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Election Service

ReformAct of 2014 (with

updates)TDC Presentation

GSIS Conference Hall

Pasay City

September 6, 2014


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What is Election Service Reform

Act (ESRA)? This bill proposes non-compulsory

election service of public school

teachers

Substitute Bill to House Bills No. 444,3205, 3255 and 3514

Filed by Sen. Paolo Benigno Bam

Aquino to the Committee on ElectoralReform and Peoples Participation

(CERPP)


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Election Service under RA 6646

(Electoral Reforms Law of 1987)

BEI shall be composed of:

1 Chairman, 2 members All of whom shall be public

school teachers

Not enough public school

teachers? (Private, civilservice , any citizen)


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Election service under ESRA

(Section 3) 1. Public school teachers2. Private school teachers

3. National Government Employees:

a. DepEd Non-Teaching Personnel

b. Other national government officialsand employees

c. PNP, peace and order issues

4. Members of Commission-accredited

citizens arms and other CSOs and NGOs5. Any citizen of known probity and

competence


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Refusal to Render Election

Service (Section 4)A public school teacher

may refuse from rendering

election service on thefollowing grounds:

Health

Age

Security concerns


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Honoraria and Allowance (Section

5)ChairpersonP 6,000

MembersP 5,000

DepEd Supervisor OfficialP5,000

Support staffP 4,000

Travel allowance - P1,000.00

**Such honoraria and allowances shall be

paid not more than fifteen (15) days after thedate of election

***Amounts are subject to COMELECs

review in consultation with DepEd every three

(3) years


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Other Benefits (Secs. 6-9)

Service Creditminimum of five (5) days to allgovernment officials and employees serving asBEIs (Section 6)

Death Benefits

P 500,000(par. a, Section 7)

Medical Benefitsamount to be determined byCOMELEC (par. b, Section 7)

Legal Assistance (Section 8)

Indemnification (Section 9)

***The Commission shall establish a special trust fund for medical

assistance, death benefits, legal assistance and indemnification as

provided under this Act (Section 12)


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PenaltiesAny person who makes or causes the

delay in the payment of the honoraria

and allowances due persons rendering

election service beyond the prescribedperiod of fifteen (15) days from the date

of election shall be liable of an

ELECTION OFFENSE.


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Project Teacher

Updates


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After the 2013 Barangay Elections

House Bills were filed by Rep. Antonio Tinio, Rep.

Regina Ongsiako-Reyes, Rep. Leni Robredo and

Rep. Eric Olivarez and Rep. Santiago

All of the bills were about NON-COMPULSORY

election service for public school teachers with

provisions for legal indemnification, hospital and

death benefits, mandatory insurance and minimum

compensation


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At the House of Representatives

Approval of Committee on

Appropriations (5 August 2014)

Approval of the Committee on

Suffrage and Electoral

Reforms Committee report

(Subject to Comm. on Appro

Report)

11 March 2014

Committee HearingsTWG Hearings

(December 2013March

2014)

House Bills were filed (Nov. 18-

December 2013)


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Whats NextHouse of Representatives:

Plenary Vote (2ndReading)

Senate:

Committee Report on the Bill;

more champion-senators to file

the bill


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