REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4016 - AN ACT TO CONVERT ILOILO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBUNAO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ILOILO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4016, June 18, 1964 ]

AN ACT TO CONVERT ILOILO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBUNAO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ILOILO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The lloilo National Agricultural School in the Municipality of Lambunao, Province of lloilo, is hereby converted into a college to be known as the lloilo National College of Agriculture, so as to include the following courses in addition to its present curriculum:

(a) Four-year teacher education course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education;

(b) Four-year technical course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture; and

(c) Two-year technical agricultural course leading to the title of Associate in Agriculture.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Education is hereby empowered to reorganize said school accordingly and is further authorized to prescribe such other courses aside from those mentioned above, as he may deem necessary in the pursuance of its real aims and purposes.

SEC. 3. The sum of two hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, in addition to its present appropriation, out of any funds in the National Treasury otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purpose of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be needed for the same purpose shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 18, 1964.