Division of City Schools in Tagbilaran City, Bohol

May 15, 2013

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10554

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. Establishment of a Division of City Schools. — There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Education, a Division of City Schools in the City of Tagbilaran, Province of Bohol to be known as Division of City Schools-Tagbilaran City. The Division of City Schools which shall have jurisdiction over the school districts within Tagbilaran City, shall comply with the number of plantilla teaching positions required by the Department of Education. It shall be headed by a division superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the Department of Education.

SECTION 2.Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Division of City Schools-Tagbilaran City, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

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. ECDaAc

Approved: May 15, 2013.