R.A. 6410

REPUBLIC ACT No. 6410

AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RANKING OFFICIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT FIFTY HUNDRED FORTY-NINE.

Section 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Forty-one hundred fifty-one is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. Provisions of the existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the minimum salaries of the Directors, Assistant Directors, Administrative Officers, Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of Divisions and other ranking officials in the General Offices of the Bureau of Public Schools, Bureau of Vocational Education, Bureau of Private Schools, the National Library, the Institute of National Language, the National Museum, the National Historical Commission, the State Scholarships Council, the Board of National Education and the Secretary of Education are hereby fixed as follows:

"The terms "Chief of Division and Assistant Chief of Division" as used in sub-sections (e) and (f) hereof shall include all officials holding such positions, whether in the promotional, in the administrative or in the service divisions in the Bureaus and Offices in the Department of Education and are entitled to the salaries fixed in the said sub-sections."

Section 2. All incumbent officials occupying positions affected by this Act at the time of its effectivity shall receive the salary increases herein provided without the necessity of any new appointment.

Section 3. The beneficiaries of the salary increases provided for in this Act are not precluded from receiving general salary adjustments that may be provided for government officials and employees in future General Appropriations Acts.

Section 4. Such sums as are necessary to implement this Act for the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred and seventy-two are hereby authorized to be appropriated from any savings among the bureaus and offices mentioned in Section one hereof. Thereafter, the necessary sums for the purpose shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1971.

Approved: October 4, 1971