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Republic Act No. 8248
AN
ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE
GOVERNMENT,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 1994.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8248
AN
ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE
GOVERNMENT,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
ACT OF 1994.
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Section
1. Section 4 of Republic
Act No. 7687, otherwise known as the Science and Technology Scholarship
Act of 1994, is hereby amended by adding sub-section 4-A to read as
follows:chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"Sec.
4-A. Science and Technology Human
Resource Development Council. — A Science and Technology Human Resource
Development Council is hereby created which shall be chaired by the
Secretary
of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and shall be
composed
of the following members:
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"The
Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);chan
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"The
Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS);
"The
Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority
(TESDA);
"The
Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management Authority (DBM);
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"The
President of the Philippine Association of State Universities and
Colleges
(PASUC).
"The
Council shall perform the following functions:
"(1) Coordinate
science and technology human resource development programs;chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(2) Formulate
a medium-and long-term science and technology human resource
development
plan in accordance with the national medium-term plan;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(3) Formulate
broad policies for the allocations of science and technology
scholarships;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(4) Formulate
policies on advanced degree programs for science and technology;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(5) Formulate
a career system for technologists and technicians to complement the
scientific
career system;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(6) Formulate
programs to train and retrain scientist, engineers, researchers and
technologists
and encourage them through various incentives, to return and practice
their
professions in the Philippines, to enhance and accelerate the
technological
development of the country; andchan
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chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"(7) Perform
other functions necessary to effectively implement the provisions of
this
Act. "The
science and technology human resource development plan shall be
submitted
to the President six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act. The
Council shall have a term of four (4) years commencing from the
effectivity
of this Act, unless otherwise extended by Congress."
Sec.
2. Section 5 of the same Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec.
5.Appropriations. — The amount necessary
to carry out the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged
against
the current Fiscal Year Appropriations of the Department of Science and
Technology.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"In
order to provide funds necessary for the continuous implementation of
the
program for every year following its initial implementation, the budget
of the DOST shall be increased in the amount of Sixty million pesos
(P60,000,000.00)
per year until it eventually reaches the amount of Three hundred
million
pesos (P30,000,000.00) to sustain the recipients of the scholarship
during
the duration of their study.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"For
the first two (2) years of implementation of the program, an additional
Six Million pesos (P6,000,000.00) per month, to be increased to Seven
million
pesos (P7,000,000.00) per month on the third and fourth year shall be
provided,
which sum shall be generated from the net income of the Philippine
Amusement
and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR): Provided, That such amount
shall
be strictly used to subsidize the beneficiaries' expenses while
studying
under the scholarship program herein provided. Priority shall be
accorded
to scholars graduating from high schools located in the fifth (5th) and
sixth (6th) class municipalities."
Sec.
3.This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days after its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of
general
circulation.chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
January 29, 1997
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