Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11969)
The short title of Republic Act No. 11969 is the "Bataan Peninsula State University-Bagac Campus Act."
It converts the Bataan Peninsula State University-Bagac Extension Campus into a regular campus of the Bataan Peninsula State University, to be known as the BPSU-Bagac Campus.
The BPSU-Bagac Campus shall primarily provide short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses within its areas of competency and specialization, undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in these areas.
The Campus Administrator is appointed by the Board of Regents of the Bataan Peninsula State University subject to the guidelines, qualifications, and standards set by the Board, and upon the recommendation of a search committee.
The BPSU must ensure that the BPSU-Bagac Campus complies with CHED's policies, standards, and guidelines for the operation of regular campuses, including course offerings and the introduction of new or revised programs.
All assets, personnel, records, liabilities, and parcels of land of the BPSU-Bagac Campus shall be titled under or named after the Bataan Peninsula State University.
The property shall revert to the concerned local government unit or the Republic of the Philippines.
Republic Act No. 8292, also known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997," serves as a suppletory law.
The funding necessary for the operations, including plantilla positions, shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. Until then, the Municipality of Bagac shall continue to provide funding assistance.
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Yes, the separability clause states that if any part or provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect.
All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations contrary or inconsistent with this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.