A lawmaker has filed a proposal to criminalize the hiring of public school teachers through service contracts or job orders, a press release from the House of Representatives said.

Rep. Antonio Tinio, of ACT Teachers Partylist, filed House Bill 6006, that proposes the dismissal from service with cancellation of eligibility and perpetual disqualification from government service of any government official found guilty of the offense. His or her retirement benefits shall likewise be forfeited, the press release added.

The proposal covers teachers employed in public schools in the kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels, and state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges, and technical-vocational schools.

No teacher shall be hired to carry out the duties and functions of regular teaching staff, either on full-time or part-time basis, through contracts of service or job orders, Tinio said in the press release.

The measure, however, exempts post-secondary education institutions requiring teachers with highly specialized or technical expertise, which cannot be provided by their regular staff, it added.*

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