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Republic Acts :
REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 9083
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STA. ROSA
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL IN STA. ROSA, LAGUNA AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STA. ROSA
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL IN STA. ROSA, LAGUNA AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR. |
Section 1. There is hereby established in Sta. Rosa, Laguna,
a high school
to be known as the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School, under
the direct administrative supervision of the Department of Education,
Culture and Sports. (a)
The regional director, Department of Education, Culture and Sports,
Region IV as ex officio chairperson; The members of the Board representing scientific and technological association, business and industry shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Board of Trustees. One of them shall serve for six (6) years and one for four (4) years. Sec. 5. The Board of Trustees shall exercise for the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School all powers and prerogatives of the board of directors of a corporation. It shall also have the following powers and duties: (a)
To fix the site of the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School; Sec. 7. The Board of Trustees may fix per diems, allowances and honoraria for members of the Board for each meeting subject to the usual government accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Sec. 8. On or before the beginning of each school year, the Board of Trustees shall file with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports a detailed report setting forth the progress, condition and needs of the high school. Sec. 9. There shall be an executive council consisting of the director, the heads of departments and such other ranking faculty members or officials of the high school as may be determined by the director. The council shall have the power to screen and select the students to be admitted to the high school; to select students who shall be recipients of scholarships, stipends and other allowances; and to develop the curricula, course of study and rules of discipline, all subject to the approval of the Board. The council shall have the exclusive power to recommend students eligible for graduation. Through the director, it shall have disciplinary power over the students. The council shall implement and execute the policies laid down by the Board of Trustees and exercise such other functions, powers and duties as the Board may prescribe. Sec. 10. There shall be a registrar of the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School, who shall act as secretary of the Board to be appointed by the director with the approval of the Board of Trustees. He shall keep such records as may be prescribed by the Board. Sec. 11. There shall be a treasurer of the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School who shall be appointed by the director with the approval of the Board of Trustees. All accounts and expenses shall be subject to the usual government auditing. Sec. 12. The faculty members of the high school and others holding academic positions shall be selected in accordance with such criteria as may be established by the Board of Trustees consistent with law which shall include, if necessary and practicable, screening and competitive examination. Sec. 13. All legacies, gifts and donations for the benefit of the high school or for its support and maintenance or for aid to any of its students shall be tax exempt and shall be an allowable deduction from the gross income of the donors. For purposes of income tax, the high school shall be exempt from the payment of all taxes, fees, assessments and other charges of the government, its branches and subdivisions. Sec. 14. All incomes and donations to the high school created under this Act shall constitute a special fund to be known as the Sta. Rosa Science and Technology High School Fund. This fund shall be expended by the Board of Trustees exclusively for the purpose of this Act. Sec. 15. The bureaus or offices of the national government and their counterparts in Region IV are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request by the director of the high school, and to detail employees to duty therein when, in the judgment of the head of the bureau or office, they can be spared without serious detriment to the public service. The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as are required under such detail, and the time employed shall be counted as part of their regular official hours, all laws, rules and regulations limiting the detail of government employees notwithstanding. Sec. 16. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. Thereafter, the expenses of the high school, for the purposes above described, shall be provided in the yearly General Appropriations Act of the national government. Provided, however, that any unexpended balance for any particular year shall not revert to the general fund but also form part of the above mentioned Science and Technology High School Fund. Sec. 17. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Sec. 18. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: April 8, 2001. |
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