Section 8Sec./Art. 8

The Board of Trustees shall convene regularly at least once every two (2) months. However, the chairman of the Board of Trustees may, upon three (3) days prior written notice, call a special meeting whenever necessary.

A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of all members holding office at the time of the meeting: Provided, however, that the chairman of the CHED, who is the chairman of the Board or the president of the State College is among those present in the meeting.

In the absence of the chairman of the CHED, a commissioner of the CHED, duly designated by him, shall represent him in the meeting with all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member and of a presiding officer.

A senator, preferably coming from the region or province where the school is located, shall automatically represent the chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, when he is unable to attend, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a regular member.

The representative of the House coming from the district where the school is located, shall automatically represent the chairman of the House Committee on Education and Culture, when he is unable to attend, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a regular member: Provided, That in the case of a multi-campus school located in a multi-district province, any of the representatives where the campus is located may represent the chairman.

In the absence of the Director-General of the NEDA, the regional director where the school is located shall represent him.

The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to honoraria and reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred either in their attendance to meetings of the Board or for other official business as authorized by resolution of the Board, subject to existing laws on honoraria and allowances.