Title
PUP-Cabiao Campus Integration and Funding Act
Law
Republic Act No. 11754
Decision Date
Apr 27, 2022
The "Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)-Cabiao Campus Act" recognizes and establishes the PUP-Cabiao Campus as a regular campus, providing technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses to meet the human resources development needs of Nueva Ecija and Region III, with funding and compliance overseen by the Board of Regents.

Law Summary

Academic Programs and Mandate

  • The PUP-Cabiao Campus is mandated to offer short-term, technical-vocational, undergraduate, and graduate courses.
  • Programs offered must align with the campus's competencies and specializations.
  • Course offerings and academic programs should respond to the human resource development needs of Nueva Ecija and Region III.
  • The campus is also responsible for conducting research, extension services, and providing progressive leadership in these fields.

Administration and Leadership

  • The campus shall be led by a full-time Campus Administrator.
  • Appointment is made by the PUP Board of Regents following recommendations from a search committee and the PUP President.
  • Appointments are subject to the Board’s established guidelines, qualifications, and standards.

Compliance with Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Requirements

  • The PUP Board of Regents shall ensure that all minimum course requirements and operational standards set by CHED for regular campuses are met by PUP-Cabiao.

Transfer of Assets, Personnel, and Records

  • All assets (real and personal), personnel, records, and liabilities of the PUP-Cabiao Campus are transferred to the PUP System.
  • Existing faculty and personnel retain their positions, rights, and security of tenure under existing laws.
  • Government-owned land occupied by the campus is declared property of PUP and will be titled accordingly.
  • Should PUP cease to exist or the land be unused, ownership will revert to the local government unit or the Republic of the Philippines.

Funding Provisions

  • Necessary funds for implementing provisions of the Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
  • Meanwhile, the Municipality of Cabiao will fund the campus's operation and maintenance.

Severability Clause

  • If any provision or part of the Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the Act remains effective and enforceable.

Repealing Clause

  • All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

  • The Act becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

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