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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4303 - AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEACHER'S COLLEGE IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, TO BE KNOWN AS
PALAWAN TEACHERS' COLLEGE, PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DEFINING
THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, AND AUTHORIZING THE
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR Section 1. A teachers' college is hereby established in the Municipality of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, to be known as Palawan Teachers' College which shall offer four-year courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Science in Education, and graduate courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science in Education. Sec. 2. The purpose of the said college shall be to provide professional and technical instruction, with special provisions for the non-Christian tribes in the Province of Palawan, and for progressive leadership in the field of elementary and secondary education. Sec. 3. The head of the college shall be known as the President of the Palawan Teachers' College. He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees, subject to the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments. The powers and duties of the President of the College, in addition to those specifically provided for in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the president of a college. Sec. 4. The government of said college is hereby
vested in a Board of Trustees of the Palawan Teachers' College. The
Board of Trustees shall be composed of the Secretary of Education, who
shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the
Committee on Education of the Senate, the Chairman of the Committee on
Education of the House of Representatives, the Director of Vocational
Education, the President of the College, and the President of the
Palawan Teachers' College Alumni Association, as members. Sec. 5. The Board of Trustees shall have the
following powers and duties, in addition to its general powers of
administration: Sec. 6. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall consist of a majority of all the members. All processes against the Board of Trustees shall be served on the president or secretary thereof. Sec. 7. On or before the fifteenth of June of each year, the Board of Trustees shall file with the President of the Philippines a detailed report, setting forth the progress, condition, and needs of the College. Sec. 8. There shall be a College Council consisting of the President of the College and all instructors and professors of the college. 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 College, as well as for graduation and the receiving of a degree. The Council alone shall have the power to recommend students or others to be recipients of degrees. Through its president or committee, it shall have disciplinary power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline approved by the Board of Trustees. Sec. 9. The body of instructors and professors of
the College shall constitute the faculty of the College, with the
President of the College as the presiding officer. In the appointment
of professors or instructors of the College, no religious test shall be
applied, nor shall the religious opinions or affiliations of the
faculty of the College be made a matter of examination or inquiry:
provided, however, that no instructor or professor in the college shall
inculcate sectarian tenets in any of the teachings, nor attempt either
directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of
Trustees, to influence students of attendants at the College for or
against any particular church or religious sect. Approved: June 19, 1965 |
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