The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill mandating a career progression system for primary, secondary, and senior high public school teachers and defining a clear line of promotion for educators in the public education system.
With an overwhelming 197 votes, lawmakers approved House Bill 10270 or the “Career Progression System for Public School Teachers Act,” which was introduced as the consolidated measure for House Bill 1580 authored by Tingog Reps. Yedda K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre and House Bill 3554 filed by then Batangas Rep. and now Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.
“This measure is proof that we are one with the administration of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos Jr. in advancing the welfare of all sectors of society,” Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, leader of the 308-strong House of Representatives, said.
If passed into law, the measure allows incumbent Head Teachers to retain their positions and career progression lines under the current career progression, or otherwise apply for reclassification or retitling of their current position to the appropriate position under the Expanded Career Progression.
The bill likewise prohibits the demotion in rank and/or diminution of salary, benefits, and other privileges of incumbent employees granted under existing laws.
It prescribes that teachers will be promoted based on merit, fitness, and competence after a Comprehensive Performance Assessment and, as a consequence, natural vacancy, quota, ratio-and-proportion, and the like will no longer be considered as a basis for promoting teachers.
Under the measure teachers who will receive a grade of ineffective for two successive assessments are required to undergo a remedial program.
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