Section 33Sec./Art. 33

Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (JCOC) on Inclusive Education; Mandatory Annual Review; Impact Assessment; Report. -There is hereby created a JCOC to oversee, monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Act. The JCOC shall be composed of five (5) members each from the Senate and the House of Representatives with the Chairperson of the Committees on Basic Education of both Houses as Co-Chairperson. The Chairpersons of the Committees on Higher and Technical Education of both Houses shall likewise be designated as members of the JCOC. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall designate the other three (3) members of the JCOC of the House and the Senate, respectively, from among the members of the Committee on Basic Education, one (1) member of which shall be from the minority.

To assist the JCOC to evaluate the implementation of this Act, the DepEd, in partnership with LGUs, other relevant agencies, and the private sector, shall conduct a mandatory annual review of the implementation of this Act and its IRR to measure its effectiveness, identify the gaps, issues and challenges, and ensure its proper implementation. It shall likewise establish an evaluation system to assess the impact of this Act and the progress of learners with disabilities.