Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CHANGING THE SCHOOL OPENING AND BEGINNING OF CLASSES TO THE FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
May 5, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5975, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CHANGING THE SCHOOL OPENING AND BEGINNING OF CLASSES TO THE FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to move the school opening and beginning of classes to the first Monday of September of each year for the following reasons : a) to make the school opening consistent with the rest of the world; b) to avoid the difficulties experienced by school children due to rainy months and floods; and c) to allow the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic to pass over during the months of June, July and August, allowing our health authorities to contain, abate and develop remedies for SARS. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, AUGUSTO JR. L |
| DATE FILED : 2003-05-05 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Monfort (077 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2003-05-06 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION |
Abstract
This bill seeks to move the school opening and beginning of classes to the first Monday of September of each year for the following reasons : a) to make the school opening consistent with the rest of the world; b) to avoid the difficulties experienced by school children due to rainy months and floods; and c) to allow the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic to pass over during the months of June, July and August, allowing our health authorities to contain, abate and develop remedies for SARS.
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