Authority to Issue Implementing Rules and Regulations
- The Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports is mandated to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.
- These rules and regulations are aimed at effectively carrying out the provisions and purposes of the Act.
Appropriations and Funding
- Funding for the implementation of the Act shall be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act.
- The inclusion shall commence in the fiscal year following the enactment of the law.
- Subsequent funding will continue to be appropriated annually to sustain the school’s operations under the national government.
Effectivity of the Act
- The Act took effect immediately upon approval.
- Notably, the Act lapsed into law without the President's signature, pursuant to Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
- This provision states that a bill becomes law if the President does not act on it within a certain period.
Legal and Administrative Implications
- Conversion implies a change in the status and funding source from potentially local or memorial status to a nationally funded institution.
- Supervision by DECS ensures compliance with national education standards and policies.
- The issuance of rules by the Secretary of DECS facilitates administrative and operational guidelines specific to the new status of the school.
- Appropriations secured through the General Appropriations Act provide financial stability for the school’s development and maintenance.