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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8545, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'EXPANDED GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PRIVATE EDUCATION ACT' PROVIDING FOR AN EXPANDED VOUCHER OR COUPON SYSTEM IN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 25, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01368 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8545, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'EXPANDED GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PRIVATE EDUCATION ACT' PROVIDING FOR AN EXPANDED VOUCHER OR COUPON SYSTEM IN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to improve the voucher support system (introduced in the GASTPE or Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Law) extended to secondary and tertiary students whose incomes are below the poverty line and who cannot be accommodated by public educational institutions due to lack of facilities. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : REYES, CARMENCITA O. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-25 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Almario (009 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-04-30 |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-11-20 |
| 3. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2009-03-03 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2007-08-07 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS |
Abstract
The bill seeks to improve the voucher support system (introduced in the GASTPE or Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Law) extended to secondary and tertiary students whose incomes are below the poverty line and who cannot be accommodated by public educational institutions due to lack of facilities.
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