Bill Type
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 100 AND 272 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, TO EXPAND THE PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND
Date filed
July 6, 2022
Date Read
August 1, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2022-11-08

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01286
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 100 AND 272 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, TO EXPAND THE PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND
ABSTRACT : Proposes to prioritize in the annual school board budget, provisions for the a) construction/ maintenance of administration offices, assembly halls, laboratories and improvements; operation and maintenance; school uniforms; early childhood care and development program, among existing others. Seeks to allocate the proceeds of the additional one percent SEF Tax on real property for the following, among others: construction/maintenance of different facilities and school’s improvement; payment of compensation and other benefits to teaching and non-teaching personnel…; necessary extension classes; acquisition and titling of school sites; transport vehicles, equipment, and apparatus; books, periodicals, teaching aids, and instructional materials; educational researches, conferences, etc., sports development, other expenses necessary or incident to the operation and maintenance of public schools which are not sufficiently provided for in the regular appropriation of the Department of Education.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P.
DATE FILED : 2022-07-06
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Bordado (000 2022-11-24)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2022-11-08
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE on 2022-08-01;

Abstract

ABSTRACT : Proposes to prioritize in the annual school board budget, provisions for the a) construction/ maintenance of administration offices, assembly halls, laboratories and improvements; operation and maintenance; school uniforms; early childhood care and development program, among existing others. Seeks to allocate the proceeds of the additional one percent SEF Tax on real property for the following, among others: construction/maintenance of different facilities and school's improvement; payment of compensation and other benefits to teaching and non-teaching personnel…; necessary extension classes; acquisition and titling of school sites; transport vehicles, equipment, and apparatus; books, periodicals, teaching aids, and instructional materials; educational researches, conferences, etc., sports development, other expenses necessary or incident to the operation and maintenance of public schools which are not sufficiently provided for in the regular appropriation of the Department of Education.

Significance