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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 395BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 395 - AN ACT
CONVERTING THE ILOILO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN ILOILO CITY, INTO
THE WESTERN VISAYAS COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND EXPANDING
ITS CURRICULAR PROGRAMS
Section 1. The present Iloilo School of Arts and Trades,
located in the City of Iloilo, is hereby converted into the Western
Visayas College of Science and Technology, hereinafter referred to in
this Act as the College.
Sec. 2. The College shall primarily provide a
secondary and higher vocational, professional, scientific and technical
education. It shall also promote research, advanced studies, and
progressive leadership in the fields of trade, industrial, scientific
and technological education.
Sec. 3. In addition to its present special trade
curriculum, secondary trade curriculum, technical trade courses and
undergraduate courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in
Practical Arts, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, Bachelor
of Science in Industrial Technology and Master of Arts in Teaching
Vocational Education, the College shall offer undergraduate courses
leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in
Community Development, Bachelor of Science in Home Technology,
post-graduate courses leading to the degrees of Master of Science,
Master of Science in Industrial Arts, Master of Science in Industrial
Education, Master of Science in Industrial Technology, Master of
Science in Home Technology, and Master of Arts in Non-Formal Education,
and such other degrees and post-graduate courses and special courses as
the Board of Trustees may be deem necessary. Other government tertiary
institutions located in the City of Iloilo shall desist from offering
new programs that are herein offered or to be offered by the
College.
Sec. 4. No student shall be denied admission to
the College by reason of sex, ethnic considerations, or religious
belief or affiliation.
Sec. 5. The head of the Colleges shall be known as
the President of the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The powers and duties of the President of the College in addition to
those specifically provided for in this Act, shall be those usually
pertaining to the office of the president of a college.
Sec. 6. The Board of Trustees shall be the
governing body of the College to be composed of the Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports, chairman; Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports, Regional Director, Region VI, vice-chairman; representative
of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), member;
President of the College, member; president of the alumni association
of the College, member; and two members to be appointed by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports.
The first group of appointive trustees shall serve for two (2) years
and four (4) years, respectively. Thereafter, the appointees shall hold
office for a term of four (4) years. In case of permanent vacancy, the
appointee shall hold office for the unexpired term only.
In the absence of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, the
Minister shall authorize a representative, preferably the Deputy
Minister or at least a director, to sit in the meetings of the Board:
Provided, however, That during these meetings the Regional Director of
the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Region VI, shall preside
as vice-chairman of the Board.
When the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports is unable to perform
his duties as chairman of the Board due to illness, absence or other
cause, or in case of vacancy in the Office, the Deputy Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports shall temporarily perform the functions
of the chairman of the said Board. When both the Minister and the
Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sports are unable to exercise
the powers of the chairman of the Board of Trustees, the members of the
Board shall elect from among themselves a temporary chairman who shall
act as chairman thereof.
Sec. 7. The members of the Board of Trustees shall
be entitled to a per diem for every meeting attended subject to
pertinent budget laws, rules and regulations on compensation,
honoraria, and allowances: Provided, That they shall be reimbursed for
actual and necessary expenses incurred either in attendance upon
meetings of the Board or upon other official business authorized by the
resolution of the Board subject to the aforementioned laws, rules and
regulations on compensation.
Sec. 8. In addition to its general powers of
administration, the Board of Trustees shall have the following powers
and duties:
(a) To receive and appropriate for the purpose
specified by law such sums as may be provided for the support of the
College;
(b) To confer degrees upon successful candidates for
graduation of the College. It may also confer honorary degrees upon
persons in recognition of learning, statesmanship, or eminence in
science, industry, trade, technology or public service related to such
fields;
(c) To appoint, upon recommendation of the President
of the College, the vice-president, the deans of the different schools
of the College, the secretary, the registrar, the heads of departments,
supervisors, professors, instructors, lecturers and administrative
personnel, based on demonstrated ability, scholarship, research studies
made, and educational qualifications. To prescribe hours of service,
duties and conditions of work as it may deem proper; to grant to them,
in its discretion, leave of absence under such regulations as it may
promulgate, any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and
to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing pursuant to
civil service law governing disciplinary action;
(d) To approve the curricula and rules of discipline
drawn up by the College Council as hereinafter provided;
(e) To provide fellowships and scholarships for
deserving faculty members and students;
(f) To prescribe rules for its own government and for
this purpose, to enact such regulations not contrary to law, as may be
necessary;
(g) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations
of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer the same
for the benefit of the College or of a department thereof, or for aid
to any student in accordance with the directions and instructions of
the donor, and in default thereof, in such manner as the Board of
Trustees may in its discretion determine;
(h) To appropriate funds for research and development
projects such as tools, machines, equipment, and new products and the
publication of research studies made and books written by the faculty
members of the College;
(i) To provide non-formal education to adult citizens
and out-of-school youth; and
(j) To name after prominent Filipinos or heroes any
hall, building, annex, ground, or branch of the College.
Sec. 9. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all members holding office at the time the
meeting of the Board is called. All processes against the Board of
Trustees shall be served on the President or Secretary thereof.
Sec. 10. On or before the fifteenth day of
November of each year, the Board of Trustees shall submit to the
President of the Philippines a detailed report, setting forth the
processes, conditions, and needs of the College.
Sec. 11. There shall be a College Council
consisting of the President of the College and all members of the
faculty of the College teaching collegiate courses. The Council shall
have the power to prescribe the curricula and rules of discipline,
subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the
requirements for admission to the College, as well as for graduation
and the conferring of degrees, subject to review by the Board of
Trustees. The Council alone shall have the power to recommend students
or others to be recipients of degrees. Through the President of the
College, or a duly authorized committee, the Council shall have
disciplinary power over the students within the limits prescribed by
the rules of discipline.
Sec. 12. The body of instructors and professors
shall constitute the faculty of the College, with the President of the
College as the presiding officer.
No member of the faculty of the College shall attempt directly or
indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of Trustees, to
influence students or attendants at the College towards any ideology,
political or otherwise, which preaches the overthrow of the government
through violence or subversion.
Sec. 13. There shall be a secretary of the College
who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of
the President of the College. He shall be the secretary of the Board
and also of the College, and shall keep such records of the College as
may be determined by the Board of Trustees.
Sec. 14. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be
the ex officio treasurer of the College. All accounts and expenses
therefor, shall be audited by the Commission on Audit and all
disbursements shall be made in accordance with existing auditing rules
and regulations.
Sec. 15. Heads of bureaus and offices of the
national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon
request of the President of the College, such apparatus, equipment or
supplies as may be needed by the College and to detail employees for
duty therein, who in the judgment of the head of the bureau or office,
such apparatus, equipment, supplies or the services of such employees
can be spared without serious detriment to the public service.
Employees so detailed shall perform such duty as is required under such
detail, and the time so employed shall be counted as part of their
regular official service.
Sec. 16. The requirements provided in this Act as
may prove adverse to the present faculty and employees of the Iloilo
School of Arts and Trades who may be absorbed by the Western Visayas
College of Science and Technology shall not apply to them. But future
appointees to the said institution shall be subjected to all
requirements provided in this Act.
Sec. 17. All parcels of land, buildings, equipment
and facilities owned by the Iloilo School of Arts and Trades, as well
as all obligations and appropriations thereof, shall be transferred to
the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
Sec. 18. The existing appropriations for the
Iloilo School of Arts and Trades are hereby transferred to the Western
Visayas College of Science and Technology, to be disbursed in
accordance with the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, the necessary
amount required for the operation and maintenance of the new state
college shall be provided for in subsequent General Appropriations Act,
until which time the operation of the institution as a college shall be
deferred provided that its new name shall take effect upon approval of
this Act.
Sec. 19. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: May 18, 1983.
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