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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 12BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 12 - AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES
Section 1. There is hereby established in Region XI a
university to be known as the University of Southeastern Philippines,
hereinafter referred to in this Act as the University. The main campus
of the University shall be located at the site presently occupied by
the Mindanao State University branch in Davao City.
Sec. 2. The University shall have a minimum of six
degree granting courses and one graduate school and such degree
courses, post-graduate courses and special courses as the Board of
Trustees may deem necessary to support national objectives in Mindanao.
Sec. 3. The University shall have the following
functions:
a) To provide programs of instruction and
professional training primarily in the fields of science and
technology, specially in medicine, agriculture, forestry, fisheries,
engineering and industrial fields;
b) To promote advanced studies, research and
extension services and progressive leadership in science, agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, engineering and industrial fields and other
courses needed in the socio-economic development of Mindanao;
c) To develop courses at the graduate level along its
fields of specialization to respond to the needs of development workers
in the academic community in the region;
d) To provide non-formal education and undertake
vigorous extension and research programs in food production, nutrition,
health and sports development; and
e) To offer scholarship and/or part-time job
opportunities to deserving students from low-income families.
Sec. 4. The University shall have the general
powers of a corporation set forth in the Corporation Law as amended,
and the administration of such University and the exercise of its
corporate powers are vested exclusively in the Board of Regents and in
the President of the University insofar as authorized by said Board.
Sec. 5. The head of the University shall be known
as the President of the University of Southeastern Philippines. He
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon
recommendation of the Board of Regents for a term of six years with
compensation to be determined under the provisions, of Presidential
Decree Numbered Nine hundred eighty-five. The powers and duties of the
President of the University, in addition to those specifically provided
for in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of a
president of a university.
Sec. 6. The governing body of the University shall
be the Board of Regents of the University of Southeastern Philippines,
hereinafter referred to as the Board, whose composition shall be in
accordance with President Decree Numbered Fourteen hundred and
thirty-seven.
The Members of the Board shall serve without compensation other than
actual necessary expenses incurred either in attendance upon meetings
of the Board, or upon other official business related to his position
as regent as authorized by the Board.
Sec. 7. In addition to its general powers of
administration, the Board shall have the following powers and duties:
a) To appoint upon the recommendation of the
President, the following:
(1) The Secretary of the University, and
administrative officers;
(2) The deans, directors, or heads of colleges,
schools, institutes and other principal units of the University,
academic or non-academic, which are not supervised by or attached to
such units;
(3) Faculty members with the rank of associate
professor or higher, professorial lecturers, visiting or exchange
faculty; and other officers and employees whose starting salaries are
at least equal to that of associate professor, insofar as the following
personnel actions are involved; original appointments; re-appointments/
renewal/transfer with change in rank or salaries; and promotion or
salary increases, subject to Presidential Decree Numbered Nine hundred
eighty-five and other pertinent budget and compensation laws.
b) To plan and provide for the establishment of
schools, colleges, and departments for the professional degrees in
science, agriculture, engineering, home economics, education,
industrial education, forestry, fishery, animal and veterinary medicine
sciences, architecture and other such schools, colleges, and
departments as deemed necessary; and advanced or graduate degrees along
the foregoing fields.
c) To manage funds for the operation and management
of all university income-producing projects and to promulgate rules and
regulations for the operation and management of the same and for the
accounting and auditing of their funds, income and expenses, subject to
Presidential Decree Numbered Eleven hundred and seventy-seven and to
the rules and regulations implementing Section three (h) of
Presidential Decree Numbered Fourteen hundred and thirty-seven.
d) To admit to the University, public institutions of
learning in Region XI which may desire to affiliate as schools or
colleges or branches of the University, subject to the approval of the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of the
Budget and the Chairman, Presidential Commission on
Reorganization.
e) To authorize the construction and repair of all
university buildings and other permanent improvements under the direct
administration and supervision of the University, upon recommendation
of the President.
(f) To enter into a consortium agreement with the
University of the Philippines System for the program, staff, and
physical development of the University.
(g) To promulgate policies, rules and regulations
necessary for the effective and efficient governance of the University,
delegate certain authorities and responsibilities to the President as
deemed appropriate, and prescribe rules under which the President can
enter into contracts without prior approval of the Board, for the
acquisition of properties and services, and purchase of equipment and
supplies not exceeding certain cost or value: Provided, That all such
contracts shall be reported to the Board.
Sec. 8. The President shall be the chief executive
of the University and shall have the following powers and
responsibilities:
a) To provide leadership for the University and
preserve and protect its academic integrity and ensure the observance
and implementation of the policies laid down by the Board.
b) To exercise within the framework of University
policies primary authority and responsibility over the following areas:
development planning and resource allocations; grants, endowments and
fund raising; external relations and public affairs; and University
policy relating to regional development programs, curricula, and
matters affecting the rights, privileges, responsibilities and welfare
of the University constituency.
(c) To formulate integrated and comprehensive plans
for the University, including academic, research, extension, physical
development, and fiscal plans.
(d) To coordinate the activities and programs of the
University with the other component units and institutions, and have
under review goals and objectives of the various units and
institutions, appraise their performance in relation to goals, and
recommend appropriate action by the Board.
(e) To appoint officers, faculty members, and other
employees in the University, subject to Section seven of this Act; and
to designate officers-in-charge of the units therein for a period not
exceeding two months without prejudice to the authority granted deans
and directors to designate officers-in-charge in their respective units.
(f) To appoint, transfer or promote personnel of the
University as hereinbelow provided; fix their work schedules; grant
leaves of absence; and approve their special detail, additional
assignments, additional compensation, designation and retirement in
accordance with the policies approved by the Board, subject to
Presidential Decree Numbered Nine hundred eighty-five and other
pertinent budget and compensation laws.
(g) To set up machinery for review of all
disciplinary actions appealable to the Office of the President, and for
the consideration of position for redress of grievances.
(h) To submit to the Board the course of study and
academic programs, rules of discipline, and conferment of degrees and
diplomas as recommended by the University Council.
(i) To award fellowships, assistantships and
scholarships to students, faculty members and other personnel, in
accordance with the policies prescribed by the Board.
(j) To plan, prepare and implement a University
program for the training and education of adult citizens and
out-of-school youth.
(k) To negotiate and obtain grants for specific
projects, gifts and donations of real or personal property of all
kinds, subject to the confirmation of the Board, and to administer the
same for the benefit of the University, its units, departments, or
students in accordance with the directions and instructions of the
donor and in default thereof, in such manner as the Board may in its
discretion determine.
(l) To maintain links with other academic and
research institutions so as to ensure fruitful academic and technical
interchange and maximize the use of human and physical resources.
(m) To prepare for approval of the Board the budget
of the University.
(n) To submit to the Board annual reports on the
operation of the University, and such other reports as the latter may
acquire.
(o) To prescribe rules and regulations not contrary
to law for the governance of the University consistent with its
purposes and the policies laid down by the Board.
(p) To exercise such other powers and discharge such
other responsibilities as may be delegated to him by the Board:
Provided, that he shall institute or effect an appropriate and
efficient exercise or discharge of such powers or responsibilities as
may be necessary for the expeditious administration of the
University.
Sec. 9. A quorum of the Board shall consist of a
majority of all the members holding office at the time the meeting is
called. All processes against the Board shall be served on the
President or secretary thereof.
Sec. 10. There shall be a secretary of the
University, who shall serve concurrently as the Secretary of the Board.
Sec. 11. There shall be a University Council
consisting of the President, Vice-President/s, Deans, Heads of Academic
Departments, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and
Professors. The President shall be the Chairman of the Council.
Subject to the approval of the Board, upon the recommendation of the
President in accordance with the policies and standards established by
the Board, the University Council shall:
a) Prescribe the course of study, curricula and rules
of discipline of students;
b) Fix the requirements for admission to any College
or unit of the University and for graduation and the conferring of
degrees;
c) Recommend recipients of degrees or diplomas;
d) Exercise disciplinary powers over the students
through the President or its appropriate committees pursuant to the
rules of discipline prescribed by the Board; and
e) Create committees as it may deem necessary for the
performance of its functions.
Sec. 12. The instructors and professors of each
College shall constitute its faculty to be presided by a Dean who shall
be selected from among the members of such faculty for a term fixed by
the University Council and confirmed by the Board, upon recommendation
of the President of the University;
Sec. 13. In the appointment of instructors or
professors to the University, religious opinions or affiliations shall
not be made a matter of inquiry or explanation.
Sec. 14. Professors or instructors seeking
appointments in the University shall be exempt from Civil Service
Examination or regulations: Provided, however, That copies of heir
appointments shall be furnished the Civil Service Commission for
notation and record purposes.
Sec. 15. A student shall not be denied admission
to the University by reason of sex, ethnic consideration religious
belief or affiliation.
Sec. 16. On or before the fifteenth day of January
of each calendar year, the Board shall file with the Prime Minister of
the Philippines a detailed report setting forth the progress, condition
and needs of the University.
Sec. 17. Heads of bureaus and offices of the
national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon
request of the President of the University such apparatus, equipment or
supplies as may be needed by the University and to detail employees for
duty therein, when in the judgment of the head of the Bureau or Office,
such apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such employees can
be spared without serious detriment to the public service. Employees so
detailed shall perform such duties as required under such detail; the
time so employed shall be counted as part of their official service.
Sec. 18. The branches of the Mindanao State
University and of the University of the Philippines in Region XI, the
Davao School of Arts and Trades, and the Mampising National
Agricultural School are hereby transferred to the University of
Southeastern Philippines together with their functions, appropriations,
records, equipment, property and personnel.
Sec. 19. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted without Executive
approval, December 15, 1978.
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