AN
ACT GRANTING PRIORITY TO RESIDENTS OF THE BARANGAY, MUNICIPALITY OR
CITY
WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED, IN THE APPOINTMENT OR ASSIGNMENT OF
CLASSROOM
PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHERS.
Section
1. In the appointment or assignment
of teachers to public elementary or secondary schools, priority shall
be
given to bona fide residents of the barangay, municipality, city or
province
where the school is located: Provided, That the teacher possesses all
the
minimum qualifications for the position as required by law.
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Protests
regarding the appointment or assignment of classroom public
schoolteachers
shall prescribe in three (3) months upon the issuance of such
appointments
or assignment. chan
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2. In the exercise of its disciplinary
authority, the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall impose
the following administrative sanctions for any willful violation of
this
Act: (1) first violation — suspension of one (1) month without pay; (2)
second violation — suspension of two (2) months without pay; and (3)
third
violation and subsequent violations hereof — suspension of six (6)
months
without pay. chan
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3. The Department of Education,
Culture and Sports (DECS) shall prescribe the rules and regulations
necessary
to implement this Act. The DECS shall provide the senate and the House
of Representatives a copy of the rules and regulations within ninety
(90)
days after approval of this Act. chan
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4. All laws, decrees, executive
orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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5. This Act shall take effect
fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official
Gazette
or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved:
June
11, 1996
