May 24, 1995 – DO 27, s. 1995 – Modifying the Policy Prohibiting the Collection of Contributions from Public School Students Amended by DO 99, s. 1998 – Increasing the Public High School Publication Fee and Authorizing the Collection of Public Elementary School Publication Fee

 

May 24, 1995
DO 27, s. 1995
Modifying the Policy Prohibiting the Collection of Contributions from Public School Students

To: Regional Directors and Schools Superintendents
Bureaus, Centers and Services Directors

  1. The policy prohibiting the collection of contributions during the period of enrollment from pupil/students of public elementary and secondary schools is hereby modified to allow collections of authorized contributions provided these are made on a voluntary basis and are not made a requirement for admission or for clearance purposes in case of transfer of pupils/students to other schools.
  2. For SY 1995-1996 the following collections are authorized to be collected from pupils and students of public elementary and secondary schools:
    1. Identification Fee – Not more than P15.00
    2. Boy Scouts of the Phil. – Not more than P20.00
    3. Girl Scouts of the Phil. – Not more than P25.00
    4. Phil. National Red Cross – Not more than P 5.00
    5. School Publication Fee (For High School students only) – Not more than P25.00
    6. School Organization Fee (For High School students only) – Not more than P25.00
  3. Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) or Parent-Teacher Community Associations (PTCA) are authorized to collect an annual PTA or PTCA fee in an amount to be determined by the PTA or PTCA members themselves at a meeting called for the purpose; provided such collections are made on a voluntary basis, are not required for admission or transfer purposes, and are collected by PTA/PTCA representatives themselves and not by the public school teachers. Prior to collection the following reports are required to be submitted to the school principal: (1) PTA/PTCA resolution approving the collection of PTA/PTCA fees for current school year; and, (2) report on receipts and expenditures of PTA/PTCA fees collected in the preceding school year.
  4. Any violation of this Order including cases of unauthorized collections or authorized voluntary collections made a requirement for admission or transfer will be dealt with administratively.
  5. For strict compliance.

Reference:
DECS Order: No. 21, s. 1994
Allotment: 1-2—(M.O. 1-87)

To be Indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
CONTRIBUTIONS
FEES
SCHOOLS
STUDENTS
PUPILS
OFFICIALS
POLICY

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