Section 6
SEC. 6. The Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties in addition to its general governing powers: (a) To appropriate such sums as may be provided by law for the operation and maintenance of the Cebu State College of Science and Technology System; (b) To confer titles or degrees in the fields of study stated in Sections two and three of this Act to successful candidates for graduation; (c) To confer certificates and diplomas upon successful candidates for graduation on courses other than degree courses; (d) To approve appointments submitted by the College President of all Superintendents of extension units, the dean of instruction, college deans, heads of departments, registrar, associate professors, professors, guest lecturers, instructors, teachers, and other employees of the State College system; to fix their compensation not otherwise covered in Section thirteen hereof, subject to Presidential Decree No. 985 and other pertinent budget and compensation laws, hours of service and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant them in its discretion, leave of absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, any other provision to the contrary notwithstanding, and to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been held; (e) To approve the curricula and rules of discipline town up by the College Council as hereinafter provided; (f) To provide fellowship for faculty members and scholarships to students showing special evidence of merit; (g) To prescribe rules for its own governance, and to enact for the government of the State College system such rules and regulations, not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and functions of the State College system as denned in Sections two and three of this Act; (h) To approve the staffing pattern of the Cebu State College of Science and Technology proper and the extension units as defined and submitted by their respective heads; and (i) To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer the same for the benefit of the State College system or of 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.