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AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE
GOVERNANCE AND DEFINING THE SCOPE OF THE PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
(PSHS) SYSTEM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8496. |
Section 1. A second paragraph is hereby added under Sec. 2 of
Republic Act No. 8496, otherwise known as the Philippine Science High
School (PSHS) System Act of 1997, to read as follows: "The
State shall also ensure that every region is given equal opportunity to
benefit from the establishment of the PSHS System. Towards this end,
only one (1) PSHS campus shall be established in each of the
administrative regions of the country." Sec. 2. Sec. 3, paragraph (a) of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a)
Integrate the existing PSHS at Diliman, Nueva Vizcaya, Camarines Sur,
Iloilo City, Leyte, Lanao del Norte and Davao City into one system of
governance and management;" Sec. 3. Sec. 5 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
5. Scope. — The Philippine Science High School System
shall be composed of the existing PSHS campuses herein mentioned and
future campuses which shall be established under this Act. The existing
campuses at Diliman, Quezon City; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; Goa,
Camarines Sur; Jaro, Iloilo City; Palo, Leyte; Tugbok, Davao City; and
Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, shall be known as the PSHS main campus, PSHS
Cagayan Valley, PSHS Bicol Region, PSHS Western Visayas, PSHS Eastern
Visayas, PSHS Southern Mindanao and PSHS Central Mindanao, respectively. Sec. 4. A new Sec. 6 is hereby inserted between Sec.s 5 and 6 of the same Act, to read as follows: "Sec.
6. Restriction on the Conversion of High Schools Into
a Philippine Science High School. — In addition to the
guidelines/criteria that may be established by the PSHS Board of
Trustees in the establishment and operation of Philippine Science High
Schools, the conversion and inclusion of existing high schools into the
PSHS System shall not be allowed." Sec. 5. Sec. 6 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
7. Overall Coordinating Authority. — The PSHS System
shall be under the administrative supervision of the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST). The PSHS System Board of Trustees (BOT)
shall be the Governing Board of all the PSHS campuses wherever
situated." Sec. 6. Sec. 7 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
8. Board of Trustees. — There shall be a Board of
Trustees composed of the secretary of the DOST as ex officio Chairman,
the secretary of DECS as ex officio Vice Chairman, and the following
members: The President of the U.P., the Executive Director of PSHS, the
Director of the Science Education Institute (SEI), the President from
the PSHS National Alumni Association, and the chairpersons of the
congressional committees on science and technology as ex officio
members; and one (1) representative each from the private sector
representing higher education, education for the gifted, industry,
agriculture, and new and emerging technologies. The private sector
representatives shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of a duly constituted search committee. As much as
practicable, the private sector representatives shall come from the
various geographic regions. For the first set of appointments, three
(3) of them shall serve for four (4) years, while the other two (2) for
two (2) years, thereafter, succeeding appointments shall have a fixed
term of four (4) years. Sec. 7. Sec. 8 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
9. Executive Director (ED). — There shall be an
Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board and shall have
the rank of a bureau director, with a fixed term of six (6) years,
renewable for another term. The ED shall exercise administrative
supervision over all campus directors and shall be the primary
implementor of policies and guidelines set by the Board of Trustees. As
a member of the Board of Trustees, the ED shall articulate to the Board
the mutual concern of all the campuses." Sec. 8. A new Sec. 10 is hereby inserted between Sec.s 8 and 9 of the same Act, to read as follows: "Sec.
10. Deputy Executive Director (DED). — There shall be
a Deputy Executive Director (DED) who shall be appointed by the Board
for a term of six (6) years, renewable for another term. The DED shall
perform the duties and functions assigned by the Executive Director." Sec. 9. Sec. 9 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Sec. 11. Sec. 10. Sec. 10 of the same Act shall be amended, to
read as follows: "Sec.
12. Executive Committee. — There shall be an
Executive Committee in the PSHS System composed of the Executive
Director as ex officio chairperson and the Campus Directors as members." Sec. 11. Sec.s 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the same Act are hereby renumbered accordingly. Sec. 12. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect. Sec. 13. Repealing and Amending Clause. — All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. Sec. 14. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect
immediately upon its approval. Approved: March 12, 2001. |
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