Section 7Sec./Art. 7

The Board shall have the following specific powers and duties in addition to its general powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to the board of directors of a corporation under existing law:

a. To enact rules and regulations not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the State College;

b. To receive and allocate all sums as may be provided for the support of the State College in the manner it may, in its discretion, determine to carry out the purposes and functions of the State College;

c. To import duty-free, subject to existing laws, essential commodities, materials and equipment for educational or technological programs, provided such commodities, materials and equipment are not available locally at a comparable price;

d. To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal properties of all kinds and to administer and dispose the same when necessary for the benefit of the State College and subject to the limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, if any. Such donations shall be exempt from all taxes and shall be considered as deductible items from the income tax of the donor;

e. To fix tuition fees and other necessary school charges as such, but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as the Board may deem proper to impose.

Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other income generated by the State College, shall constitute special trust funds and shall be deposited in any authorized government depository bank and all interest that shall accrue there from shall form part of the same funds for the use of the State College.

Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, any income generated by the State College from tuition fees and other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land grants, shall be retained by the State College and may be disbursed by the Board of Trustees for the instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the State College: Provided, That all function fees shall be disbursed for the specific purposes for which they are collected.

If, for reasons beyond its control, the State College shall not be able to pursue any project for which funds have been appropriated and allocated under its approved programs of expenditures, the Board of Trustees may authorize the use of the said funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be necessary and urgent for the attainment of the objectives and goals of the State College.

f. To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, equipment and other facilities and the purchase and acquisition of real and personal properties, including necessary supplies, materials and equipment;

g. To appoint upon recommendation of the president of the State College, vice presidents, deans, directors and heads of departments, and the appointments of faculty members and other officials and employees of the State College;

h. To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative officials and employees in accordance with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System;

i. To approve the curricula, institutional programs and rules of discipline drawn by the administrative and academic councils as herein provided;

j. To confer degrees upon successful candidates for graduation; to award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of outstanding contribution in the field of education, public service, arts, science and technology, or in any field of specialization; and to authorize the award of certificates for completion of non-degree and nontraditional courses;

k. To establish branches in the Province of Apayao, if and when it becomes essential and necessary, where there is no existing school offering similar programs or courses, to promote and carry out equal access in educational opportunities as mandated by the Constitution;

l. To establish chairs in the State College and to provide fellowships for qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students;

m. To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the president and/or other officials of the College as it may deem appropriate so as to expedite the administration of the affairs of the State College;

n. To authorize an external management audit of the institution, to be financed by the CHED and to institute reforms, including academic and structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and recommendations;

o. To collaborate with other governing boards of state universities and colleges within the province or the region, under the supervision of the CHED and in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, the restructuring of said colleges and universities to become more efficient, relevant, productive and competitive;

p. To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable development and management of the economic assets of the College, the proceeds from which to be used for the development and strengthening of the College;

q. To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local government units, institutions and agencies, both public and private, local and foreign, in furtherance of the purposes and objectives of the institution;

r. To develop academic arrangements for institution capability building with appropriate institutions and agencies, public or private, local or foreign, and to appoint experts/specialists as consultants, or visiting or exchange professors, scholars and researchers, as the case may be;

s. To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge such as the use of information technology, the dual system, open learning, community laboratory, etc., for the promotion of greater access to higher education;

t. To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making and transparency within the institution;

u. To privatize, where most advantageous to the College, management and nonacademic services such as health, food, building or grounds or property maintenance and similar such other activities; and

v. To extend the term of the president of the College beyond the age of retirement but not later than the age of seventy (70), whose performance has been unanimously rated as outstanding and upon unanimous recommendation by the search committee for the president of the institution concerned.