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Republic Act
Approved May 14, 2021

Republic Act No. 11536

An act establishing a separate schools division office in the city of canlaon, province of negros oriental, amending for the purpose section 86 of republic act no. 3445, entitled "an act creating the city of canlaon"

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF CANLAON, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 86 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3445, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF CANLAON"

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This law establishes a separate City Schools Division Office in Canlaon, Negros Oriental, by deleting the existing Section 86 of RA 3445 and inserting a new provision that outlines the office’s jurisdiction, staffing, funding, and authority. It mandates the Department of Education to issue rules within 90 days, ensures national government will cover operational costs, repeals inconsistent laws, and takes effect 15 days after publication.

  • Deletion of existing Section 86 of RA 3445
  • Insertion of new Section 86 establishing a City Schools Division Office
  • Definition of jurisdiction and staffing qualifications
  • National government funding for operational costs
  • DepEd to issue rules within 90 days
  • Repeal of inconsistent laws
  • Effectivity 15 days after publication
Education
Local Government
School Division
Canlaon
Negros Oriental
DepEd

Eighteenth Congress Second Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11536, May 14, 2021 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF CANLAON, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 86 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3445, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF CANLAON"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section 86 of Republic Act No. 3445 is hereby deleted and a new Section 86 is hereby inserted, to read as follows:

"SEC. 86.Establishment of Division City Schools. -There shall be established under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a City Schools Division Office in the City of Canlaon which shall have jurisdiction over the school districts within the City of Canlaon and headed by a division superintendent who must posses the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

"The staff complement for the City Schools Division Office of the City of Canlaon shall also possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

"The salaries of the superintendent, supervisors, principals, teachers, nonteaching personnel and other operational expenses of the primary, intermediate high schools and other public schools in the city shall borne by the national government:Provided,That the powers and duties of the local government, as contained in the Local Government Code in support of the schools, shall not be abridged, curtailed or diminished.

Section 2

The amount necessary for the operationalization of the City Schools Division Office in the City of Canlaon shall be charged against those authorized in the current appropriations of the DepEd. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3

Withing ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DepEd, in coordination with the city government of Canlaon, shall issue rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

Section 4

All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 5. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III Senate President | (SGD.)LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on January 27, 2020, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on January 18, 2021, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on February 24, 2021.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: MAY 14 2021

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.