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 laws:

(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 appropriate all sums as may be provided, for the support of the State College in the manner it may determine, in its discretion to carry out the purposes and functions of the State College;

(c)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 the donor's tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deductions from the gross income of the donor in accordance with the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended; and

(d)To fix tuition fees and other necessary school charges such as, but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory fees, as the Board may deem proper to impose after due consultation with the involved sectors.

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 therefrom shall form part of the same fund 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 for instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the State College: Provided, That all fiduciary 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 projects for which funds have been appropriated and allocated under its approved program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of 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;

(e)To adopt and implement a socialized tuition scheme and school fees for greater access to poor but deserving students;

(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 the recommendation of the president of the State College, vice presidents, deans, directors, heads of departments, faculty members and other officials and employees;

(h)To fix and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative officials and employees subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation and Classification System and other pertinent budget and compensation laws governing the hours of service and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper, to grant them, at its discretion, leaves of absences under existing law and to remove them for cause in accordance with the requirements of due process of law;

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

(j)To set policies on admission and graduation of students;

(k)To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of outstanding contributions in the fields of education, public service, arts, science and technology, or in any fields of specialization within the academic competence of the State College; and to authorize the awarding of certificates for completion of non-degree and nontraditional courses;

(l)To absorb non-chartered tertiary institutions within the Province of Misamis Occidental in coordination with the CHED and in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and to offer therein needed programs or courses, to promote and carry out equal access to educational opportunities mandated by the Constitution;

(m)To establish research and extension centers where such will promote the development of the State College;

(n)To establish chairs in the State College and to provide fellowship for qualified faculty members and scholarships to deserving students;

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

(p)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 audit results and recommendations;

(q)To collaborate with other governing boards of state colleges and universities within the province or region, under the supervision of the Commission on Higher Education and in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, the restructuring of the State College to become more efficient, relevant, productive and competitive;

(r)To enter into joint venture with business and industry for profitable development and management of the economic assets of the State College, the proceeds from which to be used for the development and strengthening of the State College;

(s)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 State College;

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

(u)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;

(v)To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making and transparency within the State College;

(w)To privatize, where most advantageous to the institution, management and non-academic services such as health, food, building or grounds or property maintenance and such other similar activities; and

(x)To extend the term of the president of the State 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.