Republic Act No. 9761, enacted on November 10, 2009, establishes the Nueva Estrella National High School as an independent institution, separating it from the Socorro National High School in Barangay Nueva Estrella, Surigao del Norte. The Act mandates the transfer of all personnel, assets, liabilities, and records from the former annex to the newly formed school. Initial funding for the Nueva Estrella National High School will be sourced from the current appropriations of the annex, with future funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Secretary of Education is tasked with implementing the necessary rules and regulations for the Act's execution. The law takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
November 10, 2009
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9761
AN ACT SEPARATING THE SOCORRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — NUEVA ESTRELLA ANNEX IN BARANGAY NUEVA ESTRELLA, MUNICIPALITY OF SOCORRO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE FROM THE SOCORRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS NUEVA ESTRELLA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion into a National High School. — The Socorro National High School — Nueva Estrella Annex in Barangay Nueva Estrella, Municipality of Socorro, Province of Surigao del Norte is hereby separated from the Socorro National High School and converted into an independent national high school to be known as Nueva Estrella National High School. cDECIA
SECTION 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. — All personnel, assets, liabilities and records of the Socorro National High School — Nueva Estrella Annex are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the Nueva Estrella National High School.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Nueva Estrella National High School, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Socorro National High School — Nueva Estrella Annex. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the school shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Education shall issue rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved: November 10, 2009