AN ACT RECOGNIZING SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER GRANTING CERTAIN PREROGATIVES TO HASTEN ITS GROWTH AS SUCH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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AN ACT RECOGNIZING SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER GRANTING CERTAIN PREROGATIVES TO HASTEN ITS GROWTH AS SUCH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Republic Act No. 9493
July 25, 2007
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9493Recognizing Southville International School as an Educational Institution of International Character
- Section 1: Declares Southville International School as an educational institution of international character authorized to operate educational programs adhering to universally accepted policies.
- Section 2: Establishes the registered name, membership, and governance structure of the school.
- Members include school management and parents/guardians of enrolled students for at least one school year.
- Governed by a Board of Trustees elected from among the members.
- Section 3: Grants the following prerogatives to the school:
- Admit applicants regardless of nationality, with no single alien nationality exceeding 30% of total student population in a given school year. (Section 3a)
- Managed and administered by a superintendent with qualifications prescribed by the Board. (Section 3b)
- Determine its own curriculum, language(s) of instruction, and fees/assessments in consultation with the Secretary of Education. (Section 3c)
- Maintain educational standards compatible with similar schools of recognized standing. (Section 3d)
- Employ teaching and management personnel locally or abroad, exempting foreign personnel from nationality restrictions, except for employee protection laws and income tax liability. (Section 3e)
- Section 4: Authorizes the Secretary of Education to issue necessary rules for implementing the Act.
- Section 5: Severability clause in case any part of the Act is declared unconstitutional.
- Section 6: Effectivity clause - takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.
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AN ACT RECOGNIZING SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER GRANTING CERTAIN PREROGATIVES TO HASTEN ITS GROWTH AS SUCH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Republic Act No. 9493
•July 25, 2007
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
Republic Act No. 9493             July 25, 2007
AN ACT RECOGNIZING SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER, GRANTING CERTAIN PREROGATIVES TO HASTEN ITS GROWTH AS SUCH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Southville International School, herein referred to as the School, is hereby declared an educational institution of international character authorized to operate educational programs that primarily and principally adhere to universally accepted and recognized educational policies.
SEC. 2. The Southville International School, Inc. shall be the registered name of the School and shall have as its members the school management and the parents or guardians, whether of Philippine or foreign nationality, of the children who have enrolled and attended the School for at least one school year: Provided,...
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