Governing rules and implementation
- Section 2 directs the Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports to issue rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of Republic Act No. 8455.
Funding and appropriation requirement
- Section 3 requires the amount necessary to carry out Republic Act No. 8455 to be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law.
- Section 3 requires continued inclusion thereafter to support carrying out the Act’s provisions.
Effectivity and constitutional lapse
- Section 4 provides that Republic Act No. 8455 takes effect upon its approval.
- The Act is Approved, Lapsed into law on January 19, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.