Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)-Alfonso Campus Act

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)-Alfonso Campus Act

• Converts the existing PUP Alfonso-Maragondon Annex Campus into a regular campus called the PUP-Alfonso Campus (Section 2)
• Mandates the PUP-Alfonso Campus to provide:
    - Short-term technical-vocational courses
    - Undergraduate courses
    - Graduate courses
    - Research and extension services (Section 3)
• Requires the PUP-Alfonso Campus to be headed by a Campus Administrator appointed by the Board of Regents (Section 4)
• Requires compliance with the minimum requirements of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for operation and course offerings (Section 5)
• Transfers all assets, personnel, records, liabilities, and obligations of the former PUP Alfonso-Maragondon Annex Campus to the PUP (Section 6)
• Respects the positions, rights, and security of tenure of existing faculty and personnel (Section 6)
• Transfers government-owned land occupied by the former annex campus to the PUP, with a provision for reversion if no longer needed (Section 6)
• Incorporates the provisions of the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8292) (Section 7)
• Requires the necessary funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) (Section 8)
• Requires the Municipality of Alfonso to continue funding the campus until the GAA funding is provided (Section 8)
• Requires the Board, in consultation with CHED, to issue rules and regulations for implementation within 60 days of the Act's effectivity (Section 9)
• Includes a separability clause (Section 10)
• Repeals or modifies inconsistent laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations (Section 11)
• Specifies the effectivity date as 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation (Section 12)