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FREE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB10555 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO WAIVE THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FEES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BELONGING TO THE TOP TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE GRADUATING CLASS WHO ARE APPLYING FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION | |
| SHORT TITLE : Free College Entrance Examinations Act | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, GO, MARK O., ROMULO, ROMAN T., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", CABREDO, FERNANDO T., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., ONG, JOSE "JUN" JR. L., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, LUSOTAN, MACNELL, DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH, ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., NOGRALES, JUAN FIDEL FELIPE F., LACSON, VIRGILIO S., ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., SAULOG, IRENE GAY F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2021-11-29 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Dalipe (000 2021-12-13) | 2. Agabas (000 2022-01-18) |
| 3. Bainto-Aguinaldo (000 2022-01-24) | 4. Maceda (000 2022-01-24) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Salvador-Tambunting | 2. Go (M.) |
| 3. Romulo | 4. Tutor |
| 5. Dimaporo (A.) | 6. Ouano-Dizon |
| 7. Cabredo | 8. Bordado |
| 9. Labadlabad | 10. Nieto |
| 11. Ong (J.) | 12. Tejada |
| 13. Benitez | 14. Cuaresma |
| 15. Lusotan | 16. Dalog |
| 17. Violago | 18. Mariano-Hernandez |
| 19. Elago | 20. Nograles (J.F.F.) |
| 21. Lacson | 22. Escudero |
| 23. Saulog | 24. Fariñas (R.C.) |
| 25. Barba | 26. Olivarez |
| 27. Tiangco | 28. Villarica |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01352 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2021-11-29 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 647 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00647 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-12-01 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-12-01 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2021-12-07 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-12-14 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Salvador-Tambunting | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-12-14 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Salvador-Tambunting, Go (M.), Romulo, Tutor, Dimaporo (A.), Ouano-Dizon, Cabredo, Bordado, Labadlabad, Nieto, Ong (J.), Tejada, Benitez, Cuaresma, Lusotan, Dalog, Violago, Mariano-Hernandez, Elago, Nograles (J.F.F.), Lacson, Escudero, Saulog, Fariñas (R.C.), Barba, Olivarez, Tiangco, Villarica | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-12-14 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2022-01-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2022-01-17 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO WAIVE THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FEES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BELONGING TO THE TOP TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE GRADUATING CLASS WHO ARE APPLYING FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:197 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2022-01-24 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2022-01-24 | |
| REMARKS : E-transmittal to the Senate on January 18, 2022. |
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