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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 440BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 440 - AN ACT
CONVERTING THE QUIRINO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF DIFFUN, PROVINCE OF QUIRINO, INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE
QUIRINO STATE COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Section 1. The Quirino National Agricultural School in the
Municipality of Diffun, Province of Quirino, is hereby converted into a
state college to be known as the Quirino State College, hereinafter
referred to as State College.
Sec. 2. The State College shall primarily provide
higher technological, professional, and vocational instruction and
training in science, agricultural and industrial fields, as well as
short-term technical or vocational courses. It shall promote research,
advanced studies, and progressive leadership in its areas of
specialization.
Sec. 3. In addition to its present secondary and
collegiate curricular offerings, the State College shall offer
undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of science,
agriculture and industrial fields as the Board of Trustees may deem
necessary. It shall also offer opportunity or short-term technical or
vocational course within its areas of specialization to meet the needs
of the region.
Sec. 4. No student shall be denied admission to
the State College by reason of sex, ethnic consideration, or religious
belief or affiliation.
Sec. 5. The head of the State College shall be
known as the President of the Quirino State College. He shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of
the Board of Trustees. His salary shall be determined in accordance
with Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and
compensation laws.
The powers and duties of the President of the State College in addition
to those specifically provided for in this Act shall be those usually
pertaining to the office of the president of a state college or
university.
Sec. 6. The governing body of the State College
shall be the Board of Trustees of the Quirino State College. It shall
be composed of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports as
Chairman, the Regional Director of the National Economic and
Development Authority, the President of the State College, and four (4)
prominent citizens of Region II to be appointed by the President of the
Philippines as members.
Of the four appointed members, one shall be an authority in science,
one in agriculture, one in arts and trades, and one in technology:
Provided, That at least one of the four appointed members shall be an
alumnus of the former Quirino National Agricultural School. Of the
first group appointed, the President shall designate one to serve for
one year; one to serve for two years; one to serve for three years; and
one to serve for four years. Thereafter, persons appointed to succeed
such members shall hold office for a term of four years and until their
successors who should be an expert in the same field shall have been
appointed and qualified. In case of permanent vacancy, the position
shall be filed by appointment by the President of the Philippines. Such
appointee shall hold office for the unexpired term only.
When the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports is unable to perform
his duties as Chairman of the Board due to illness, absence or other
cause, or in case of a vacancy in the office, the Deputy Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports shall temporarily perform the functions
of the Chairman of the said Board. The Chairman may assign qualified
officials to represent him with full authority in the Board.
Sec. 7. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all the members holding office at the time a
meeting is called. All processes against the Board of Trustees shall be
served on the President or Secretary thereof.
Sec. 8. The members of the Board of Trustees shall
be entitled to an allowance of one hundred pesos per meeting actually
attended but not more than three hundred pesos a month: Provided, That
they shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred
either in attendance upon meetings of the Board or upon other official
business authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to existing
budget laws on honoraria and allowances.
Sec. 9. The Board of Trustees shall have the
following powers and duties in addition to its general powers of
administration, and the exercise of all the powers of a corporation as
provided in Section thirty-six of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68, otherwise
known as the Corporation Code of the Philippines:
(a) To receive and appropriate for the purposes
specified by law such sums as may be provided for the support of the
State College;
(b) To confer degrees upon successful candidates for
graduation of the State College. It may also confer honorary degrees
upon persons in recognition of learning, statesmanship or eminence in
any of the fields of specialization of the State College, or in
recognition of public service: Provided, That such degrees shall not be
conferred in consideration of or to reciprocate some personal favor;
(c) To authorize the President of the State College
to award proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who may have
completed non-degree courses;
(d) To appoint, on recommendation of the President of
the State College, a vice-president, deans, directors, secretary of the
State College, registrar, heads of departments, professors,
instructors, lecturers and other officials and employees of the State
College; to fix their compensation, subject to Presidential Decree No.
985 and other pertinent budget and compensation laws, hours of service,
and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper, to grant
them, at its discretion, leaves of absence under such regulations as it
may promulgate, any provisions of existing law to the contrary
notwithstanding; to remove them for cause after an investigation and
hearing; to establish Chairs in the State College, and to provide for
the maintenance or endowment of such Chairs as may be necessary;
(e) To approve the curricula and rules of discipline
drawn by the College Council as hereinafter provided;
(f) To provide fellowship for qualified faculty
members and scholarship to deserving students;
(g) To prescribe rules for its own government and to
enact for the government of the State College such rules and
regulations, not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes and functions of the State College;
(h) To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and
donations of real and personal property of all kinds, to administer the
same for the benefit of the State College, or the departments thereof,
or for aid to any student or students, 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.
All such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and shall be
considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donors;
and
(i) To authorize the State College to undertake
construction and/or repair of its buildings, machinery and equipment
and other facilities, any provisions of law or executive order to the
contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the funds for the purpose
shall come from its appropriation.
Sec. 10. On or before the fifteenth day of the
second month after the opening of regular classes each year, the Board
of Trustees shall file with the Office of the President of the
Philippines a detailed report, setting forth the progress, conditions
and needs of the State College.
Sec. 11. There shall be a College Council
consisting of the President of the State College and all members of the
faculty with the rank of professors. The Council shall have the power
to prescribe the curricula and rules of discipline, subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for
admission to the State College, as well as for graduation and the
conferring of degrees subject to review by the Board of Trustees. The
Council alone shall have the power to recommend students or others to
be recipients of degrees. Through the President of the State College or
its duly authorized committee, the Council shall have disciplinary
power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of
discipline.
Sec. 12. The body of instructors and professors of
the State College shall constitute the faculty of the State College.
The faculty shall be covered by the appropriate civil service rules and
regulations.
Sec. 13. No member of the faculty of the State
College shall attempt directly or indirectly, under penalty of
dismissal by the Board of Trustees, to influence students or any person
in the State College towards any ideology, political or otherwise,
which preaches the overthrow of the government through violence or
subversion.
Sec. 14. There shall be a Secretary of the State
College who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of the President of the State College. He shall also be
the Secretary of the Board and shall keep such records of the State
College as may be determined by the Board of Trustees.
Sec. 15. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be
ex officio, treasurer of the State College and all accounts and
expenses thereof shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its
duly authorized representative.
Sec. 16. Heads of bureaus and offices of the
national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon
request of the President of the State College, such apparatus,
equipment or supplies as may be needed by the State College and to
detail employees for duty therein, when in the judgment of the head of
the bureau or office such apparatus, equipment, supplies or the
services of such employees can be spared without serious detriment to
the public service. Employees so detailed shall perform such duty as
required under such detail and the time so employed shall be counted as
part of their regular official service.
Sec. 17. All assets of the Quirino National
Agricultural School, whether fixed or movable, records and personnel,
are hereby transferred to the Quirino State College.
Sec. 18. All existing appropriations for the
Quirino National Agricultural School are hereby transferred to the
Quirino State College, to be disbursed in accordance with the
provisions of this Act. The necessary sum for the operation and
maintenance of the State College shall be provided in subsequent
General Appropriations Acts, until which time the operation of the
institution as a college shall be deferred, provided that its new name
shall take effect upon approval of this Act.
Sec. 19. The Minister of Education, Culture and
Sports is hereby directed to take such steps as are necessary for the
immediate implementation of this Act.
Sec. 20. All laws inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Sec. 21. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 10, 1983.
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