A new Section 68-B is hereby inserted to read as follows: "SEC. 68-B. Transition.
Section 7
SEC. 7. A new Section 68-B is hereby inserted to read as follows: "SEC. 68-B. Transition. - (a) Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the PNP shall submit the revised table of organization and equipment and staffing pattern of the PNPA and the NPTI to the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for approval. The revised table of organization and equipment and staffing pattern may include the reorganization and renaming of existing PNP training offices and units, and the realignment of functions as may be necessary; "(b) The personnel of the PNPA and the NPTI shall be transferred from the PPSC to the PNP and continue to perform their duties and responsibilities and receive their corresponding salaries and benefits; "(c) The PNP, PPSC, PNPA aand NPTI shall jointly conduct an inventory of all the properties, facilities, records, equipment, funds, choses in action, appropriations, rights, functions, liabilities and other assets of the PNPA and NPTI prior to their complete transfer to the PNP; "(d) For a period of five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act, the PNPA shall continue to accommodate cadets for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP): Provided, That this period may be extended by the PNP upon the request of the BJMP and BFP in case the PPSC is still not able to provide the education and training required by the two (2) bureaus. Pursuant thereto, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), in consultation with the PPSC, is hereby authorized to create a separate academy for the BJMP and BFP. Thereafter, the PNPA shall produce graduates who will exclusively join the PNP: Provided, further, That the budget required for the per capita expenses for cadetship training during the transition period shall be included in the respective appropriations of the BJMP and BFP; and "(e) The Secretary of the DILG and ex officio Chairman of the NAPOLCOM shall formulate and implement a five (5) year transition plan to ensure the smooth transfer of the PNPA and NPTI to the PNP."