Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Sta. Cruz Community High School at Barangay Sta. Cruz, Municipality of Rosario, Province of Agusan del Sur is hereby converted into a national secondary school under the control and supervision of the national government through the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.

SEC. 2. This school shall be known officially as the Sta. Cruz National High School.

SEC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON	(Sgd.) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR.
President of the Senate	Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 17, 1999 and June 8, 2000,  respectively.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: August 22, 2000