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
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00705 | |
| 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 : At present, the school opening, which starts on the first week of June, falls within the rainy and typhoon season. The bill proposes to change the school opening and the beginning of classes to the first Monday of September each year. This will make our school opening consistent with the rest of the world and avoid the difficulties experienced by school children during the rainy season. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, JUDY | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Petilla (004 ) | 2. Villarosa (019 ) |
| 3. Soon-ruiz (023 ) | 4. Gullas (002 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05725 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2004-07-28 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION |
Abstract
At present, the school opening, which starts on the first week of June, falls within the rainy and typhoon season. The bill proposes to change the school opening and the beginning of classes to the first Monday of September each year. This will make our school opening consistent with the rest of the world and avoid the difficulties experienced by school children during the rainy season.'
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