Section 9
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 a corporation as provided in Section Thirty-six of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68, otherwise known as The Corporation Code of the Philippines. To receive and appropriate for the purposes specified by law such sums as may be provided for the support of the State College; 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; To authorize the President of the State College to award proficiency certificates or diplomas to students who have completed non-degree courses; To appoint, on recommendation of the President of the State College, a vice-president, cleans, 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 compensations and salaries subject to Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and compensation laws, hour of service, and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant to them, in 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; To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the College Council as hereinafter provided; To provide fellowship for qualified faculty members and scholarships for deserving students; 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; 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 sum donations shall be exempt from all taxes and be considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donors.