Section 34Sec./Art. 34

Transitory Provisions.- (a) Within two (2) months after the approval of this Act, the President shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and Employment and the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports, appoint the private sector representatives of the TESDA Board.

(b) Within three (3) months after the appointment of the private sector representatives, the President shall, upon the recommendation of the Board, appoint the Director-General.

(c) Within four (4) months after the appointment of the Director-General, the Board shall convene to determine the organizational structure and staffing pattern of the Authority.

(d) Within one (1) year after the organization of the Authority, the Board shall commission an expert group on funding schemes for the TESDA Development Fund, as provided in Section 31, the results of which shall be used as the basis for appropriate action by the Board.

(e) The personnel of the existing National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC) of the Department of Labor and Employment and the Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education (BTVE) of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, shall, in a holdover capacity, continue to perform their respective duties and responsibilities and receive their corresponding salaries and benefits until such time when the organizational structure and staffing pattern of the Authority shall have been approved by the Board:Provided,That the preparation and approval of the said new organizational structure and staffing pattern shall, as far as practicable, respect and ensure the security of tenure and seniority rights of affected government employees.

Those personnel whose positions are not included in the new staffing pattern approved by the Board or who are not reappointed or who choose to be separated as a result of the reorganization shall be paid their separation or retirement benefits under existing laws.