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CHAPTER 113.

TUITION GRANTS

SECTION 59-113-10. Higher Education Tuition

Grant Commission.

There is created a Higher Education Tuition Grant

Commission consisting of eight representatives ofthe independent institutions of higher learning in the

State who choose to come under the provisions ofthis chapter. In addition, the membership of the

commission includes one ex officio member whomust be the chief executive officer of the State

Commission on Higher Education or his designee.

The terms of the representatives of the institutionsare for three years and until their successors areselected and qualify. The membership of the

commission must be rotated among the participatinginstitutions. The commission shall administer the

provisions of this chapter and shall make thoseregulations as may be necessary in order to carry

out the intent of this chapter. The commission isresponsible solely to the General Assembly and

shall report to that body at least annually.

SECTION 59-113-20. Qualifications of applicants

for grants.

The State of South Carolina shall grant an amount,

as provided in this chapter, to any applicant whomeets the following qualifications:

(a) has been a resident of South Carolina for at least

one year;

(b) is of good moral character;

(c) has demonstrated qualities of academic meritand financial need;

(d) has been accepted by or is registered in a SouthCarolina independent institution of higher learning

as a full-time student whose academic programs arenot comprised solely of sectarian instruction;

(e) is not enrolled in a course of study leading to adegree in theology, divinity, or religious education;

and

(f) has not been adjudicated delinquent or been

convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to anyfelonies or any second or subsequent alcohol or

drug-related offenses under the laws of this or any

other state or under the laws of the United States inorder to be eligible for a South Carolina tuitiongrant, except that a high school or college student

otherwise qualified who has been adjudicateddelinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or

nolo contendere to a second or subsequent alcoholor drug-related misdemeanor offense nevertheless

shall be eligible or continue to be eligible for suchgrants after the expiration of one academic year

from the date of the adjudication, conviction, orplea.

SECTION 59-113-30. Students covered by chapter

amount of grants; adjustment for scholarships.

(A) The provisions of this chapter apply to students

entering college as freshmen during the 1970-71academic year.

(B) The amount of the grant to be paid for each

semester, or appropriate academic term, must bedetermined by the Higher Education Tuition Grant

Commission and the Commission shall award themaximum amount permissible under its regulations

or the determined need of the student, whichever isless.

(C) The maximum amount may not exceed theaverage state appropriation for each full-time

student enrolled in the state-supported institutionsof higher learning with four-year undergraduate

degree programs in the previous year. The tuitiongrants must be calculated annually by theCommission.

(D) The need of each applicant must be determinedby acceptable need analysis such as the parents

confidential statement and such other analyses asthe Commission may determine.

(E) An adjustment must be made in the tuition grant

of any student awarded a scholarship from any other

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source if the combination of grants and awardsexceeds the calculated need of the student. If the

scholarship is for only a portion of tuition and fees,the student may qualify for a proportionate tuition

grant in accordance with the provisions of thischapter.

SECTION 59-113-40. Misapplication of grants.

It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain,

attempt to obtain, expend or attempt to expend, anytuition grant provided by this chapter for any

purpose other than in payment of, or reimbursementfor, the tuition cost of the student to whom such

scholarship has been awarded at the institution thestudent is authorized to attend under the tuition

grant.

SECTION 59-113-45. Disbursement of funds;awards of accrued interest on undisbursed funds.

South Carolina Tuition Grant funds shall bedisbursed to eligible students on a

semester-by-semester basis. Interest accruing on

the balance of undisbursed tuition grant funds ondeposit with the State Treasurers office fromSeptember fifteenth through December thirty-first

shall be calculated by the State Treasurers officeand transferred within thirty days to the South

Carolina Tuition Grant Commission to be awardedas tuition grants to eligible students.

SECTION 59-113-47. Exemption from mid-yearbudget reductions.

The grant funds appropriated pursuant to this

chapter are exempt from mid-year budgetreductions.

SECTION 59-113-50. Independent institution ofhigher learning defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, an independent

institution of higher learning means an:

(1) independent eleemosynary junior or seniorcollege in South Carolina whose major campus and

headquarters are located within South Carolina andwhich is accredited by the Southern Association of

Colleges and Secondary Schools; or

(2) independent bachelors level institutionchartered before 1962 whose major campus and

headquarters are located within South Carolina.

CHAPTER 112.

DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITIONAND FEES

SECTION 59-112-20. South Carolina domicile

defined for purposes of rates of tuition and fees.

South Carolina domicile for tuition and fee

purposes shall be established as follows in

determinations of rates of tuition and fees to be paidby students entering or attending State Institutions:

A. Independent persons who reside in and havebeen domiciled in South Carolina for a period of no

less than twelve months with an intention of makinga permanent home therein, and their dependents,

may be considered eligible for in-state rates.

B. Independent persons who reside in and have

been domiciled in South Carolina for fewer thantwelve months but who have full-time employment

in the State, and their dependents, may beconsidered eligible for in-state rates for as long as

such independent person is employed on a full-timebasis in the State.

C. Where an independent person meeting the

provisions of Section 59-112-20 B above, is livingapart from his spouse, or where such person and his

spouse are separated or divorced, the spouse anddependents of such independent person shall have

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domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes onlyunder the following circumstances:

(1) if the spouse requesting domiciliary status fortuition and fee purposes remains domiciled in South

Carolina although living apart or separated from hisor her employed spouse;

(2) if the dependent requesting domiciliary status

for tuition and fee purposes is under the legalcustody or guardianship, as defined in Section

59-112-10 I above, of an independent person who isdomiciled in this State; or if such dependent is

claimed as an income tax exemption by the parentnot having legal custody but paying child-support,

so long as either parent remains domiciled in SouthCarolina.

D. The residence and domicile of a dependent

minor shall be presumed to be that of the parent of

such dependent minor.

E. Independent persons who reside in and aredomiciled in Chatham-Effingham and Bryan

County Georgia, and their dependents, may beconsidered eligible for in-state rates for as long as

the Georgia Board of Regents offers its GeorgiaTuition Program by which it grants in-state tuition

to students residing in the Beaufort and Jaspercounty area.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6728.

AN ACT PROVIDING GOVERNMENT

ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND

TEACHERS IN PRIVATE EDUCATION, AND

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as

the "Government Assistance To Students andTeachers In Private Education Act."

.Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. It is declared

policy of the State in conformity with the mandateof the Constitution, to promote and make quality

education accessible to all Filipino citizens. TheState also hereby recognizes the complementary

roles of public and private educational institutionsin the educational system and the invaluable

contribution that the private schools have made andwill make to education. For these purposes, the

State shall provide the mechanisms to improvequality in private education by maximizing the use

of existing resources of private educationrecognizing in the process the government

responsibility to provide basic elementary andsecondary education as having priority over its

function to provide for higher education. chanrobles virtual law library

Sec. 3. Criteria for Assistance. The programs for

assistance shall be based on a set of criteria whichshall include, among others, tuition fees charged by

the schools, the socio-economic needs of eachregion, overall performance of the schools, the

academic qualifications and the financial needs of

the students, as well as the geographic spread andsize of student population.chan robles virtual lawlibrary

In addition to the foregoing criteria, within such

reasonable time as the State Assistance Councilmay determine, student grantees under the Private

Education Student Financial Assistance Programshall be enrolled in schools which have accredited

programs or are applying for accreditation adetermined by the Federation of Accrediting

Agencies of the Philippines, namely: The PhilippineAssociation of Accredited Schools, Colleges and

Universities, the Association of Christian Schoolsand Colleges Accrediting Agency, and the

Philippine Association of Colleges and UniversitiesCommission on Accreditation. chan robles virtua

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Preference shall be given to students whose family

income is not more than thirty six thousand pesos(P36,000) or such amount as may be determined by

the Council, as defined hereinafter.

For purposes of this Act, programs of assistance tostudents of private post-secondary education shal

likewise be extended to students of communitycolleges and students in non-degree programs

including vocational and technical coursesImplementation of the program shall encourage

students to undergo tertiary education in the sameregion where their families reside. chan robles

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The programs of assistance under this Act shall beextended only to students who are citizens of the

Philippines.

Sec. 4. Forms of Assistance. Assistance toprivate education shall consist of:

(1) Tuition fee supplements for students in private

high schools, including students in vocational andtechnical courses;

(2) High School Textbook Assistance Fund:Provided, That students in public schools shall be

provided a comprehensive textbook program underthe Secondary Education Development Program

(SEDP); chan robles virtual law library

(3) Expansion of the existing Educational Service

Contracting (ESC) Scheme;

(4) The voucher system of the Private EducationStudent Financial Assistance Program

(PESFA); chan robles virtual law library

(5) Scholarship grants to students graduating asvaledictorians and salutatorians from secondary

schools;

(6) Tuition fee supplements to students in private

colleges and universities;

(7) Education Loan Fund; and chan robles virtuallaw library

(8) College Faculty Development Fund.

Sec. 5. Tuition Fee Supplement for Students inPrivate High School. (1) Financial assistance for

tuition for students in private high schools shall be provided by the government through a voucher

system in the following manner:(a) For students enrolled in schools charging less

than one thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500) peryear in tuition and other fees during school year

1988-1989 or such amount in subsequent years asmay be determined from time to time by the State

Assistance Council: The Government shall providethem with a voucher equal to two hundred ninety

pesos (P290.00): Provided, That the student pays inthe 1989-1990 school year, tuition and other fees

equal to the tuition and other fees paid during the preceding academic year: Provided, further, That

the Government shall reimburse the vouchers from

the schools concerned within sixty (60) days fromthe close of the registration period: Provided

furthermore, That the student's family resides in thesame city or province in which the high school is

located unless the student has been enrolled in thatschool during the previous academic year.

(b) For students enrolled in schools charging aboveone thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500) per year

in tuition and other fees during the school year1988-1989 or such amount in subsequent years as

may be determined from time to time by the StateAssistance Council, no assistance for tuition fees

shall be granted by the Government: Providedhowever, That the schools concerned may raise

their tuition fees subject to Section 10 hereof. chanrobles virtual law library

(2) Assistance under paragraph (1), subparagraphs(a) and (b) shall be granted and tuition fees under

subparagraph (c) may be increased, on the conditionthat seventy percent (70%) of the amount

subsidized allotted for tuition fee or of the tuitionfee increases shall go to the payment of salaries

wages, allowances and other benefits of teachingand non-teaching personnel except administrators

who are principal stockholders of the school, andmay be used to cover increases as provided for in

the collective bargaining agreements existing or inforce at the time when this Act is approved and

made effective: Provided, That governmentsubsidies are not used directly for salaries of

teachers of non-secular subjects. At least twenty percent (20%) shall go to the improvement o

modernization of buildings, equipment, librarieslaboratories, gymnasia and similar facilities and to

the payment of other costs of operation. For thispurpose, school shall maintain a separate record o

accounts for all assistance received from thegovernment, any tuition fee increase, and the

detailed disposition and use thereof, which recordshall be made available for periodic inspection as

may be determined by the State Assistance Council,

during business hours, by the faculty, the non-teaching personnel, students of the schooconcerned, the Department of Education, Culture

and Sports and other concerned governmentagencies.

Sec. 6. High School Textbook Assistance Fund.

There shall be established in the Department ofEducation, Culture and Sports (DECS) a High

School Textbook Assistance Fund, so that an

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assistance on a per student basis shall be given toprivate schools charging less than one thousand five

hundred pesos (P1,500.00) for 1988-1989 per year,or such amount in subsequent years as may be

determined from time to time by the StateAssistance Council, exclusively for the purchase of

high school textbooks, in support of theimplementation of the Secondary Education

Development Program: Provided, That such fundshall not be used for the purchase of books that will

advance or inhibit sectarian interest: Provided,further, That such textbooks are included in the list

approved by the Department of Education, Cultureand Sports.

Sec. 7. Expansion of the Existing EducationalService Contracting (ESC) Scheme. (a) The

Department of Education, Culture and Sports(DECS) shall continue to enter into contracts with

private schools whereby the Government shall

shoulder the tuition and other fees of excessstudents in public high schools who shall enrollunder this program. It shall settle all outstanding

obligations before contracting new obligations.chanrobles virtual law library

(b) The Department shall also enter into contract

with private schools in communities where there areno public high schools, in which case the

Department shall shoulder the tuition and other feesof students who shall enroll in said private schools.

The number of such schools assisted by the programwill be increased every year such that all schools in

this category will be assisted within four (4) yearsfrom the promulgation of this Act.

(c) The amount of assistance to be given by the

Government under this Section shall not exceed thatdetermined as the per student cost in public highschools.chan robles virtual law library

(d) The Department shall fully pay the subsidized

amount to participating schools not later than theend of the schoolyear, unless the delay incurred is

attributable to the participating schools.

(e) The amount of assistance shall be allocated anddistributed among the fourteen (14) regions in

proportion to the total population as well as the highschool age population for the first school year:

Provided, That starting school year 1990, anequalization scheme shall be implemented by the

State Assistance Council.chan robles virtual lawlibrary

Sec. 8. Assistance to College Freshmen. (a) The

Voucher System of Private Education StudentFinancial Assistance (PESFA) Program. The

existing Private Education Student FinanciaAssistance (PESFA) Program which covers degree

and vocational/technical courses shall be expandedso that a minimum of ten percent (10%) for the

school year 1989, fifteen percent (15%) for theschool year 1990, twenty percent (20%) for the

school year 1991, twenty-five percent (25%) for theschool year 1992 and thereafter, of all enrolling first

year students can benefit from a full or partialscholarship, plus an allowance. Such financia

assistance shall be granted to deservingunderprivileged students, who shall be selected on

the basis of family income, geographic spread and

results of competitive examinations to be given bythe Department of Education, Culture and Sports tostudents in all secondary schools. The program shall

be equitably allocated to provinces and cities iaccordance with regional and national plans to

priority courses as determined by the Department ofEducation, Culture and Sports in coordination with

the National Economic Development Authority(NEDA). The priority courses shall be submitted to

Congress at the start of this program and anychanges thereon periodically.

For purposes of this Act, an underprivileged student

shall refer to a student whose annual gross incomeif any, and that of the combined annual gross

income of his parents do not exceed thirty-sixthousand pesos (P36,000). chan robles virtual law

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(b) Tuition Waiver. Private colleges and

universities shall provide for full or half tuitionwaivers for five percent (5%) of the entering

freshmen, which shall include among othersvaledictorians and salutatorians of both public high

schools and private high schools charging less thanone thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500) per

student per year as of school year 1988-1989, orsuch amount in subsequent years as may be

determined by the State Assistance CouncilProvided, That those valedictorians and

salutatorians meet admission tests and retentionrequirements of the schools concerned. For this

purpose, the tuition rates for entering freshmen in

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all private schools and colleges may be determinedby the school itself, after appropriate consultations

with parents, students and the alumni of the school.For this purpose, audited financial statements shall

be made available to authorized representatives ofthese sectors.

(c) Allowance of Valedictorians. Subject to rules

and regulations as may be promulgated by the StateAssistance Council, valedictorians referred to under

subparagraph (b) above, may, in addition to tuitionwaivers granted by the school concerned, be entitled

to such allowances from the government as are provided to PESFA grantees, provided they shall

enroll in priority courses.

(d) Allowance for other Honorees. In case thegraduating class is composed of more than two

hundred and fifty students, all salutatorians and first

honorable mention graduates thereof may also beentitled to the allowance granted to valedictoriansunder the preceding paragraph.

Sec. 9. Further Assistance To Students in PrivateColleges and Universities. Tuition fee

supplements for non-freshmen students of privatecolleges and universities in priority course programs

determined by the Department of Education,Culture and Sports shall be provided by the

government through a voucher system in the

following manner: chan robles virtual law library

(a) For re-enrolling students in priority programs in

schools, charging an effective per-unit tuition rateof eighty pesos (P80) or less per unit or such

amount in subsequent years as may be determined by the State Assistance Council: The Government

shall provide the student with a voucher with avalue equivalent to the tuition fee increase:

Provided, That all schools in this category shall notbe allowed to raise their fees by more than twelve

pesos (P12.00) per unit, for both priority and non-priority courses; and Provided, That such assistance

shall be given only to students who have completedone academic year by June 1989 in priority

programs and shall not apply to future collegestudents and to current college students who

transfer outside of their region.(b) For students in schools charging an effective per

unit tuition rate of more than eighty pesos (P80) perunit or such amount in subsequent years as may be

determined from time to time by the Senate

Assistance Council: The Government shall provideno assistance, and the schools can determine their

own tuition rates, subject to Section 10 hereofProvided, That they grant full or half-tuition

waivers to five percent (5%) of all theirstudents.chan robles virtual law library

(c) Schools with accredited programs charging a

tuition rate of less than eighty pesos (P80.00) perunit or such amount in subsequent years as may be

determined from time to time by the StateAssistance Council, may continue to determine

tuition rates, subject to Section 10 hereof, and non-freshmen students in their accredited priority

courses will be entitled to a voucher equivalent tothe tuition increase as in paragraph (a) hereof.

(d) Government assistance and tuition increases as

described in this Section shall be governed by the

same conditions as provided under Section 5 (2).

Sec. 10. Consultation. In any proposed increasein the rate of tuition fee, there shall be appropriate

consultations conducted by the schooadministration with the duly organized parents and

teachers associations and faculty associations withrespect to secondary schools, and with students

governments or councils, alumni and facultyassociations with respect to colleges. For this

purpose, audited financial statements shall be made

available to authorized representatives of thesesectors. Every effort shall be exerted to reconcile possible differences. In case of disagreement, th

alumni association of the school or any otherimpartial body of their choosing shall act as

arbitrator.Sec. 11. Education Loan Fund. (a) "Study Now

Pay Later Plan". There is hereby created a specialfund to be known as the Students' Loan Fund to be

administered by the Department of Education,Culture and Sports, or upon delegation by the

Department, by the Student Loan Fund Authoritycreated under Republic Act No. 6014 which is

hereby reinstituted pursuant to the terms of the sameRepublic Act which shall be used to finance

educational loans to cover matriculation and otherschool fees and educational expenses for book

subsistence and board and lodging. chan roblesvirtual law library

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(b) Amounts covering payments for tuition,matriculation and other school fees shall be paid

directly to the school concerned.

(c) Any loan granted under this Section shall bepaid by the student-debtor after he has finished the

course or profession for which the proceeds of theloan was expended, but only after a period of two

(2) years from the time he has acquired anemployment: Provided, however, That interest at

the rate of not more than twelve percent per annumshall accrue on the balance thereof.

(d) Social Security Fund. The Social Security

System Fund shall make available low interesteducational loans to its members and to private

educational institutions for school buildings and/orimprovement of their plants and facilities. chan

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Sec. 12. Limitation. The right of any student to

avail himself of the benefits under this Act shall notapply:

(a) If he fails for one (1) schoolyear in the majority

of the academic subjects in which he has enrolledduring the course of his study unless such failure is

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(b) If he enrolls for the first time, or transfers,

outside of the region where he is domiciled unlessthe course he wants to pursue is a priority course asdetermined by the Department of Education,

Culture and Sports and is not offered in any privateschool in his region.

Sec. 13. College Faculty Development Fund. For the purpose of improving the quality of teaching

in higher education, there is hereby established inDepartment of Education, Culture and Sports aCollege Faculty Development Fund to provide for

scholarships for graduate degrees and non-degree

workshops or seminars for faculty members in private colleges and universities: Provided, Thatfaculty member recipients of such scholarships shall

serve three (3) years return service for every year ofscholarship availed of. The scholarship shall be in

priority courses as determined by the Department ofEducation, Culture and Sports in coordination with

the National Economic Development Authority(NEDA) and cannot be awarded to promote or

inhibit sectarian purposes.chan robles virtual lawlibrary

Sec. 14. Program Administration/Rules andRegulations. The State Assistance Council shall

be responsible for policy guidance and directionmonitoring and evaluation of new and existing

programs, and the promulgation of rules anregulations, while the Department of Education

Culture and Sports shall be responsible for the dayto day administration and program implementation

Likewise, it may engage the services and support ofany qualified government or private entity for its

implementation.

The State Assistance Council (SAC), hereinafter

known as the Council, shall be headed by the

Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports aschairman, with representatives from NEDA, DBM

DOST, and representatives from duly organized

nationwide associations of teachers, students andschool administrators as members. The last three (3)members shall be appointed by the President upon

the recommendation of their respective sectors for aterm of four (4) years.

The Council shall meet, from time to time, as the

need arises, to assess the effectivity of the programsand to ensure that schools, colleges and universities

where student recipients are enrolled continue to provide quality education. For this purpose, th

Council shall establish criteria, includingaccreditation status, to determine which schools

colleges and universities may continue to enrolstudents who are recipients of government

assistance under this Act. chan robles virtual lawlibrary

Sec. 15. Appropriations. (a) The appropriationsof the Department of Education, Culture and Sports

authorized in General Appropriations Act for FiscaYear 1989, Republic Act No. 6688, for A.7.d

Implementation of programs for secondaryeducation, A.7.e Implementation of programs for

higher education, A.7.g Implementation of freesecondary education shall be reduced as far as

practicable on a proportionate basis by region to provide funds for the requirements of this Act in

Fiscal Year 1989: Provided, That savings from anyother item of appropriation of the Department of

Education, Culture and Sports may be utilized forthe implementation of this Act in Fiscal Year 1989

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Provided, further, That any deficiency shall betaken from any or all of the following sources:

(1) Portions of the coconut levies authorized under

Republic Act No. 620 and Presidential Decree No.1468 and other laws earmarked to finance

scholarships for the benefit of deserving children ofthe coconut farmers, and the income thereof:

Provided, That such funds shall be used exclusivelyfor the program of assistance for said children

including their books, board and lodging and otherallowances in case these are not provided in a

particular program of assistance; chan robles virtuallaw library

(2) Twenty percent (20%) of the travel tax andairport departure tax collections;

(3) Ten percent (10%) of any funds collected by the

Sugar Regulatory Administration or the Philippine

Coconut Authority for students in provinces wherethey are collected; chan robles virtual law library

(4) Ten percent (10%) of the net income of the

Development Bank of the Philippines;

(5) Portions of the Overseas Welfare Fund to benefit the dependents or children of overseas

workers; and

(6) Any other lump sum appropriations or

collections under the supervision and control of theOffice of the President.

Provided, finally, That the total amount made

available to carry out the purposes of this Act shallnot exceed five hundred million pesos (P500M) for

Fiscal Year 1989. chan robles virtual law libraryThereafter, such amount as may be necessary for its

continued implementation shall be included in theannual General Appropriations Act.

(b) The amount of assistance on a per student basisas determined under Section 5(a) and (b) andSection 9(a) of this Act shall remain the same for

the subsequent years unless Congress providesotherwise. chan robles virtual law library

Sec. 16. Penalties. In case of any violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations

promulgated pursuant thereto by an institution, theDepartment of Education, Culture and Sports, upon

the recommendation of the Council, may bar the

institution from participating in or benefiting fromthe programs of this Act, and from other programs

of the Department, without prejudice toadministrative and criminal charges as may be filed

against the school and/or its responsible officersunder existing laws.

Any school who shall refuse, as required under

paragraph (1) (c) of Section 5, Section 8 (b) andSection 9 (b), to furnish copies of their audited

financial statements to concerned sectors withwhom they are having consultations prior to tuition

fee increases, shall forfeit the right to increase theirtuition fees, in addition to other penalties or

sanctions as may be imposed under the precedingparagraph or by existing laws.

Sec. 17. Repealing Clause. All laws and decrees

particularly Presidential Decree Nos. 932 and 1371

and such letters of instruction, rules and regulationsor parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Actare hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 18. Separability Clause. If any provision ofthis Act is declared unconstitutional, the same shall

not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions not affected thereby.chan robles virtua

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Sec. 19. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take

effect immediately upon its publication in Englishin an English newspaper and in Filipino in aFilipino newspaper, both of general circulation

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I Spy with my Little Eye...

This is another one of those little childrens games

that can be used as a

speaking activity. Heres how it goes. You get agroup in a room or a lounge or

a garden, etc. Then, the first speaker looks around

and chooses any object or

thing that he/she can see and notices the color, such

as the garden grass which is

green and then says the following :

I spy with my little eye something that is green.

Then the others have to guess what the speaker has

in his/her minds eye,

which has the color of green. For example, onespeaker may ask,

Is it a leaf? but the answer will be, No, it is not a

leaf.

Then, the next participant may say, Is it a tree?

and the answer will be, No,

it is not a tree. And so on, Is it a snake? Is it afrog? until finally someone

says, Is it the grass? and the answer ill be, Yes, Itis the grass. And, then,

the round will be finished.

Next, someone else can take another turn, looking

around and doing the same

thing, and saying,

I spy with my little eye something that is red, like

an apple, for example.

And the others can keep guessing with questionslike,

Is it my dress?

Is it my shoes?

Is it a rose?

Is it my lips?

Is it my nail polish?

until finally someone guesses right and says,

Is it an apple?

and the answer is

Yes, it is an apple.

And the round is over, and the players can keep

choosing new words and

playing the game again and again to their hearts

content for as long as they are

not yet bored.

Its in the Bag

Find a durable plastic shopping bag thats big

enough to contain about twenty

suitably-sized items. Then, using your imagination

and creativity, put a selection

of articles, suitable for your student group, into thebag :

like a rubber snake, a water pistol, a set of false

teeth

tube of lipstick, perfume bottle, powder compact,

comb, hairbrush,

hair clip, ear ring, wedding ring, armband, chain,headband,

paper clip, ball point pen, eraser, flashlight,

calculator, TV remote,

door key, mobile phone, walkman, cassette tape,

CD disc, light bulb,

alarm clock, battery, small, hairy stuffed animal,small satin doll,

wristwatch, eyeglasses, sea shell, chop sticks,

spoon, fork knife,

orange, apple, banana, peach, pear, guava, coconut,

paper cup, coffee cup, paper punch, stapler,

bottle opener, bottle cap, a stick of chewing gum,

toffee,

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or any other item they will recognize by feel, whenthey close their eyes and put

one hand in the bag to choose the item and describewhat they feel, for

example, Its light in weight. Its round at the top,

so that class members can get

hints to guess what it is. People will feel a littleafraid of putting their hand in

the bag at first, but that is part of the fun. Dont putin anything dangerous or

scary, and avoid leaving perishables in the bag if

its a prop you want to keep.

The point of the game is for the student with his/herhand in the bag to begin

to describe the feeling, shape, weight, texture,material, size, or what it is used

for, or when and why, etc. until the students can

guess the name of the item.

Do not take the item out of the bag until thestudents have guessed what it is.

An example might be as follows:

What is this?

What I can feel in my hand is a round, soft object,about the size of am orange

but the material is soft and a bit fluffy on theoutside, although beneath that

there is a harder inner layer that is flexible, like

some kind of rubber. The object

seems to be hollow on the inside so that when Ipress the surface in with my

thumb, it flexes back into the original shape. It feelslike a kind of ball that I

could throw at the wall and it would bounce. In fact,

I think it is a kind of ball

that is used in a famous sport and is used to hit backand forth over a net with

a racquet which is held in the hand of the players.

Its a Tennis Ball!

http://www.noblepath.info/speaking/apeaking_activ

ities.pdf

Get the Class to Make-up a Story

.

Put a group of about twenty SDS with their chairs in

a circle, and start with a

sentence like: Once there was a beautiful young

girl of eighteen. Then, each

successive student, going all the way around thecircle to the right, must add a

new sentence to keep the story going. Here is a

model that may serve as an

example :

1. Once there was a beautiful young girl of

eighteen.

2. It had always been her dream to study at Englishat Chula.

3. She did everything she could to prepare herself.

4. She knew the entrance exam would be veryimportant.

5. Her family sent her to the British Council for

extra lessons.

6. They spared no expense when it came to her

education.

7. She often told her friends that she had no time forfun.

8. The entrance exam was the only thing she

thought of.

9. She never thought about boys or falling in love.

10. She never took time to listen to music or go

dancing.

11. She never went to the movies or watched TV.

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