REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1434 - AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH THE SAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
Section 1. There
is hereby established in the Municipality of Catarman, Province of
Samar, a vocational college to be known as the Samar Institute of
Technology which shall offer not only elementary, secondary general,
secondary vocational and normal courses of instruction but also
collegiate agricultural and industrial courses leading to bachelors'
degrees. It shall also offer opportunities for manual labor as
assistance to self-supporting students.cralaw Sec. 2. The head of the Institute shall be known
as the President of the Samar Institute of Technology. He shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation
of the Board of Trustees of the Institute. The powers and duties of the
President of the Institute, in addition to those specifically provided
in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to the office of the
president of a college or university. Sec. 4. The Board of Trustees shall have the
following powers and duties, in addition to its general powers of
administration: Sec. 5. A quorum of the Board of Trustees shall
consist of a majority of all the members. All process against the Board
of Trustees shall be served on the President or secretary
thereof. Sec. 7. There shall be an Institute Council consisting of the President of the Institute and of all instructors and professors of the Institute. The Council shall have the power to prescribe the curricula and rules of discipline, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. It shall fix the requirements for admission to the Institute, as well as for graduation and the receiving of a degree. The Council alone shall have the power to recommend students or others to be recipients of degrees. Through its President or committee, it shall have disciplinary power over the students within the limits prescribed by the rules of discipline approved by the Board of Trustees.cralaw Sec. 8. The Body of teachers, principals, supervisors, instructors and professors of the Institute shall constitute the faculty of the Institute, with the President of the Institute as the presiding officer. In the appointment of professors or instructors of the Institute, no religious test shall be applied, nor shall the religious opinions or affiliations of the faculty of the Institute be made a matter of examination or inquiry: Provided, however, That no instructor or professor in the Institute shall inculcate sectarian tenets in any of the teachings, nor attempt either directly or indirectly, under penalty of dismissal by the Board of Trustees, to influence students or attempts at the Institute for or against any particular church or religious sect.cralaw Sec. 9. Professors and other regular instructors in the Institute shall be exempt as such from any civil service examinations or regulations as a requisite for appointment.cralaw Section 10. There shall be a secretary of the Institute, to be appointed by the Board of Trustees. He shall be the secretary of such Board and also of the Institute, and shall keep such records of the Institute as may be designated by the Board.cralaw Section 11. The Catarman Agricultural High School is abolished and all its personnel, unexpended appropriations, properties and other assets are transferred to the Samar Institute of Technology.cralaw Section 12. The sum of fifty thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act.cralaw Section 13. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 14, 1956 |