Revised Charter of Tarlac State University

TSU to provide advanced instruction and professional training in literature, philosophy, science, technology, arts, and other relevant fields.
Undertakes research, extension services, and provides leadership in its specialization areas.

Offers undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate courses in science, technology, medicine, allied medical fields, law, business, arts, education, sports, public administration, social work, and other relevant fields.
Maintains laboratory schools for early childhood to senior high school and special education under the College of Education.

Chaired by CHED Chairperson; co-chaired by University President.
Members include Senate and House Committee Chairpersons on Education, Regional Directors of NEDA and DOST, presidents of faculty, student, alumni federations, nonteaching personnel representative, and two prominent private citizens.
Private sector members selected based on qualifications, serve two-year terms.
Membership of federation presidents and nonteaching representatives coterminous with their offices.

Develop and implement education, agriculture, science, technology policies consistent with State and CHED mandates.
Approve curricula and student discipline rules.
Appoint university officials and employees.
Set salaries, grant leaves, and remove employees for cause with due process.
Fix tuition and fees, creating special trust funds from these revenues.
Implement socialized tuition schemes per Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
Establish professional chairs, issue scholarships and fellowships.
Receive and appropriate funds, set admission and graduation policies.
Award honorary degrees and certificates for nondegree courses.
Establish research and extension centers.
Develop academic partnerships and appoint consultants or visiting professors.
Use modern education delivery methods including IT, open learning.
Restructure and absorb non-chartered tertiary institutions within the province and region.
Authorize external management audits and implement reforms.
Develop consortia with LGUs and institutions, import educational books, enter joint ventures.
Receive and manage donations and legacies.
Extend the TSU President's term up to age 70 based on performance and recommendations.
Delegate powers to expedite administration.
Establish participative decision-making and transparency.
Privatize nonacademic service management where beneficial.
Authorize construction and acquisition of physical and intellectual resources.
Promulgate necessary implementing rules and regulations.

Regular meetings every three months; special meetings as necessary with three-day written notice.
Quorum requires majority including chair or co-chair.
CHED Chairperson may designate representatives or a Commissioner as chairperson.
Senate and House committee chairpersons may likewise designate representatives.
Board members do not receive salaries but reimbursement for expenses as authorized.

Appointed by Board upon search committee recommendation.
Four-year term, renewable, full-time service.
Search committee constituted six months before incumbent's term ends.
Powers include usual presidential duties and those delegated by Board.
Salary per Salary Standardization Law and comparable to similar institutions.
Vacancy handled by Board-appointed Officer-in-Charge for remaining term.
Assisted by Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs, Administration, Research and Extension.

Chaired by the President; includes vice presidents, deans, directors.
Reviews and recommends policies for administration, management, and development planning.

Chaired by the President; includes all academic staff with rank assistant and above.
Reviews and recommends curricular offerings and disciplinary rules.
Sets admission and graduation requirements subject to Board approval.
Exercised disciplinary power over students.

No inquiry on political, gender, cultural/ethnic, religious beliefs for appointments.
Appointments subject to Board-set guidelines and standards.
Faculty barred from teaching in favor or against any religious sect.

Provides scholarships and affirmative action for poor but deserving students.
Admission non-discriminatory on gender, religion, culture, disability, or ethnicity.

Upon request, government bureaus may loan or transfer equipment and employees to TSU.
Detailed employees serve under President of TSU, with service counted as regular.

Transfers all assets, personnel, records, liabilities to TSU.
Positions and tenure of existing faculty and personnel respected.
TSU may upgrade its human resources as needed.
Government land occupied by TSU titled to University; reverts to government if unused or TSU abolished.

Importation of specified books and publications exempt from customs duties upon CHED certification.
Donations, grants, endowments to TSU exempt from donor's tax and deductible from donor's gross income.

Board to file annual detailed report on TSU progress, condition, and needs with the Office of the President, CHED, and Congress.

Higher Education Modernization Act provisions apply as part of TSU's governing charter.

All TSU employees retained in their current positions upon effectivity of this Act.

Board, in consultation with CHED, to issue implementing rules within 60 days from Act approval.

Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.