RA 8981: PRC Modernization Act of 2000

Republic Act 8981

This Act shall be called the “PRC Modernization ACT of 2000”

three-man

The PRC is a ______ commission, which shall be attached to the Office of the President for general direction and coordination.

Section 1

This section contains the Title of RA 8981

Section 2

This section contains the Statement of Policy.

Section 3

This section contains the Professional Regulation Commission.

Section 4

This section contains the composition of the commission.

1 full-time Chairperson

2 full-time Commissioners

The Commission shall be headed by:

7 years

The Commission shall be appointed by the President for a term of __________ without reappointment.

• 40 years

• 5 years

• chairperson/member of a professional regulatory board

The Chairperson or Commissioner shall be:

• at least ____ of age

• has has at least ______ of executive or management experience

• one of the commissioners must be a past ______

Hon. Charito Zamora

Chairperson of PRC

Hon. Jose Y. Cueto Jr.

Senior Commissioner/ Commissioner 1

Hon. Erwin M. Enad

Commissioner 2

Section 5

This section contains Exercise of Powers and Functions of the Commission.

preside over the meetings

The Chairperson shall act as the presiding and chief executive officer of the Commission. As presiding officer, he/she shall _______ of the Commission sitting as a collegial body.

implementation of the policies and the programs

The Chairperson shall act as the presiding and chief executive officer of the Commission. As chief executive officer of the Commission, he/she shall be responsible for the ___________ adopted by the Commission for the general administration of the Commission.

Section 6

This section contains Compensation and Other Benefits

Department Secretary

The Chairperson shall receive compensation and allowances equivalent to that of a _________.

Undersecretary

The Commissioners shall receive compensation and allowances equivalent to that of an ________.

Section 7

This section contains Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the Commission

Section 8

This section contains Regional Offices

Section 9

This section contains Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the Various Professional Regulatory Boards.

Section 10

This section contains Compensation of the Members of the Professional Regulatory Boards

2 salary grades lower than the salary grade of the Commissioners

The members of the Professional Regulatory Boards shall receive compensation equivalent to ________

2 steps higher than the members of the Board

The Chairperson of the Regulatory Board shall receive a monthly compensation of _________-

Section 11

This section contains Persons to Teach Subjects for Licensure Examination on all Professions

Section 12

This section contains Assistance of Law Enforcement Agency

Section 13

This section contains Appropriations.

Section 14

This section contains Authority to Use Income

Php 45,000,000; 5 years

The Commission is hereby authorized to use its income not exceeding the amount of ______ a year for a period of _______ after the effectivity of this Act.

6 years and 1 day to 12 years

Any person who manipulates or rigs licensure examination results, secretly informs or makes known licensure examination questions prior to the conduct of the examination or tampers with the grades in professional licensure examinations shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment of ____________.

Php 50,000 to Php 100,000

Any person who manipulates or rigs licensure examination results, secretly informs or makes known licensure examination questions prior to the conduct of the examination or tampers with the grades in professional licensure examinations shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of __________.

4 years and 1 day to 6 years; Php 20,000 to Php 49,000

For the accomplices, the penalty of imprisonment ranging from _____________ or a fine ranging from ___________ shall be imposed.

2 years and 1 day to 4 years; Php 5,000 to Php 19,000

For the accessories, the penalty of imprisonment ranging from _____________ or a fine ranging from ___________ shall be imposed.

Section 17

This section contains Implementing Rules and Regulations

90 days

Within _______ after the approval of this Act, the Professional Regulation Commission, together with representatives of the various Professional Regulatory Boards and accredited professional organizations, the DBM, and the CHED shall prepare and promulgate the necessary rules and regulations needed to implement the provisions of this Act.

Section 18

This section contains Transitory Provisions

Section 19

This section contains Separability Clause

Section 20

This section contains Repealing Clause

Section 21

This section contains Effectivity

15 days; Official Gazette or 2 newspapers

This act shall take effect after ______ following its publication in the _______ or _______ of general circulation.

House Bill No. 75272 and Senate Bill No. 1271

This Act is a consolidation of _______ and ________.

October 25, 2000 and October 18, 2000

This Act, which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 7572 and Senate Bill No. 1271 was passed by the House of Representatives and Senate on _____ and _____ respectively.

December 5, 2000

This Act was approved on:

Joseph E. Estrada

Which president signed/approved the act?

PD No. 223

PRC is established because of _______

June 22, 1973

PD No. 223 was signed on:

Ferdinand Marcos

Who signed PD No. 223?