REPUBLIC ACT NO. 923 - AN ACT TO
AMEND CERTAIN SectionS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED
NINETY-THREE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL LUZON
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE |
Section 1.
Section four of Executive Order Numbered Three hundred ninety-three,
commonly known as the Charter of the Central Luzon Agricultural
College, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 4. The
Central Luzon Agricultural College shall have the general powers set
out in section thirteen of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and
fifty-nine, as amended, and the government and administration of said
College and the exercise of its corporate powers are hereby vested
exclusively in the Board of Trustees and the President of the College
insofar as authorized by said Board. The Board of Trustees shall be
composed of the Secretary of Education, who shall be ex officio
Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Committee on Education of
the Senate, the Chairman of the Committee on Education of the House of
Representatives, the Director of Public Schools, the President of the
College, and the President of the Central Luzon Agricultural College
Alumni Association. When the Secretary of Education is unable to
perform his duties as ex officio Chairman of the Board, owing to
illness, absence, or other cause, or in case of a vacancy in the
office, the Undersecretary of Education shall temporarily perform the
functions of ex officio Chairman of said Board. When both the Secretary
and the Undersecretary of Education are unable to exercise the powers
of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, or when these two positions
are vacant the members of the Board may elect from among themselves a
temporary chairman who shall act as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. "Members of the Board shall serve
without compensation, other than actual and necessary expenses incurred
either in attendance upon meetings of the Board or upon other official
business authorized by resolution of the Board." Sec. 2. The opening clause of section five of Executive Order Numbered Three hundred ninety-three is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 5. The
Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties, in
addition to its general powers of administration and the exercise of
all the powers of a corporation as provided in section thirteen of Act
Numbered Fourteen hundred and fifty-nine, as amended." Sec. 3. Section eleven of Executive Order Numbered Three hundred ninety-three is hereby amended so as to include a new section to read as follows: "Section 11-A.
The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be ex officio Treasurer of the
College, and all accounts and expenses thereof shall be audited by the
Auditor General or his duly authorized representatives, and all
disbursements shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations
prescribed by him." Sec. 4. Section twelve of Executive Order Numbered Three hundred ninety-three is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 12.
Heads of bureaus or offices of the National Government are hereby
authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of the President of
college, such apparatus or supplies as may be needed by the college,
and to detail employees for duty therein, when in the judgment of the
head of the bureau or office such supplies or employees can be spared
without serious detriment to the public service. Employees so detailed
shall perform such duty as may be required by the head of the
institution, and the time so employed shall count as part of their
regular official service." Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 20, 1953 |