Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8193)
The Jose Rizal Memorial State College is established under Republic Act No. 8193.
The Rizal Memorial National Vocational School in Dapitan City, the Zamboanga del Norte School of Arts and Trades in Dipolog City, and the Siocon National Vocational School in the Municipality of Siocon are integrated into the college.
The main campus is at the existing campus of the Rizal Memorial National Vocational School in the City of Dapitan.
The College is mandated to offer higher professional, technical, special instructions for special purposes, promote research, extension services, advanced studies, and leadership in education, agriculture, arts and sciences, engineering, and other relevant fields.
Yes, the existing high school can remain and operate within the campus until transferred elsewhere or until the students have been accommodated in other schools.
The Board can enact rules and regulations, appropriate funds, import essential educational materials duty-free, receive donations, fix tuition and other fees, authorize construction and acquisition of properties, confirm appointments, fix salaries, approve curricula, confer degrees, establish branches and chairs, and provide scholarships and fellowships.
The Board consists of the CHED chairman as chair, the College president as vice-chair, Regional Director of NEDA, President of the faculty association, President of the supreme student council, and two private sector representatives, one of whom must be a graduate of the College.
The president holds office for three years, extendible for another three years unless reaching mandatory retirement age, being removed for cause, or incapacitated.
Yes. No religious opinion or affiliation shall be used as inquiry in faculty appointments, and no student shall be denied admission by reason of sex, nationality, religion, or political affiliation.
All assets, fixed and movable properties, personnel, and records are transferred to the State College, with positions, rights, and security of tenure retained as per existing laws, except for high school personnel transferred with the high school component.