Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 42, 68 AND 69 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "EDUCATION ACT OF 1982," TO GRANT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) THE POWER TO APPROVE ANDDISAPPROVE PETITIONS FOR TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEE INCREASES AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE AND RECOMMEND JUST, REASONABLE AND VIABLE ADJUSTMENTS AND INCREASES FOR SUCH FEES, AND TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR SCHOOLS VIOLATING THEPROVISIONS HEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 7, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07838 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 42, 68 AND 69 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "EDUCATION ACT OF 1982," TO GRANT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) THE POWER TO APPROVE ANDDISAPPROVE PETITIONS FOR TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEE INCREASES AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE AND RECOMMEND JUST, REASONABLE AND VIABLE ADJUSTMENTS AND INCREASES FOR SUCH FEES, AND TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR SCHOOLS VIOLATING THEPROVISIONS HEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : This amendatory bill primarily seeks to resote the regualtory power of government with regard to utition fee increases and to effectively put a tuition fee cap that willo be uniformly applied to all private schools. It institutionaliz es CONSULTATIONS and PUBLIC HEARINGS as indispensable processes in academic affairs. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FUENTES, DAISY A. | |
| DATE FILED : 1999-07-07 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB12359 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION ON 1999-07-14 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION |
Abstract
This amendatory bill primarily seeks to resote the regualtory power of government with regard to utition fee increases and to effectively put a tuition fee cap that willo be uniformly applied to all private schools. It institutionaliz es CONSULTATIONS and PUBLIC HEARINGS as indispensable processes in academic affairs.
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