QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11282)
RA 11282 converts the Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School (OAIS) in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental into a state college known as the Misamis Occidental State College (MOSC).
The main campus shall be in Oroquieta City (Barangay Villaflor, Oroquieta City, as stated in the Act).
MOSC shall primarily provide advanced studies and research; higher professional and technical instructions; short-term technical-vocational and continuing courses; and undertake extension and development programs, with instructional and research leadership in specified disciplines in Misamis Occidental and Region X.
MOSC may offer undergraduate, graduate, short-term technical-vocational courses, and other degree and nondegree courses within its specialization as determined by its capacity and the Board. Existing and future TESDA-supervised technical-vocational courses under TESDA supervision shall continue to be offered at the College’s campus.
The existing high school shall be transferred to the jurisdiction and supervision of the Department of Education, subject to the proviso that the College may operate a reasonably-sized laboratory high school if it has a College of Education.
The governing body is the Board of Trustees. The Chairperson is the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Vice-Chairperson is the President of the College.
Their term is coterminous with their respective terms of office as provided in their constitutions and bylaws.
They are chosen from among at least five (5) qualified persons recommended by a search committee constituted by the College President in consultation with the CHED Chairperson and other Board members. They serve a term of two (2) years from appointment.
The Board convenes regularly at least once every quarter. The Chairperson may call a special meeting with three (3) days prior written notice. Quorum consists of a majority of all members holding office at the time, with the proviso that either the Chairperson or the President must be present.
The President is appointed by the Board upon recommendation of a duly constituted search committee, with term of four (4) years and eligible for reappointment. For transition, the incumbent administrator of OAIS (if qualified) serves as the first President, and the remaining term counts as the first term.
Within six (6) months before the expiration of the incumbent President’s term, the Board constitutes the SCP. If the office becomes vacant, the Board designates an Officer-in-Charge (OIC), and within six (6) months from vacancy date the Board constitutes the SCP.
The Board may fix tuition and other school charges after consultation. Such fees/charges, subsidies, and other income generated constitute special trust funds deposited in an authorized government depository bank; interests accrue to the same funds. Income from tuition and auxiliary services may be retained by the College and disbursed for instruction, research, extension, or approved programs, subject to the fiduciary-fee requirement for specific purposes.
The Board must authorize a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for greater access to poor but deserving students under RA 10931. The College also must provide scholarship and affirmative action programs and cannot deny admission based on sex, nationality, religion, cultural/community affiliation, or ethnic origin (as stated in the Act).
It states MOSC shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to Section 5(2), Article XIV of the Constitution.
All assets, real and personal properties, personnel, records, and liabilities/obligations of OAIS are transferred to MOSC. Positions, rights, and security of tenure of academic staff and personnel under existing laws are respected; the College shall include an upgrade/increase in its human resource component.
Parcels of land belonging to government occupied by OAIS become property of the College and shall be titled under the College’s name. If the College ceases to exist or such lands are no longer needed, the title shall be transferred to the LGU of Oroquieta City.
Effectivity is conditioned upon CHED’s determination and declaration (based on a panel of experts) that the institution has complied with requirements for college status under CHED Memorandum Order No. 46, series of 2012. The institution retains its prior status until CHED grants state-college status.
Within 120 days, the College must: (a) submit a five-year development plan with corresponding program budget to CHED for DBM recommendation; (b) undergo a management audit with CHED; (c) set up organizational/administrative/academic structure including appointment of key officials; and (d) establish at least four separate degree-granting units, including one for arts and sciences and another for nondegree technical-vocational education and training.
It requires CHED compliance for college status effectiveness as conditioned by CHED panel determination. For suppletory application, RA 8292 (Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997) is made integral and part of the College’s governing charter.