Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE, CODE OF CONDUCT AND ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO TEACHERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
August 22, 2007
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02182
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SECURITY OF TENURE, CODE OF CONDUCT AND ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO TEACHERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to grant public school teachers additional benefits and privileges such as gratuity benefit for teachers and non-teaching personnel who choose to retire before the age of 60 years. It likewise guarantees their rights to self-organization and to collective bargaining. It mandates the formulation of a Code of Professional Conduct for the Teaching Professsion.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B.
DATE FILED : 2007-08-22
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Villanueva (090 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2009-03-03
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2007-09-03
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :SECONDARILY REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION on 2008-12-09;

Abstract

The bill seeks to grant public school teachers additional benefits and privileges such as gratuity benefit for teachers and non-teaching personnel who choose to retire before the age of 60 years. It likewise guarantees their rights to self-organization and to collective bargaining. It mandates the formulation of a Code of Professional Conduct for the Teaching Professsion.

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