Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9395)
Republic Act No. 9395 converts the Southern Luzon Polytechnic College and its satellite campuses into a state university to be known as Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), and provides for its mandate, administration, and funding.
The main campus of the Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) is located in Lucban, Province of Quezon.
The University shall primarily provide advanced education and professional, technological instruction in allied medicine, education, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment, arts and sciences, accountancy, cooperative, business and entrepreneurship, technology, and other relevant fields. It shall also undertake research, extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its specialization areas.
The Board of Regents is composed of the chairperson of CHED (chairperson), the University president (vice chairperson), chairpersons of the Senate and House Committees on Education, regional directors of NEDA and DOST, presidents of the federation of faculty associations, student councils, alumni associations, and two prominent private sector citizens from Quezon appointed by the Board.
The Board can promulgate rules, manage funds, approve curricula, set tuition fees, appoint officials, establish research centers, award honorary degrees, approve admission policies, and enter into joint ventures among others, to administer and develop the University efficiently.
The president is appointed by the Board of Regents upon recommendation of a search committee and serves a term of four years, eligible for reappointment for another term.
Section 17 states that the University shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Philippine Constitution.
The existing high schools shall be transferred to DepEd but are allowed to remain and operate within the University campus until current students finish, and the University may operate a reasonably-sized laboratory school if it has a College of Education.
The Board may fix tuition and other school charges which shall be considered special trust funds, deposited in government depository banks, and used exclusively for the University's operations. A socialized scheme for tuition is adopted to aid poor but deserving students.
No. Section 15 provides that political beliefs, gender, cultural or ethnic affiliations, or religion shall not be matters of inquiry in faculty appointments, and faculty members shall not teach for or against any church or religious sect.