[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11536, May 14, 2021 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF CANLAON, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 86 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3445, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF CANLAON"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 86 of Republic Act No. 3445 is hereby deleted and a new Section 86 is hereby inserted, to read as follows:

"SEC. 86. Establishment of Division City Schools. - There shall be established under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd), a City Schools Division Office in the City of Canlaon which shall have jurisdiction over the school districts within the City of Canlaon and headed by a division superintendent who must posses the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

"The staff complement for the City Schools Division Office of the City of Canlaon shall also possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.

"The salaries of the superintendent, supervisors, principals, teachers, nonteaching personnel and other operational expenses of the primary, intermediate high schools and other public schools in the city shall borne by the national government: Provided, That the powers and duties of the local government, as contained in the Local Government Code in support of the schools, shall not be abridged, curtailed or diminished."

SEC. 2. The amount necessary for the operationalization of the City Schools Division Office in the City of Canlaon shall be charged against those authorized in the current appropriations of the DepEd. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Withing ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DepEd, in coordination with the city government of Canlaon, shall issue rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 4. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances  inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on January 27, 2020, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on January 18, 2021, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on February 24, 2021.

Approved: MAY 14 2021

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines   

Source: Supreme Court E-Library