REPUBLIC ACT No. 2620
An Act Nationalizing the Medical and Dental Services of the Bureau of Public Schools, Department of Education, and Authorizing the Appropriation of the Necessary Funds Therefor
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1
Upon the approval of this Act, the salaries and wages of the personnel of the Medical and Dental Services of the Bureau of Public Schools and all other expenses for the maintenance and operation of these services shall be paid by the National Government.
Section 2
To carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of three million pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section 3
The collection of the contributions from pupils and students for the support and operation of the Medical and Dental Services as provided in Executive Order Numbered Fourteen, series of nineteen hundred forty-six, shall continue until government funds are made available for these services in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Section 4
All Acts, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 25, 1960.
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