Registration Without Examination.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Registration Without Examination. — Upon application and payment of the required fees, the Board shall issue a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card to an applicant who, on the date of effectivity of Republic Act No. 6966, is: a practicing librarian who has completed at least a bachelor's degree and a librarian or supervising librarian eligible; a practicing librarian who has completed at least a bachelor's degree, eighteen (18) units in Library Science, five (5) years experience in librarianship, and a first grade eligible or its equivalent; a practicing librarian who has completed a masteral degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science, and a first grade eligible or its equivalent; or a practicing librarian who has completed at least a bachelor's degree, eighteen (18) units in Library Science, and seven (7) years experience in librarianship. Those who qualify under this Section shall be given three (3) years within which to apply for registration upon the effectivity of this Act.