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Hearing set for PSS budget requirement
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Posted on Apr 25 2000
The House Committee on Education holds a public hearing today to gather comments on a legislative initiative that will require the government to set aside at least 25 percent of its annual budget for the operations of the Public School System.
The town meeting is scheduled at the House chamber in Capitol Hill, starting at 3:00 p.m. Rep. Brigida Ichihara, committee chair, said the recommendations proposed at today’s hearing will be used to support the measure offered by Rep. Thomas B. Pangelinan.
Under the Constitution, the CNMI government is currently mandated to earmark at least 15 percent of its cash resources every year for PSS — an amount that is not sufficient now in view of the education sector’s growing population and mounting expenditures.
The committee, meanwhile, is also set to meet with PSS officials as well as representatives of the Northern Marianas College to facilitate a dialogue aimed at enhancing education programs in both the elementary and high school level and the higher learning institution.
“We want to focus on the real needs of PSS and NMC so that we can strengthen these two institution with regards to educating our youth,” said Ms. Ichihara, adding that this is just the start of a series of meetings intended for such purpose.
