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Republic Act No. 6655
"Free
Public Secondary Education Act of 1988"
AN
ACT ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR A FREE PUBLIC SECONDARY EDUCATION
AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 6655AN
ACT ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR A FREE PUBLIC SECONDARY EDUCATION
AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. Title. — This Act shall be
known as the "Free Public Secondary Education Act of 1988."chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
2. Declaration of Policy. — It
is the policy of the State to provide for a free public secondary
education
to all qualified citizens and to promote quality education at all
levels.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. Definitions. — For purposes
of this Act, the following terms shall mean:chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(a) Free
Public Secondary Education. — Means that the students enrolled in
secondary
course offerings in national high schools, general comprehensive high
schools,
trade, technical, vocational, fishery and agricultural schools, and in
schools established, administered, maintained and funded by local
government
units, including city, provincial municipal and barangay high schools,
and those public high schools which may be established by law, shall be
free from payment of tuition and other schools fees; (b) Tuition
Fee. — Refers to the fee representing direct costs of instruction,
training
and other related activities and for the students' use of the
instruction
and training facilities;
(c) Other
School Fees. — Refer to those fees which cover the other necessary
costs
supportive of instruction, including but not limited to medical and
dental,
athletic, library, laboratory and Citizens Army Training (CAT)
fees.
However,
fees elated to membership in the school community such as
identification
cards, student organizations and publications may be collected,
provided
that nonpayment to these fees shall not in any case be a bar to the
enrollment
or graduation of any student.
Sec.
4. Implementation of Free Public
Secondary Education. — The system of free public secondary education as
provided in this Act shall commence in School Year 1988-1989, and that
the students enrolled in secondary course offerings in national and
general
comprehensive high schools, state colleges and universities,
specialized
schools, trade, technical, vocational, fishery and agricultural schools
and in schools which may be established by law, shall be free from
payment
of tuition and other school fees, except fees related to membership in
the school community such as identification cards, student
organizations
and publication which may be collected: Provided, That nothing in this
Act shall cause or authorize the reduction or removal of any benefit
which
the national or local government may have granted to the students,
teachers
and other school personnel of these public high schools prior to the
enactment
of this Act.
Sec.
5. Formulation of a Secondary
Education Curriculum. — The Department of Education, Culture and Sports
shall formulate a secondary education curriculum in order to upgrade
its
quality, efficiency and access. In addition to providing the high
school
students with general skills, knowledge and values, such a curriculum
must
include vocational and technical courses that will give the students
gainful
employment. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
6. Limitation. — The right of
any student to avail of free public high school shall terminate if he
fails
for two (2) consecutive school years in the majority of the academic
subjects
in which he is enrolled during the course of his study unless such
failure
is due to some valid cause.
Sec.
7. Nationalization of Public
Secondary Schools. — To effectively implement the system, the
establishment,
renaming, conversion, integration, separation, administration,
supervision
and control of all public secondary schools and public secondary school
teachers and other school personnel, including the payment of their
salaries
allowances and other fringe benefits as well as those already provided
by local governments are hereby vested in the Department of Education,
Culture and Sports.
Sec.
8. Priority in Admission. — Graduates
of public elementary schools in a municipality shall be given priority
in admission when the present facilities in the same municipality
cannot
accommodate all of those applying for enrollment in the public high
schools.cralaw:red
Sec.
9. Implementing Rules and Regulations.
— The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue the
necessary
rules and regulations to implement this Act. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
10. Funding. — The President
is hereby authorized to realign or transfer any item of appropriation
within
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. and/or utilize any
savings
therein to carry out the purposes of this Act. Whatever additional
amount
as may be needed for its implementation shall be included in the
General
Appropriations Acts for the ensuing fiscal years.cralaw:red
Sec.
11. Repealing Clause. — All laws
or parts thereof, inconsistent with any provision of this Act shall be
deemed repealed or modified as the case may be.cralaw:red
Sec.
12. Effectivity. — This Act shall
take effect upon its approval. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Approved:
May
26, 1988
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