The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposed Act establishing the private basic education voucher program. The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.11214, aims to make quality basic education accessible by providing financial assistance to learners in public basic education schools who wish to study in private schools.
On the strength of 202 "yes" votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposed Act establishing the private basic education voucher program .On the strength of 202"yes" votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposed Act establishing the private basic education voucher program .
The measure provides for the creation of the Bureau of Private Education under the Department of Education to serve as the focal office for the administration, supervision, and regulation of all matters relating to private basic education institutions, including government assistance and subsidies, and provides for its specific powers and functions.
It seeks to expand the government assistance and subsidies of the law to cover kindergarten, elementary, junior high school, and senior high school learners It grants other forms of specific assistance to private basic education institutions and teachers participating in the voucher program Equitable allocation of the voucher program among all regions, including the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao based on official data sources including giving priority to underprivileged students;
EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM PHILIPPINE LEGISLATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
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