WHEREAS, Sec. 7(d) of R.A. 8981 empowers the Commission to provide schools, colleges and universities, public and private, offering courses for licensure examinations, with copies of sample test questions on examinations recently conducted by the Commission.

WHEREAS, Par. 8, Sec. 8(d) Rule II of Res. No. 01, Series of 2001 otherwise known as the "IRR of the PRC Modernization Act of 2000" states that copies of sample test questions will be provided to the aforementioned educational institutions within six (6) months from the date of release of the examination results upon their request in writing, and upon payment of the prescribed fees.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Sec. 7(p) of R.A. No. 8981, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to issue and promulgate the following guidelines:

1. The school, college or university, through its duly authorized representative must submit a written request for the issuance of sample test questions from past examinations released by the Board and the Commission.
   
   
2. The requesting school, college or university must be offering the course for licensure examinations and must be duly accredited and/or recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
   
   
3. The Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) shall prepare a sample of five (5) questions for every subject, which shall be copied from the examination questionnaire used in the actual conduct of the examination.  Clerical or typographical error may be corrected.
   
   
4. The PRB shall submit the sample test questions to the Office of the Chairperson, which shall be attached to the Certificate of Service within ten (10) days from the date of the release of the examination results.
   
   
5. The Office of the Chairperson shall reproduce the sample questions to be issued to the authorized representative of the requesting school, college or university within six (6) months from the date of release of the examination results.
   
   
6. The sample test questions shall contain the following phrase, which will be stamped/marked on every page thereof:
    
   

   "SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO SEC. 7(d) OF R.A. NO. 8981

     "Name of Examination: _____________________________  

   "Date of Examination: ______________________________

   
   
7. The sample test questions shall be released only upon payment of the prescribed fee by the requesting school, college or university.
   
   
8. The sample test questions shall be for the exclusive use of the requesting school, college or university to give prospective examinees the idea how questions are framed only.
   
   FURTHER, RESOLVES, That this Resolution upon its approval shall be effective after fifteen (15) days following the publication thereof in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.

FINALLY, RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution shall be furnished the Chairmen and Members of the Professional Regulatory Boards and the Commission on Higher Education for the latter's dissemination to all concerned schools, colleges or universities, public and private offering courses for licensure examinations.

Adopted: 03 December 2003

 

(SGD.) ANTONIETA FORTUNA-IBE
Chairperson
(SGD.) AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN	(SGD.) LEONOR T. ROSERO
Commissioner	Commissioner