Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6067)
The purpose of Republic Act No. 6067 is to amend Republic Act No. 5250 by establishing a ten-year program for the training of teachers for special and exceptional children in the Philippines.
The Bureau of Public Schools is responsible for the administration and supervision of the training program.
The University of the Philippines, the Philippine Normal College, and the School for the Deaf and the Blind cooperate in the implementation of the program.
The training program is established as a ten-year program.
Expenses covered include tuition and other fees, stipends of teacher trainees, development and training abroad of faculty members and special education staff, and other expenses incident to the implementation of the Act.
The Director of Public Schools is responsible for disbursing the funds for the program.
Yes, the expenses for development and training abroad shall not exceed ten percent of the total appropriation provided in Republic Act No. 5250.
The Act took effect upon its approval on August 4, 1969.
It amends Republic Act No. 5250, which originally established the training program for teachers of special and exceptional children.
The amendment to the funding provisions is provided under Section 2 of RA 6067, amending Section 4 of the original Act.