69 (c) The representatives of the private schools to the Regional Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall act for the sectarian Christian schools, non-sectarian schools, and the schools of the lumads, if any. (d) The right of sectarian educational institutions to propagate their religious beliefs shall be not be curtailed. The regional educational subsystem shall not discriminate against the sectarian educational institutions in any manner or form. SEC. 7. Educational Subsystem Structure. – The organizational structure of the regional educational subsystem shall follow the basic structure of the educational system of the central government or national government. The Regional Assembly may, however, create its own structures. It shall prescribe the same curricular years as those prescribed nationally. SEC. 8. Academic Freedom and Fiscal Autonomy. – State colleges and universities shall be part of the regional educational subsystem within the autonomous region and shall enjoy academic freedom and fiscal autonomy and shall continue to be governed by their respective charters. The provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the Regional Government shall be represented in the board of state universities and colleges in the region by the Chair of the Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Regional Assembly either as co-chair or co-vice chair. SEC. 9. Education Centers. – All state colleges and universities in the autonomous region shall serve as regional centers for tertiary and post graduate education in their respective areas of competence. SEC. 10. Tribal University System. – The Regional Assembly may create a tribal university system within the autonomous region to address the higher educational needs of the indigenous cultural communities in the region. Madrasah Education SEC. 11. Supervision of Madaris Schools. – Accredited madaris in the autonomous region shall be supervised by the