Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Appointments and Staffing Patterns. The DBM, in coordination with the ICAB and DSWD, shall create the organizational structure and staffing patterns necessary for the performance of functions of the NACC: Provided, That officers and employees holding permanent appointments shall be given preference for appointment to the new positions in the approved staffing pattern comparable to their former positions.

Provided, further, That existing plantilla items in the ICAB and DSWD which are dedicated to alternative child care and adoption shall be transferred to the NACC.

Provided, finally, That no new employees shall be hired until all permanent officers and employees have been appointed, including temporary and casual employees who possess the necessary qualification requirements, among which is the appropriate civil service eligibility, for permanent appointment to positions in the approved staffing pattern, in case there are still positions to be filled, unless such positions are policy-determining, primarily confidential or highly technical in nature.

Qualifications of all appointees shall be in accordance with civil service rules and regulations. The existing Adoption Resource and Referral Unit (ARRU) of the DSWD shall now function as the RACCOs for each region of the country under the NACC.

ARTICLE III

DECLARATION OF A CHILD LEGALLY

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION