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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(3) Formulate guidelines to improve the secondary

schools physical plants and equipment, and general

management of these schools; and

(4) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION 14. Bureau of Technical and Vocational

Education . — The Bureau of Technical and Vocational

Education shall have the following functions:

(1) Collaborate with other agencies in the formulation

of manpower plans;

(2) Conduct studies, formulate, develop and evaluate

post-secondary vocational technical staff, and formulate

guidelines to improve the physical plant and equipment

of post-secondary vocational-technical schools; and

(3)

Develop

curricular

designs

and

prepare

instructional materials, prepare and evaluate programs to

upgrade the quality of teaching and non-teaching staff,

and formulate guidelines to improve the physical plant

and equipment of post-secondary, vocational/technical

schools.

SECTION 15. Bureau of Higher Education . — The

Bureau of Higher Education shall have the following

functions:

(1) Develop, formulate and evaluate programs, projects

and educational standards for higher education;

(2) Provide staff assistance to the Board of Higher

Education in its policy and advisory functions;

(3)

Provide

technical

assistance

to

encourage

institutional development programs and projects;

(4) Compile, analyze and evaluate data on higher

education; and

(5) Perform other functions provided by law.

SECTION 16. Bureau of Non-Formal Education . — The

Bureau of Non-Formal Education shall have the following

functions:

(1) Serve as a means of meeting the learning needs of

those unable to avail themselves of the educational

services and programs of formal education;

(2)

Coordinate with various agencies in providing

opportunities for the acquisition of skills necessary to

enhance and ensure continuing employability, efficiency,

productivity, and competitiveness in the labor market;

and

(3)

Serve

as

a

means

for

expanding

access

to

educational opportunities to citizens of varied interests,

demographic characteristics and socio-economic origins

or status.

SECTION

17.

Bureau

of

Physical

Education

and

School Sports . — The Bureau of Physical Education and

School Sports shall have the following functions:

(1) Develop human resources through mass-based

sports education;

(2) Improve the general fitness of the citizenry;

(3) Promote social and cultural integration through the

revival of indigenous games and sports;

(4) Identify and nurture sports talents and promote

excellence in sports, traditional games and other physical

activities; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

CHAPTER 7 Regional Offices

SECTION 18. Organization . — The Department is

hereby authorized to establish, operate and maintain a

Regional Office in each of the administrative regions of

the country. Each Regional Office shall be headed by a

Regional Director who shall be assisted by an Assistant

Regional

Director.

The

Regional

Director

shall

be

responsible

for

the

School

Divisions

and

their

Superintendents within his administrative region.

SECTION 19. Functions . — A Regional Office shall have,

within its administrative region, the following functions:

(1) Formulate the regional plan of education based on

the national plan of the Department taking into account

the specific needs and special traditions of the region;

(2) Implement laws, rules, regulations, policies, plans,

programs and projects of the Department;

(3)

Provide

economical,

efficient

and

effective

education service to the people;

(4)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

Departments, Offices and agencies in the region;

(5) Coordinate with local government units; and

(6) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

CHAPTER 8 Attached Agencies

SECTION 20. Attached Agencies . — The following

agencies are hereby attached to the Department:

(1) National Museum;

(2) National Library;

(3) National Historical Institute;

(4) Institute of Philippine Languages;

(5) Instructional Materials Corporation;

(6) Instructional Materials Council;

(7) Educational Development Projects Implementing

Task Force;

(8) Educational Assistance Policy Council;

(9) National Youth and Sports Development Board;

(10) National Social Action Council;

(11) National Board of Teachers;

(12) Boy Scouts of the Philippines;

(13) Girl Scouts of the Philippines; and

(14) Records Management and Archives Office.

SECTION 21. Supervised and Controlled Agencies . —

The Department shall exercise supervision and control

over the following agencies:

(1) Health and Nutrition Center; and

(2) National Education Testing and Research Center.

SECTION 22. Functions and Duties . — The agencies

attached to as well as those under the supervision and

control of the Department shall continue to operate and

function in accordance with their respective charters or

laws creating them except as otherwise provided in this

Code.

CHAPTER 9 Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION

23.

Medium

of

Instruction .

—

The

Department shall promulgate rules and the regulations

on

the

medium

of

instruction

for

all

schools

in

accordance with the policy declared in Section 7, Article

XIV of the Constitution.

SECTION 24. School Year . — (1) The school year for

public and private schools shall consist of not less than

forty (40) weeks for the elementary and secondary levels,

and thirty-six (36) weeks for the college level or eighteen

(18) weeks a semester.

2) The opening date shall be fixed by the Secretary, but

it shall not be earlier than the first day of June nor later

than the last day of July of each year unless prevented by

fortuitous events.

3) The long school vacation period shall likewise be

fixed by the Secretary taking into consideration the

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