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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 512BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 512 - AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NABUA,
PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC
COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Section 1. There is hereby established a polytechnic college
within the campus of the Nabua National High School in the Municipality
of Nabua, Province of Camarines Sur, to be known as the Camarines Sur
Polytechnic Colleges, hereinafter referred to in this Act as the
College.
Sec. 2. The College shall primarily provide higher
technological professional and vocational instruction and training in
fisheries, trades and technology, arts and sciences, as well as
short-term technical or vocational courses, as the Board of Trustees
may deem necessary, and shall promote researches in the exploitation
and conservation of the natural resources in the province.
Sec. 3. No student shall be denied admission to
the Colleges by reason of age, sex, ethnic consideration, religious
belief, or political affiliation.
Sec. 4. The head of the College shall be known as
the President of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges. He shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of
the Board of Trustees which shall fix his compensation, subject to
Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and compensation
laws, and term of office.
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. 5. The governing body of the State College
shall be the Board of Trustees of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic
College. It shall be composed of the Minister of Education, Culture and
Sports as the chairman, the Provincial Governor of Camarines Sur, the
President of the Colleges, the Bicol River Basin Development Project
Program Director and three (3) other residents of the Province of
Camarines Sur as members who shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines, one in the field of fisheries, one in trades and
technology, one in arts and letters, and one in sciences. Of the three
members first appointed by the President, one is to serve two years;
one to serve three years; and one for four years. Thereafter, persons
appointed to succeed such members shall hold office for a term of four
years and until their successors shall have been appointed and
qualified. In case of permanent vacancy, the position shall be filled
by appointment of the President of the Philippines.
Such appointee shall hold office for the unexpired term only.
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports and the Governor of the
Province of Camarines Sur may designate their respective
representatives in the Board who shall have all the powers and
privileges pertaining to their offices. In the absence of the Minister
of Education, Culture and Sports who is the chairman of the Board, the
members of the Board present may elect the temporary chairman to
preside over the meeting.
Sec. 6. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all the members holding office at the time a
meeting is called. All processes against the Board of Trustees shall be
served on the President or Secretary thereof.
Sec. 7. The members of the Board of Trustees shall
be entitled to an allowance of not less than two hundred pesos per
meeting actually attended: Provided, That they shall be reimbursed for
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attendance of meetings and
other official business authorized by resolution of the Board, subject
to existing budget laws on honoraria and allowances.
Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees, in addition to its
general powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers of
corporation as provided in Section Thirty-six of Batas Pambansa Blg.
68, otherwise known as the Corporation Code of the Philippines, shall
have the following powers and duties:
(a) To receive and appropriate for the purposes
specified by law such sums as may be provided for the support of the
Colleges;
(b) To confer degrees upon successful candidates for
graduation, it may also confer the honorary degrees upon persons in
recognition of learning, statesmanship or eminence in any of the fields
of specialization of the Colleges, or in recognition of public service:
Provided, That such degrees shall not be conferred in consideration of
or to reciprocate some personal favor;
(c) To authorize the President of the Colleges to
award proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who have
completed non-degree courses;
(d) To organize academic units and courses as may be
necessary to meet the economic and social needs of the Province of
Camarines Sur;
(e) To appoint, on recommendation of the President of
the Colleges, academic and administrative officials, faculty and
employees of the Colleges, to their compensation, subject to
Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and compensation
laws, hours of service, and to perform such other duties and conditions
as it may deem proper; to grant to them, in its discretion, leaves of
absence under such regulations as it may promulgate; any provisions of
existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; and to remove them for
cause after an investigation and hearing;
(f) To approve the curricula and rules of discipline
drawn by the College Council as hereinafter provided;
(g) To provide fellowship for qualified faculty
members and to provide scholarship for deserving students;
(h) To prescribe rules for its own governance and to
enact for the government of the Colleges such rules and regulations,
not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and
functions of the Colleges;
(i) 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 Colleges, or of any department thereof,
or for aid to any student or students, 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.
All such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and be considered as
deductible items from the income tax of the donor;
(j) To authorize the Colleges to undertake
construction and/or repair of its buildings, machinery and equipment
and other facilities, any provisions of law or executive order to the
contrary notwithstanding;
(k) To provide vocational training to adult citizens
and out-of-school youths; and
(l) To acquire sites or campuses and to provide
facilities and improvements as may be necessary.
Sec. 9. On or before the fifteenth day of the
second month after opening of regular classes each year, the Board of
Trustees shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines
and of the Provincial Governor of Camarines Sur, a detailed report,
setting forth the progress, condition, and needs of the Colleges.
Sec. 10. There shall be a College Council
consisting of the President of the Colleges and all members of the
faculty with the rank of professor. 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 Colleges, as well as for graduation and 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 or certificates. The Council, through its duly authorized
committee, or the President of the Colleges shall have disciplinary
power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of
discipline.
Sec. 11. The body of instructors and professors of
the Colleges shall constitute the faculty of the Colleges.
The faculty shall be exempt as such from any civil service examinations
or regulations as a requisite to appointment.
Sec. 12. No member of the faculty of the Colleges
shall attempt directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the
Board of Trustees, to influence students or any person in the Colleges
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
Colleges who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of the President of the Colleges. He shall also be the
secretary of the board and shall keep such records Colleges as may be
determined by the Board of Trustees.
Sec. 14. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be
ex officio treasurer of the Colleges and all accounts and expenses
thereof shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly
authorized representative.
Sec. 15. Heads of bureaus and offices of national
government and the provincial government of Camarines Sur are hereby
authorized to loan, or transfer, upon such request of the President of
the Colleges, apparatus, equipment or supplies as may be needed by the
Colleges and to detail employees for duty therein when in the judgment
of the head of the bureau or office such employees can be spared
without serious detriment to the public service. Employees so detailed
shall perform such duties as required under such detail and the time so
employed shall be counted as part of their regular official service.
Sec. 16. The Province of Camarines Sur shall
provide the site or funds for the purchase of such site: Provided, That
the sum of five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
appropriated by the Province of Camarines Sur for the establishment,
operation and maintenance of the Colleges. Thereafter, funds for the
maintenance and operation of the Colleges shall be included in the
annual appropriations of the Province of Camarines Sur.
Sec. 17. Such sum as may be required for the
operation and maintenance of the new college shall be provided in
subsequent General Appropriations Acts until which time the operation
of the institution as a college shall be deferred.
Sec. 18. Provisions of law notwithstanding, the
Province of Camarines Sur is hereby authorized to levy such taxes as
may be necessary to raise the funds needed for the purpose
aforementioned, subject to the approval by the Minister of Finance.
Sec. 19. All laws, decrees, executive orders
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or amended accordingly.
Sec. 20. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 10, 1983.
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