experience at the same time equips them at least of the capacity as
their services maybe tapped in certain situations as classroom in-charge, teacher's assistant,
tutors, and the likes.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

EULOGIO “AMANG” R. MAGSAYSAY


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —_)
First Regular Session )

House of Representatives

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. Eulogio “Amang” R. Magsaysay

AN ACT
PROVIDING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT CLASSROOM TEACHERS

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 “Non-Teaching Staffs
Classroom Instruction Experience Act of 2014”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of State Policy. The State shall harness its human
resources as a critical strategy to achieve and sustain economic development. The non-
teaching personnel in schools,, being the support group to the teaching force, is an important
component of the State’s human resources whose knowledge and skills shall be enhanced
and maximized to serve the purpose of an educational institution.

SECTION 3. Adoption of the “Classroom Instruction Experience for Professional
Non-Teaching Employees” Policy. Each schools division under the Department of
Education (DepEd) is hereby required to adopt in public elementary and high schools the
policy of providing classroom experience or exposure to professional non-teaching
employees who do not have daily contact with students.

SECTION 4. The Classroom Instruction Experience. \n accordance with the
implementing rules and regulations which shall be issued by the DepEd as provided in
Section 7 of this Act, classroom instruction experience for concerned non-teaching
employees shall be scheduled by the schools. The exposure shall be set on the non-teaching
employee's observation of teaching-learning activities, establishment of contact with
pupils/students in the classroom, and certain performance as learning facilitators. They
maybe required to take part with the concemed teachers in the delivery of instruction or to
discuss certain lessonsfor the day.

SECTION 5. The Non-Teaching Employees as Learning Facilitators. in the
implementation of the policy under this Act, the services of concerned non-teaching
employees maybe tapped in certain situations as substitute teachers in the classroom, teach
model lessons in the classroom, assist teachers in the classroom, tutor individual students in
the classroom, or provide other services in the classroom. Provided, that it shall not in any
way affect the performance of their regular duties and functions. Provided, further, that it shall
not render an extension of their daily working hours.


SECTION 6. Appraisal and Credit. The non-teaching employee's compliance and
performance with the classroom experience policy shall form part of personnel's appraisal
and evaluation system of the schools.

SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of Education
(DepEd) in consultation with the duly recognized associations of public schools’ non-teaching
employees shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act within
thirty (30) days after its approval.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid and subsisting

SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations,
rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 10. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,