PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 2011, January 15, 1986
CONVERTING THE PARTIDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE PARTIDO STATE COLLEGE, PROVIDING FOR A…
State to establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of
education relevant to the goarls of national development;
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 6-A promulgated on
September 29, 1972, it has been declared a policy of the government to reorient
the educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth and
meaningful social development; and
WHEREAS, the conversion of the Partido National High School
in the Municipality of Gao, Province of Camarines Sur, into a state college to
be known as the Partido State College/providing for a Board of Trustees,
broadening for this purpose its curricular offerings and redirecting its
objectives would serve to better achieve the above goals and hasten the training
and education in national development.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree to be part of the laws of the land the following:
SECTION 1. The present Partido National High School in the
Municipality of Goa, Province of Camarines Sur, is hereby converted into a state
college to be known as the Partido State College, hereinafter referred to as the
State College.
SEC. 2. The State College shall primarily provide
professional and technical instruction and training in the arts and sciences. It
shall also promote research, advance studies, and progressive leadership in its
fields of specialization.
SEC. 3. No student shall be denied admission to the State
College by reason of sex, etchnic consideration or religious beliefs or
affiliation.
SEC. 4. The head of the State College shall be known as the
President of the Partido State College. His salary shall be fixed by the Board
of Trustees which shall be comparable to that being received by the head of
similar institutions of like standing, subject to Presidential Decree No. 985
and other pertinent budget and compensation laws.
The powers and duties of the President of the Partido State College in
addition to those specifically provided in this Decree, shall be those
usually pertaining to the Office of the President of a state college.
SEC. 5. The governing body of the State College shall be the
Board of Trustees which shall be composed of the Minister of Education, Culture
and Sports as Chairman, the President of the State College as Vice-Chairman and
the following as members: Director, National Economic and Development Authority;
President of the Alumni Association ; the Governor for the Province of Camarines
Sur and two prominent citizens who are bonafide residents of Camarines Sur with
management and technical expertise, subject to the provision of Section 1 of
Presidential Decree No. 1473.
SEC. 6. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall consist of a
majority of all the members holding office at the time of the meeting. All
processes against the State College shall be served on the President of the
State College or his duly authorized representative.
SEC. 7. The members of the Board of Trustees shall not
receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in their attendance of meetings or other official functions authorized
by the Board subject to existing budget laws in honoraria and allowances.
SEC. 8. The Board of Trustees shall have the following
powers and duties in addition to its general powers of administration and the
exercise of all powers of a corporation as provided in Section
thirty-six of Batas Pambansa Bilang 68 otherwise known as “The Corporation Code
of the Philippines” ;
- 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 the
functions of the State College; - To receive and appropriate for the purpose specified by law such sums as may
be provided for the support of the State College; - To receive in trust, legacies, gifts, and donations of real or personal
property of all kinds, and to administer the same for the benefits of the State
College or for aid to any student 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. Such donations shall be exempt from all taxes
and shall be considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donors; - To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the Administrative
and Academic Councils as the State College may provide; - To confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation, to award
honorary degrees upon person in recognition or eminence in any field of
specialization of the State College, and the authority the president of the
College to award certificates for completion of non-degree programs; - Subject to Civil Service Laws, to confirm the appointments of a
vice-president, deans, directors, registrar, heads of departments, professors
and other officials and employees of the State College made by the President, to
fix their compensation subject to Presidential Decree 985 and other pertinent
budget and compensation laws, hours of service, and such other duties, and
conditions as the Board may promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of
existing laws; and to remove them for cause after investigation and hearing; - To establish chairs in the State College and to provide fellowships for
qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students; - h) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machineries,
equipment and other facilities and the purchase of necessary supplies,
materials, and equipment, any provision of existing laws to the contrary
notwithstanding: Provided, however, That the funds for the purpose
shall come from the authorized appropriation of the State College: and
Provided, further, that it may acquire loans for the improvement
thereon.
SEC. 9. There shall be an Administrative Council of the
State College consisting of the President of the College as Chairman, and the
vice-president, deans, directors and other officials of equal rank as members
whose duty shall be to implement policies governing the administration,
management, and development planning of the State College subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 10. There shall be an Academic Council of the State
College with the President of the State College as Chairman and all the members
of the faculty of the State College as members.
The body of instructors and
professors of the State College shall constitute the faculty of the State
College.
The Academic Council shall have the power to prescribe the curricula and
rules of discipline of the College 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 the review of
the Board of Trustees. The Council shall likewise have the power to recommend
students to be recipients of degress. Through the President of the State College
or his duly authorized representative, the council shall have the disciplinary
power over the students of the State College within the limits prescribed by the
rules of discipline as approved by the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 11. Members of the faculty of the State College shall
be covered by appropriate civil service rules and regulations. No religious or
political test shall be applied nor shall religious or political opinion or
affiliation be a matter of inquiry in the appointment of the faculty members of
the State College: Provided, however, That no member or faculty shall
teach for or against any particular church or religious sect or 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 many agitate the overthrow of the duly constituted
government.
SEC. 12. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be the
ex-officio treasurer of the State College. All accounts and expenses of the
State College shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly authorized
representative.
SEC. 13. The yearly appropriation of the Partido National
High School herein converted into Partido State College shall henceforth become
the appropriation for the operation of the College and shall be included in the
Annual General Appropriation Act, subject to such adjustments and/or programming
as the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports may recommend.
SEC. 14. 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 through the Minister of
Education, Culture and Sports, a detailed report setting forth the progress,
conditions, and needs of the State College.
SEC. 15. The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports shall
take such steps as are necessary for the immediate implementation of this
Act.
SEC. 16. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of January, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President: (Sgd.) MANUEL M. LAZARO Presidential Assistant for Legal
Affairs