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Republic Act No. 7165
AN
ACT CREATING THE LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL, DEFINING IT POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7165AN
ACT CREATING THE LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL, DEFINING IT POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. It is the policy of the State
to give the highest priority to the adoption of measures for the total
eradication of illiteracy. For this purpose, it shall encourage and
nationalize
the formulation of policies and the implementation of programs on
non-formal,
informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning,
independent,
and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to
community
needs.
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Sec.
2. To carry out the declared
national policy, there is hereby created a Literacy Coordinating
Council,
hereinafter referred to as the Council, which shall be an inter-agency
body administratively attached to the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports.
Sec.
3. The Council shall be composed
of eight (8) members as follows: the Undersecretary for Non-Formal
Education
of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; the Undersecretary
of the Department of Interior and Local Government in charge of Local
Governments;
the Director of the Philippine Information Agency; the President of the
Philippine Normal College; a representative from the National Economic
and Development Authority designated by the Director-General; a
representative
of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate to be
designated
by the President of the Senate; body, providing policy and program
directions
for all literacy endeavors in the country;
Sec.
4. The Council shall have the
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(1) To
help act as the overall advisory and coordinating a representative of
the
Committee on Education and Culture of the House of Representatives to
be
designated by the Speaker; and the representative of non-government
organizations
involved in literacy education who shall be appointed by the President
of the Philippines for a period of three (3) years.chan
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members of the Council shall annually elect a Chairman from among
themselves
except the two (2) representatives of Congress.
The
Council shall meet regularly once a month and may hold special meetings
to consider urgent matters upon the call of the Chairman or any three
Council
members.
(2) To
recommend strategies on the development of a mass movement for the
total
eradication of illiteracy in the country by the year 2000;chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(3) To
formulate measures on the establishment and maintenance of a national
data
bank and information exchange and dissemination system to support
literacy
efforts at the national and local levels;
(4) To
assist in identifying and adopting successful management schemes of
literacy
programs, and adopt measures to boost research and development work in
literacy, by government agencies and non-governmental organizations
involved
in literacy work;
(5) To
recommend ways and means of raising funds in order to support the
literacy
programs, projects, and activities;
(6) To
recommend measures on how to organize and strengthen support structures
for literacy at the regional and local levels; andchanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(7) To
perform such other functions as may be necessary in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act.
Sec.
5. The administrative and research
staff shall be detailed from the existing personnel of the Department
of
Education, Culture and Sports without prejudice to the designation by
the
Council of such additional staff members as it may deem necessary for
the
proper discharge of its function and responsibilities.
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Sec.
6. The Council may, in the performance
of its functions, request the cooperation, assistance, and support of
appropriate
government agencies and non-governmental organizations involved in
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Sec.
7. The sum of ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00) is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any
funds
in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry out the
functions
of the Council under this Act. Thereafter, the sum needed for the
operation
and maintenance of the Council shall be included in the annual Budget
of
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
The
Council shall submit to Congress an annual report which shall include,
among other things, policy recommendations which require legislative
action
towards the total eradication of illiteracy.
Sec.
8. All laws, executive orders,
presidential decrees, and other issuances, or parts thereof,
inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec.
9.If any section or part of this Act
shall be declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall not
invalidate
other provisions thereof.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
10. This Act shall take effect
upon its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general
circulation.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Approved:
November
25, 1991
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