Whereas the public interest demands the steady development of educational leadership among those  educational representatives of the  Filipino  people  who  have  proven their worth and merit  through  actual service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:

SECTION 1. The sum of fifty thousand pesos is hereby appropriated out of any funds from the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated  for  the purpose  of enabling the Department of  Public  Instruction to meet the amount of salaries or per diems in lieu thereof, traveling expenses, and  other incidental  expenses incurred  in  sending and maintaining not more than six representatives during any one  year to pursue advanced professional training or special study and investigation for  the benefit of Philippine educational work in America or other  foreign countries.

SEC. 2. 'The Secretary of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to select, appoint, and maintain such representatives from personnel actually  employed by the Department in educational work.

SEC. 3. At least one representative shall be assigned to each of the vocational fields or investigations to wit: agricultural education, trade or other industrial education,  and teacher-training work.   Others  may be assigned to specialize in administration, tests, and measurements, child accounting, and such other lines of educational activities as may  be particularly deemed  advisable and  necessary in educational leadership.

SEC. 4. The persons selected in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall serve the Government at least four years for every year of  stay abroad.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, December 2. 1926.