Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Role of Government Agencies. Consistent with the policy and objective of encouraging, promoting, and accelerating the establishment of TNHE institutions and programs in the country, all concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs) are hereby mandated to establish mechanisms to expedite the processing of the relevant applications, documents, and permits for FHEIs and all other institutions authorized by the CHED to establish and operate education and auxiliary services in the country.

(a) The SEC is hereby mandated to establish a mechanism to facilitate and expedite the processing of the applications for registration to operate TNHE and/or auxiliary services, as well as registration of partnerships, corporations, or other arrangements established under this Act;

(b) The concerned LGUs are hereby directed to establish a mechanism to facilitate and expedite the processing of business permits for TNHE institutions and partnerships;

(c) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are hereby directed to establish a mechanism to facilitate and expedite the processing of visa and other immigration requirements for foreign faculty, academic personnel, and all staff who work in an institution or study program established through a transnational arrangement; and for students who are enrolled or registered for a course of study or parts of it, in a TNHEI;

(d) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is hereby directed to establish a mechanism to facilitate and expedite the processing of certificate of registration or license and professional identification cards, as required in accordance with Section 7, paragraphs (j) and (1) of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000", and related resolutions and issuances, to be issued to foreign faculty who work in an institution or study program established through a transnational arrangement.

Within six (6) months from the effectivity of the implementing rules and regulations of this Act, the foregoing government agencies shall submit a report to Congress as to the status and progress of the respective mechanisms formulated and established under this section.