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    -- REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES


    DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
    MALACASANG. MANILA

    National Jludf'et Circular No. 40l1.


    ~1arch 29, 1989

    TO : All Presidents of State Universities and


    Colleges

    SUBJECT

    1.0 PURPOSE
    • ,. This Circular is being issued to identify
    officials of SUCS entitled to representation and
    transportation allowanpes.

    2 .0 COVERAGE
    Positions covered under this Circular are
    officials of SUCs considered equivalent to government
    officials identified in the General Provisions of the
    General Appropriations Acts, who are entitled to said
    RATA, except President and Vice-Presidents, who are
    already covered under NCC Nos. 12 and 12-A.

    3.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS


    3.1 Representation and Transportation allowances
    (RATA) shall mean the monthly commutable
    allowances provided/granted to officials
    identified in the General Provisions of the
    General Appropriations Act, including those
    determined by the DBM to be of equivalent
    rank.
    3.2 Academic programs/departments - refers to the
    different levels of education, i. e., higher
    education, technical courses, or graduate
    courses being offered by the SUCS.

    a. Higher education - refers to any four (4)


    .
    or five (5) year baccalaureate degree

    b. Technical courses - refers to the three


    (3) or two (2) year post-secondary non-

    -t c.
    degree programs
    Graduate course - refers to any masteral
    or doctoral program.
    •
    r

    3.3 Advanced Education Budgetary Function


    refers to the authorized budgetary function
    in the General Appropriations Act, for post
    graduate degree, separate and distinct from
    the Higher Education Function.

    3.4 Research Function - refers to the budgetary


    Research function authorized in the General
    Appropriations Act.

    3.5 Extension Function - refers to the Budgetary


    Function, authorized in the General
    Appropriations Act, which pertains to the
    transfer of technology to people in ·the
    community.

    3.6 Auxiliary Services - refers to the Budgetary


    Function authorized in the General
    Appropriations. Act pertaining to economic or
    profit generating activities of an
    institution.

    3.7 Satellite schools/branches/campuses - refers


    to those schools/units under the direct
    supervision and control of a state college or
    state university, legally created in another
    area pursuant to the provisions of existing
    laws.

    Center/Institute - refers to any authorized

    • unit (by legislation) in the SUC which


    conducts highly specialized projects and/or
    training programs.

    3.9 Financial Service - refers to all activities


    related to budgeting, accounting and overall
    management of funds.

    3.10 Administrative Service refers to the


    general housekeeping functions, the
    provisions of logistics. and other support
    service.

    3.11 Student Affairs Services refers to the


    services extended to students, such as
    guidances/counseling, placement, library
    services, and registration of students.

    4.0 GENERAL GUIDELINES

    t The following personnel/officials

    representation allowances
    divisions:
    of state
    universities and colleges are hereby entitled to
    receive the monthly commutable transportation and
    equivalent to chiefs of
    •
    4.1 Designated head of an approved Research
    Function reflected in the GAA, provided the
    amount appropriated for the function should
    at least be ~500,OOO.OO. In case there is no
    authorized Research Function in the GAA,
    designated ·head of research projects,
    provided the sue has at least 10 research
    projects with a total cost of ~500,000.00 per
    annum;

    4.2 Designated head of authorized Extension


    Service Function in theGAA, provided the
    amount appropriated for the same should at
    least be ~500, 000.00. In case there is no
    authorized Extension services, provided the
    sue has at least 10 extension services
    projects with a total cost of ~500,000.00 per
    annum,

    • 4.3 Designated head of Auxiliary Services


    Function authorized in the GAA, provided the
    sue has a yearly income from its operations
    of at least Sixty Thousand Pesos ~60,000.00
    and at least seven (7) personnel involved in
    these income-generating' pro jets.

    4.4 Designated head of each satellite campus


    branch center/institute, duly mandated by
    law, provided each
    campus/branch/center/institute has a complete
    administrative support staff, i.e., at least
    a budget of'ficer, an accountant/bookkeeper,
    an administrative officer/administrative
    assistant, a supply officer/property
    custodian, a cashier/disbursing officer, and
    other support items such as clerks, janitors
    and security guards and at least 1,000
    students in the tertiary level (higher,
    graduate, tech).

    4.5 Designated head of Administrative and


    Financial Service/s:

    4.5.1 Administrative unit of a state


    university or a regional flagship
    college, provided the unit has at
    least seven (7) personnel occupying
    regular items in the PSI.

    4.5.2 Financial service of a state


    uni versi ty or a regional flagship
    college, provided the unit has at •
    , least seven (7) personnel occupying
    regular items in the PSI·.
    , ". -, f_
    •
    v

    • - 4 -

    .' 4.5.3 Administrative and Financial Services


    unit of a state college (other than
    the regional flagship) provided the
    uni t has at least seven (7) personnel
    occupying regular items in the PSI.

    4.6 Designated head of Student Affairs Services


    for SUCs with at least 4,000 collegiate
    students.

    4.7 The designated Deans of the Graduate Program


    and the Highest Educ a t Lon Program could be
    equated to positions higher than chiefs of
    divisions. Department Heads (also by
    designation and equivalent to chiefs of
    divisions) may be allowed provided a SUC has
    • different departments/colleges, each
    having at least four degree programs with
    one

    each program differentiated from each other


    by 33% (the distinction of the programs to be
    certified to the DECS Bureau of Higher
    Education) .

    All Circulars/Memoranda and other issuances which


    are inconsistent hereof are hereby superseded and/or
    modified accordingly.

    . 5.0 EFFECTIVITY
    This circular shall take effect immediately.

    GU LLERMO N. ARAGUE
    Secretary

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