REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7622 - AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE NUEVA VIZCAYA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN BAYOMBONG, NUEVA
VIZCAYA
Section 1. There is hereby established in Bayombong, Nueva
Vizcaya, a high school to be known as the Nueva Vizcaya Science High
School, under the direct administrative supervision of the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports.
Sec. 2. The purpose of the said high school shall
be to offer on a free scholarship basis a secondary course with special
emphasis on subjects pertaining to the sciences with the end in view of
preparing its students for a science career.
Sec. 3. The high school shall be headed by a
Director whose appointment shall be in accordance with prescribed Civil
Service Law, rules and regulations. His compensation shall be fixed by
the Board of Trustees. He shall not be removed from his position except
for cause. His functions, powers and duties, in addition to those
specifically provided for this Act, shall be those usually pertaining
to the office of the principal of a public high school.
Sec. 4. The Nueva Vizcaya Science High School
Board of Trustees shall be composed of:
(a) The Regional Director, Department of Education,
Culture and Sports, Region II as Chairman;
(b) The Director of the Nueva Vizcaya Science High
School as Vice-Chairman;
(c) The Regional Director, Department of Science and
Technology, Region II as Member; and
(d) The Regional Director, National Economic
Development Authority, Region II as Member.
Sec. 5. The Board of Trustees shall exercise for
the Nueva Vizcaya Science High School all the 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 Nueva Vizcaya Science High
School within Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya;
(b) To receive and appropriate to the ends specified
by law sums as may be provided by law for the support of the high
school;
(c) To approve appointments made and contracts
entered into the Director in connection with the employment of faculty
members, lectures and other employees of the high school, subjects to
the provisions of Section Twelve of this Act; to determine academic
ranks; to fix compensation and other conditions of employment; and to
remove them to cause in accordance with due process;
(d) To approve the curricula, course, of study, and
rules of discipline drawn up by the Executive Council as hereinafter
provided;
(e) To provide fellowships for faculty members and
approve the grant of scholarships, stipends and such allowances to
deserving students;
(f) To approve the issuance of certificate or
diplomas to successful candidates for graduation;
(g) To provide its own rules of procedure and to
prescribe for the administration of the high school such general rules
and regulations, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the
purpose of the high school as defined in Section Two of this Act;
(h) To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and
donations of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer
the same in accordance with the directions and instructions of the
donor and, in default thereof, in such manner as the Board of Trustees
may in its discretion determine for the benefit of the high school or
for aid to any its students; and
(i) To establish the criteria for the selection and
admission of students which shall include, among others, competitive
examinations.
Sec. 6. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all the members holding office at the time the
meeting of the Board is called. All processes against the Board of
Trustees shall be served on the Director or Secretary thereof.
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 needed 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
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 the rules of discipline,
all subject to the approval of the Board. The Council shall have the
exclusive power to recommend students eligible to 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.
SECTION 10. There shall be a Register of the Nueva
Vizcaya Science High School, who shall act as Secretary of the Board of
Trustees. He shall keep such as may be prescribed by the Board.
SECTION 11. There shall be a Treasurer of the Nueva
Vizcaya Science 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.
SECTION 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.
Said faculty members shall be exempt from the provisions of laws, rules
and regulations on wage and position classification. The members of the
school's administrative staff may be paid at rates higher than those of
equivalent positions covered by laws on wage and position
classification.
SECTION 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 as
allowable deduction from the gross income of the donors. For purpose 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.
SECTION 14. All incomes and donations to the high
school created under this Act shall constitute a special fund to be
known as the Nueva Vizcaya Science High School Fund. This fund shall be
expended by the Board of Trustees exclusively for the purpose of this
Act.
SECTION 15. The head of bureaus or offices of the
National Government and their counterparts in Region II are hereby
authorized to loan or transfer, upon request by the Director of the
high school, in such apparatus, supplies and other properties as may be
needed by 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 officials hours, all laws, rules and regulations limiting
the detail of government employees notwithstanding.
Any officer or employee of the Government whose services are required
by the high school may receive a compensation in addition to his salary
at the rate to be fixed by the Board subject to applicable laws and
regulations on the matter.
SECTION 16. The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the
General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law
and thereafter.
SECTION 17. The Secretary of the Department of
Education, Culture and Sports shall issue rules and regulations as may
be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 18. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: July 3, 1992
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