Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980
Congress Author
Date filed
August 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1905, 12th Congress of the Republic
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09276
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980
SHORT TITLE : Amending Section 29 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 139, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
ABSTRACT : This bill aims to provide access to higher education for the poor through the creation of a National Student Loan Board, an extension on a nationwide basis of the cross-subsidy program of the University of the Philippines known as the Socialized Tutition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP). > Specifically, monthly contributions shall be made by persons within specific income brackets that will go into a National Students Loan Fund. These contributions will be graduated, say from one-half percent to four percent of income, according to income bracket.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOZOS, OSCAR L.
DATE FILED : 2001-08-02
SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00642
SUBMITTED ON 2002-07-30
SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-08-08
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-07-31
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-08-14
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2002-08-14
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-08-14
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-08-21
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-09-03
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:142     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2002-09-05
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2002-09-06
DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE:  2004-01-12
PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y
DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS:  2004-01-26
REMARKS : 
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2004-02-26
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2004-03-26
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09276
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980

Abstract

This bill aims to provide access to higher education for the poor through the creation of a National Student Loan Board, an extension on a nationwide basis of the cross-subsidy program of the University of the Philippines known as the Socialized Tutition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP). > Specifically, monthly contributions shall be made by persons within specific income brackets that will go into a National Students Loan Fund. These contributions will be graduated, say from one-half percent to four percent of income, according to income bracket.

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