Conversion of NOAC to Negros State College of Agriculture

NSCA will maintain and strengthen original agricultural expertise of NOAC.
Establishes five extension colleges located in Sipalay (Gil Montilla), Cauayan, Ilog (Barangay Bocana), Candoni (Barangay Gatuslao), and Hinoba-an (Barangay Pu-ok).
The Kabankalan campus remains the main campus.
Each extension campus focuses on specific programs tailored to local needs (e.g., mining, trade, agro-fishery, marine sciences, forestry).

Offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Provides short-term technical or diploma courses.
Offers technological vocational instruction and training in agricultural sciences and related fields.

Provides advanced instruction and professional training in agriculture, science and technology, education, and other relevant fields.
Promotes research, extension services, and leadership development.
Retains primary mandate as an agricultural institution.
Strengthens masteral and doctoral programs in agriculture.
Transfers the existing high school to Department of Education, Culture and Sports supervision but allows operation on campus until current students graduate.
May operate a laboratory school if it has a Department of Education.

Board to adopt and implement policies consistent with the Constitution, Republic Acts 7722 and 8292, and other tertiary education laws.

Enacts rules and regulations needed to fulfill NSCA’s mandate.
Manages funds, including appropriations, donations, and income, exempt from taxes.
Sets tuition and fees, adopting socialized schemes for accessibility.
Authority to construct, repair, and procure equipment and property.
Appoints administrative and academic officers upon recommendation.
Fixes and adjusts salaries within applicable laws.
Grants leaves and removes personnel for cause with due process.
Approves curricula, admission, graduation policies, and disciplinary rules.
Awards honorary degrees and non-degree certificates.
Establishes branches, research and extension centers, chairs, scholarships, and fellowships.
Delegates powers for operational efficiency.
May undertake external management audits and reforms.
Enters into joint ventures to maximize economic assets.
Employs innovative education delivery methods to increase access.
May extend the president’s term past retirement age under specific conditions.

Board convenes quarterly, with the Chairman entitled to call special meetings with proper notice.
CHED Chairman or designated commissioner must be present.
State College President serves as presiding officer in the absence of CHED Chairman.

The President of NSCA heads the institution, serving a four-year term, extendible once for four years.
Appointment based on a Search Committee recommendation and under RA 8292.
Vacancy filled by Officer-in-Charge; service over two years counts as a full term.
Salary comparable to presidents of similar institutions.
An Administrative Council assists in policy review and planning.
An Academic Council composed of instructional staff supervises curricula, admissions, graduation, and disciplinary actions.
Board appoints a secretary and the Treasurer of the Philippines serves as ex officio Treasurer of NSCA.

Current NOAC superintendent may serve as first NSCA president if qualified, with the prior term counted as first term.
Transfer of all assets, liabilities, personnel, and records from NOAC to NSCA.
Personnel’s position and tenure rights preserved.
Loan or transfer of government apparatus, supplies, and personnel permitted to aid NSCA upon request.

Scholarship and affirmative action programs established for poor but deserving students.
No admission denial based on sex, religion, cultural community, or ethnic origin.

Annual report on progress, condition, and needs to Congress within two months after classes start.
May affiliate or integrate existing national schools whose programs align with NSCA objectives in coordination with CHED and DBM.
Associated funds, properties, and obligations transferred to NSCA upon integration.

Initial funding added to previous NOAC appropriations; thereafter budget included in General Appropriations Act.
Within 120 days after approval, NSCA must submit a five-year development plan, undergo management audit, establish organizational and academic structures, and set up four degree-granting units including graduate and arts and sciences units.

Faculty exempt from civil service exams but may be subject to other professional requirements.
RA 8292 (Higher Education Modernization Act) integrated as governing part of NSCA’s rules.

Other powers and responsibilities per laws applicable to state colleges are deemed granted to NSCA.
Inconsistent laws, rules, and regulations are repealed or modified accordingly.
The Act takes effect upon approval.