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PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES & CODES
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REPUBLIC ACTS
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING A BOARD TO HAVE CHARGE OF
THE SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF THE TEXTBOOKS TO BE USED BY THE COLLEGES
AND SCHOOLS OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS
AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, THIRTY-FOUR
HUNDRED AND TWO, AND THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO |
Section 1. Sec. one of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven, as amended by Acts Numbered Thirty-one hundred and eighty-five, Thirty-four hundred and two, and Thirty-seven hundred and seventy-two, is further amended to read as follows: "Sec.
1. A board is hereby created which shall be known as
the Board on Textbooks and shall have charge of the selection and
approval of textbooks to be used in the public schools. The textbooks
selected and approved shall be used for a period of at least six years
from the date of their adoption. Sec. 2. Sec. two of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-seven hundred and seventy-two, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Sec.
2. The Board of Textbooks shall be composed of five
members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the
consent of the Commissioner of Appointments. The members of the Board
shall hold office for a period of six years, and shall serve without
compensation. In making the appointment of the first Board, one member
shall be appointed for a period of two years, two members for a period
of four years, and two members for a period of six years. Every two
years the Board shall select a Chairman from among its members. Sec. 3. Sec. four of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.
4. For administrative purposes, the Board on
Textbooks created by this Act shall be directly under the Secretary of
Instruction. The Chairman of the Board shall have authority, with the
approval of the Department Head, to obtain the technical assistance of
officers and employees of any department, bureau or office of the
Government which may be considered necessary for the proper performance
of its duties. The Board shall, likewise, have a permanent secretary
with compensation at the rate of four thousand eight hundred pesos per
annum, and such additional employees as may be necessary." Sec. 4. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, including the purchase of the necessary equipment and supplies, there is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand pesos for the current fiscal year. Thereafter, a like amount shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act to meet the expenses herein authorized for the succeeding years. Sec. 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed. Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect on its approval. Approved: June 14, 1947 |