MERGING THE KALINGA-APAYAO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BIBAK NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, TABUK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND DOÑA EUFRONIS M. PUZON MEMORIAL SCHOOL INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE, PROVIDING A CHARTER FOR THE PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 2017
• Sections: 20

Preamble

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines directs the

State to establish and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of

education relevant to the goals of national development and further prescribed

that all educational institutions shall aim to develop scientific, technological

and vocational efficiency;

WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 6-A also known as

Educational Decree of 1972, it has been declared a policy of the government to

re-orient the educational system toward an accelerated national economic growth

and meaningful social development;

WHEREAS, to maximize the effective utilization of limited

resources, it is necessary to integrate and convert the institutions of higher

learning located in the Province of Kalinga-Apayao into one institution of

higher learning in order to establish an effective and efficient state college

that will serve as an instrument towards the rapid development of the national

manpower resources not only of the Province of Kalinga-Apayao but all the other

provinces of Region II;

WHEREAS, the establishment of a State College will provide

better services in professional and technical training in the arts, sciences,

humanities, and technology and in the conduct of scientific research and

technological studies;

WHEREAS, the integration of the above-mentioned institutions

of higher learning- into an autonomous state college to be known as the

"Kalinga-Apayao State College" is imperative to hasten the realization of

national goals as well as enhance regional 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:

Section 1

SECTION 1. The present BIBAK National Agricultural School,

Kalinga-Apayao Community College, Tabulc National High School and Dona Eufronia

M. Puzon Memorial School, located in Kalinga-Apayao are hereby merged into a

State College which shall be known as the KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE,

hereinafter referred to as the State College.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The State College shall provide advance institutions

in arts, agricultural and natural sciences as well as in technological and

professional field.

Section 3

SEC. 3. The governing; body of the State College shall be

vested in the Board of Trustees to be composed of the Minister of Education.

Culture and Sports, who shall be the Chairman of the Board, the President of the

College as Vice-Chairman, and the Regional Director of the Ministry of

Education, Culture and Sports for Region II, the Regional Director of the

Economic Development Authority for Region II, the President of the Alumni

Association of the State College, and three (3) perminent citizens of

Kalinga-Apayao who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon

recommendation of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, as members;

In the absence or inability of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports,

or when these positions are vacant, the vice-Chairman of the Board shall be the

Acting Chairman or in his absence, the other members of the Board may elect from

among themselves a temporary Chairman of the Board;

The three (3) appointive

members of the Board shall hold office for four (4) years without reappointment.

Provided that one of the first three (3) appointive members of the

Board shall be appointed for two (2) years only and another one for four (4)

years. In case of permanent vacancy, the appointee shall hold office for the

unexpired terms only.

Section 4

SEC. 4. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall consist of a

majority of all 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 (July authorized representative.

Section 5

SEC. 5. The Members of the Beard of Trustees shall not

receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses

incurred either in attendance of meetings of the Board or of other official

business authorized by the Board.

Section 6

SEC. 6. 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 36

of Batas Pambansa Bilang 68 otherwise known as 1he Corporation Code of the

Philippines;

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 purpose and functions of the State College;

To receive and appropriate such funds, specified by law, for the support of

the State College;

To import duty-free commodities for educational purposes as an exception to

existing laws as well as 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 department thereof, or for aid to any student in

accordance with 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;

To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the State College

Council as hereinafter provided;

To confer decrees upon successful candidates for graduation, to award

honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of learning, public service,

statemanship, or eminence in any field of specialization of the State College,

and to authorize the President of the State College to award certificates for

completion of non-degree programs;

To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the State College,

Vice-Presidents; deans, directors, registrars, heads of departments, professors,

and other officials and employees of the State College; to fix their

compensation, hours of service, and such other duties and conditions as it may

promulgate, any provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding; to

remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing;

To provide fellowship for qualified faculty members and other scholarships

to deserving students;

To fix tuition fees, matriculation fees, graduation fees, laboratory fees,

and .such special fees and charges, including other income generated by the

State College, and to establish the said income into a special trust fund for

the exclusive use of the State College, any provision of existing laws to the

contrary notwithstanding;

To authorize the State College to undertake the construction and/or repair

of its buildings, machinery and equipment and other facilities, any provision of

law or executive order to the contrary notwithstanding provided that

the funds for the purpose shall come from its appropriation;

Section 7

SEC. 7. No Student shall be denied admission to the State

College by reason of age, sex, nationality, region or political affiliation;

Section 8

SEC. 8. The head of the State College shall be known as the

President of the State College. He shall be appointed for a term of four (4)

years by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of

Education, Culture and Sports after consultation with the members of the

Board.

The powers and duties of the President of the State College in addition to

those specifically provided for in this Decree, shall be those usually

pertaining to the office of the President of a State College;

Section 9

SEC. 9. The incumbent presidents and/or heads of 'the

institutions of higher learning integrated in this decree shall continue to

serve as heads/presidents in their respective college or unit until such time as

the terms of office and other conditions as well as other officials and

employees of the State College shall have been determined by the Board of

Trustees.

Section 10

SEC. 10. There shall be an administrative council consisting

of the President of the State College as chairman and the Vice-President and

Deans as members, whose duty shall be to prepare and promulgate general policies

of the State College governing personnel, financial management, and development

planning, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees;

Section 11

SEC. 11. There shall be a college council in each college or

unit of the State College with the Dean as Chairman and all the faculty of the

college or unit as members. The body of instructors, assistant professors,

associate professors, and professors of each college shall constitute the

faculty of the college;

The college council shall have the power to prescribe the curricula and rules

of discipline of the college or unit of the State College subject to the

approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for admission

to the college or unit as well as for graduation and the conferring of degrees

subject to review of the Board of Trustees.

Section 12

SEC. 12. Members of the faculty of the State College shall

not be exempt from any civil service examination or regulation as a requisite to

appointment. No religious test shall be applied nor shall the religious opinions

or affiliations be a matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty members of

the State College provided that no member of the faculty shall teach

for or against any particular church or religious sect;

Section 13

SEC. 13. There shall be an Advisory Council for each college

or unit. The Advisory Council shall provide advice and counsel to the dean in

matters of general policy concerning the affairs of the college or unit of the

State College;

The present members of the Board of Trustees of the present institutions

integrated in this Decree shall continue to serve as members of the Advisory

Council of their respective institutions, except the Chairman of the Board of

Trustees, for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, the numbers of the Advisory

Council of each college or unit of the State College shall be appointed by the

Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the President of the State College;

Section 14

SEC. 14. The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be

ex-officio Treasurer of the State College. All accounts and expenses thereof

shall be audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly

SEC.

15. all personnel assets, records and appropriations of the

institutions of higher learning integrated in this Decree are hereby transferred

to the State College;

Section 16

SEC. 16. The Minister of Education, culture and Sports is

hereby Directed to take such steps as are necessary for the immediate

implementation of this Decree. For this purpose, he is hereby authorized to

create a technical committee to advice the Board of Trustees of the State

College toward the proper establishment development and expansion of the

programs of the State College:

Section 17

SEC. 17. Onn or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the

second month after the opening of the 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;

Section 18

SEC. 18. In addition to the present appropriation of the

institutions of higher learning integrated in this Decree, the sum of Ten

Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated out of the funds of the

National Treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry out the purposes of this

Decree. Thereafter funds needed for the maintenance and continued operation of

the State College shall be included in the Annual Appropriation Act.

Section 19

SEC. 19. All laws, acts, decrees, or executive order

contrary to or inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or amended

accordingly.

Section 20

SEC. 20. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th 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.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.

Presidential Assistant for Legal

Affairs