Policy and purpose
- Section 1 provides that uniform lesson plans shall be prescribed for public schools.
- Section 1 requires printing and free distribution of the uniform lesson plan to all public school teachers.
- Section 2 authorizes funding to carry out the purposes of the Act.
- Section 2 directs that necessary sums for the same purpose in subsequent years be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Authority and core mandate
- Section 1 empowers the Board of National Education to prescribe a uniform lesson plan.
- Section 1 requires the recommendation of the Secretary of Education before the Board prescribes the uniform lesson plan.
- Section 1 requires the uniform lesson plan to be printed.
- Section 1 mandates the uniform lesson plan’s free distribution to all public school teachers.
Coverage and beneficiaries
- Section 1 applies to public schools.
- Section 1 benefits public school teachers, who must receive the uniform lesson plan free of charge.
- The Act’s distribution obligation in Section 1 covers all public school teachers.
Appropriation and funding rules
- Section 2 authorizes PHP 200,000 to be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
- Section 2 limits the initial authorization to fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-six.
- Section 2 requires that sums necessary for the same purpose in subsequent years be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Implementation mechanics
- Section 1 implements the uniform lesson plan by requiring a prescription by the Board of National Education.
- Section 1 conditions the Board’s action on a recommendation of the Secretary of Education.
- Section 1 implements issuance to teachers through printing and free distribution to all public school teachers.
Effect of noncompliance and penalties
- No penalties, sanctions, or fines are established by Republic Act No. 4456.
Repeal, separability, and sunset
- Republic Act No. 4456 contains no separability clause, repealing clause, or sunset provision.