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Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LEARNING CITIES, MANDATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE KEY FEATURES THEREOF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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Date filed
June 28, 2018
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07894 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LEARNING CITIES, MANDATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE KEY FEATURES THEREOF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Declares that "the State shall promote lifelong learning as a tool for a more sustainable and secure nation by prescribing basic standards concerning the duties of the State and local government units for the promotion of lifelong education." Requires heads of LGUs designated as Learning Cities to guide and support activities for the promotion of lifelong education whether initiated by the LGU or private lifelong educational institutions and to conduct training necessary to upgrade the capabilities of persons and institutions engaged in lifelong education activities. |
| ALIAS NAME : "The Lifelong Learning Act of 2018." |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE III S. |
| DATE FILED : 2018-06-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Del Mar (000 2018-08-06) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2018-07-30 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION |
Abstract
Declares that "the State shall promote lifelong learning as a tool for a more sustainable and secure nation by prescribing basic standards concerning the duties of the State and local government units for the promotion of lifelong education." Requires heads of LGUs designated as Learning Cities to guide and support activities for the promotion of lifelong education whether initiated by the LGU or private lifelong educational institutions and to conduct training necessary to upgrade the capabilities of persons and institutions engaged in lifelong education activities
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