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• SECTION 1:TITLE

  Higher Education Act of 1994
• SECTION 2

  Declaration of Policy
• SECTION 3:

  Creation of the Commissiono n Higher Education
• The Commission shall be independent and separate from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)

  Section 3
• SECTION 4

  Composition of the Commission
• How many members are there in Commission?

  5
• T/F: During the transition period kwhich begins upon approval of this Act, the President may ppoint the secretary of education, culture ,andsports ex officio chairman of the commission for a maximum period of one year

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• Qualifications of the chairman of the Commission and 4 commissioners:

  1. holders of earned doctorate(s)
  2. actively engaged in higher education for at least ten(10) years
  3. must not have been candidates for elective positions in the electionsi mmediately preceding their appointment
• SECTION 5:

  Term of Office
• How many years/term for chairman?

  4
• How many years/trm for the next 2 commissioners ?

  3
• how many years/term for the last 2 commissioners?

  2
• SECTION 6:

  Rank and Emoluments
• T/F: the chairman and the commissioners shall have the rank of a Department Secretary and Undersecretary,respectively

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• SECTION 7

  Board of Advisers
• SECTION 10

  The Higher Education Development Fund
• T/F: the amount of Five hundred million pesos

  (P500,000,000) as seed capital

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• T/F: amount of Fifty million pesos(P50,000,000) for the initial operation of the Commission

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• Approved by:

  Sgd. Fidel V. Ramos
• Approved on


  May 18, 1994
• total no. of sections

  21
• How many times does the commission and the Board of advisors meet in a year

  Once
• The board of advisors composed of how many members

  9
• Who are the members of the Board of advisors

  1. Secretary of DECS
  2. Director general of the NEDA
  3. Secretary of DOST
  4. Secretary of DTI
  5. Secretary of DOLE
  6. President of FAAP
  7. President of FAPE
  8. 2 additional members of appointed by the president
• Section 8


  Powers and functions of the commission
• Section 9


  The secretariat
• True or false: is a commission shall organize a secretariat which should be headed by an executive officer

  True
• Section 10


  The higher education development fund
• Section 11


  Management administration of the higher education development fund
• True or false: the commission should appoint a reputable government financial institution as portfolio manager

  True
• Section 12


  The technical panels
• Section 13


  Guarantee of academic freedom
• Section 14


  Accreditation
• Section 15


  Tax exemptions
• What tax is there a deduction or exemption

  Income tax and donor's tax
• Section 16


  Authority
• Section 17


  Appropriation
• Section 18


  Transitory provisions
• Section 19


  Repealing clause
• Section 20


  Separability clause