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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 61, 62, 63 ANd 65 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975 PLACING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PROVINCIAL JAILS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP) APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00502 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 61, 62, 63 ANd 65 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975 PLACING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PROVINCIAL JAILS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP) APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to remove from the provincial governments the supervision and control over provincial and sub-provincial jails and place them with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to avoid confusion as to which government agency should be held responsible for the improvement of these jails and the discipline of its jail personnel. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PINGOY, ARTHUR "DODO" JR. Y. M.D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Petilla (004 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Transmmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means on 2005-06-04 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY ON 2004-07-28 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
The bill seeks to remove from the provincial governments the supervision and control over provincial and sub-provincial jails and place them with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to avoid confusion as to which government agency should be held responsible for the improvement of these jails and the discipline of its jail personnel.
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