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The Oversight Committee shall be composed of five (5)
members each from the Senate and from the House' of
Representatives, including Chairs of the Committees on'
Education, Arts and Culture, and Finance of both Houses. The
membership of the Committee for every House shall have at
least two (2) opposition or minority members.
SEC. 14. Mandatory Evaluation and Review. - By the
end of School Year 2014-2015, the DepED shall conduct a
mandatory review and submit a midterm report to Congress
as to the status of implementation of the K to 12 program
in terms of closing the following current shortages: (a)
teachers; (b) classrooms; (c) textbooks; (d) seats; (e) toilets; and
(f) other shortages that should be addressed.
The DepED shall include among others, in this midterm
report, the following key metrics of access to and quality of
basic education: (a) participation rate; (b) retention rate; (c)
National Achievement Test results; (d) completion rate; (e)
teachers' welfare and training profiles; (f) adequacy of funding
requirements; and (g) other learning facilities including, but
not limited to, computer and science laboratories, libraries and
library hubs! and sports, music and arts.
SEC. 15. Commitment to International Benchmarks. The DepED shall endeavor to increase the per capita spending
on education towards the immediate attainment of
international benchmarks.
SEC. 16.' Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, the
DepED Secretary, the CHED Chairperson and the TESDA
Director-General shall promulgate the ruMs and regulations
needed for the implementation of this Act.
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this Act
shall not
provisions
17. Separability Clause. - If' any provisIOn of
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the same
affect the valIdity and effectivity of the other
hereof.
SEC. 18. Repealing Clause. - Pertinent provisions of
Batas Pambansa BIg. 232 or the "Education Act of 1982",
Republic Act No. 9155 or the "Governan~e of BaSIC Education