Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11951)
The title of Republic Act No. 11951 is "An Act Converting the Nabitasan Elementary School in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz District, Iloilo City Into an Integrated School to be Known as the Nabitasan Integrated School, and Appropriating Funds Therefor."
Republic Act No. 11951 converts the Nabitasan Elementary School in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz District, Iloilo City, into an integrated school known as the Nabitasan Integrated School.
All personnel, assets, liabilities, and records of the Nabitasan Elementary School are transferred and absorbed by the Nabitasan Integrated School.
The Secretary of Education is responsible for immediately including the operationalization of the Nabitasan Integrated School in the Department of Education’s program, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Within ninety (90) days from the approval of the Act, the Secretary of Education must formulate the rules and regulations implementing its provisions.
They must provide for the school's organization, administration, operations, and management in accordance with Republic Act No. 9155 (Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001), Republic Act No. 10533 (Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013), and other basic education-related laws.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The school must be governed under Republic Act No. 9155 (Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001), Republic Act No. 10533 (Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013), and other basic education-related laws.
Inclusion in the General Appropriations Act ensures that the necessary government funds are allocated annually for the operational expenses of the Nabitasan Integrated School.
Republic Act No. 11951 was approved by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on June 15, 2023.