Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Coverage. - This Act shall cover all agencies of the Executive Branch, including departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, councils, and all other entities attached to or under the administrative supervision, and government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) not covered by Republic Act No. 10149 or the "GOCC Governance Act of 2011".

The following positions shall be excluded in the coverage of this Act:

(a) Teaching and teaching-related positions in elementary, secondary, technical or vocational schools, state universities and colleges, and non-chartered tertiary schools; and

(b) Military and uniformed personnel in the Department of National Defense, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Department of Justice:

Provided, That the agencies to which these excluded positions belong shall ensure that the personnel involved conform with the qualifications and are actually performing the functions of such excluded positions.

The Legislature, Judiciary, Constitutional Commissions, and Office of the Ombudsman may, within their respective authorized appropriations, optimize their respective offices, consistent with the principles and guidelines contained in this Act, and within the parameters of the Unified Position Classification and Compensation System established under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended.

Local government units (LGUs) may also optimize their respective offices, consistent with the governing principles and guidelines contained in this Act and the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 or the "Local Government Code of 1991", as amended, and subject to their financial capability.

The Governance Commission for GOCCs shall continue to exercise its authority under Republic Act No. 10149 to reorganize, merge, streamline, abolish, or privatize any GOCC, in consultation with the department to which the GOCC is attached.