Amendment on Private Education Regulation

Includes private individuals or corporations not under the Bureau of Education, University of the Philippines, or Bureau of Public Welfare.
Covers institutions offering kindergarten, primary, intermediate, secondary, vocational, technical, professional, or special courses.
Institutions grant diplomas, certificates, titles, or degrees.

Must secure permission from the Secretary of Public Instruction before opening.
Required to file a petition including:
1. School name and location.
2. Names and addresses of officers, directors, board members, and faculty.
3. Date of organization.
4. Financial condition and investment details.
5. Description of buildings, facilities, and sanitary arrangements.
6. List of teachers with qualifications and subjects taught.
7. Detailed curriculum including instruction hours per subject.
8. Information on laboratories, equipment, and libraries.
9. Additional data as requested by the Secretary.
Temporary permit granted if public interest and satisfactory instruction are evident.

Institutions cannot use the title "University" unless they:
1. Operate recognized postgraduate courses leading to a master’s degree in liberal arts, sciences, or education (with exceptions for pre-existing universities).
2. Offer four-year undergraduate courses in liberal arts and sciences.
3. Maintain at least three professional colleges.
4. Have a professionally managed library with at least 10,000 bound collegiate volumes.

Private schools and colleges existing before the Act must comply with all requirements by June 1938.
Non-compliance leads to penalties and possible closure.

One year after permit issuance, the Secretary may grant recognition if management and instruction are satisfactory.
Recognition allows issuance of certificates to graduates that confer equivalent benefits as public school graduates.
Recognized schools must incorporate under the Corporation Law within 90 days unless exempted.

Department of Public Instruction to publish minimum standards for:
- Primary, intermediate, and high schools.
- Colleges granting academic degrees including bachelor degrees.
- Professional and vocational courses including law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture, and others.

Unauthorized opening or management of private schools/colleges without the Secretary’s approval constitutes misdemeanor.
False claims of application, authorization, or recognition also constitute offenses.
Misuse of the title "University" without fulfilling the set requirements is punishable.
Penalties include fines up to 500 pesos or imprisonment up to six months, or both.
Corporate responsibility falls on officers such as president, secretary, directors, administrators, or managers.

Repealed abolition of the Office of the Commissioner of Private Education.
Established the Office of Private Education headed by the Director of Private Education.
The Director’s annual compensation set at 5,100 pesos.