SALIENT FEATURES

ANTI POLITICAL DYNASTY CLAUSE

AGE EXPANSION
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
CREATION OF LOCAL YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (LYDC)
MANDATORY TRAINING
 AGE EXPANSION

WHO MAY RUN?

18-24 YEARS OLD

WHO MAY VOTE?

15-30 YEARS OLD
> may be legally allowed to enter into contracts
pertaining youth development;
> May be sued for mismanagement of office
Separate bank accounts for and in the name of SK at
any government owned bank
Promotion of a more independent SK structure free
from the influence of the barangay council
10% of the general fund of the barangay
Signatories:
SK Chairperson
SK Treasurer
> Composed of youth and youth serving
organizations tasked to assists SK in the
and execution of programs.
>MANDATORY TRAINING BEFORE ASSUMPTION OFOFFICE
> WHILE IN OFFICE, THEY MUST ATTEND CONTINUING
TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE NYC IN COORDINATION
WITH DILG (No SK training, no oath taking)
SEC. 16. Privileges of SK Officials.

(1) Be exempt from payment of tuition and matriculation fees

(2) Be exempt from taking the National Service Training Program-Civic Welfare
Training Service (NSTP-CWTS) subjects.
(3) Be excused from attending their regular classes, if they are currently enrolled
in any school, while attending then- regular or special Sangguniang Kabataan
meetings, and the Sangguniang Barangay sessions, in case of the Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson.
(4) Be provided with Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth)
coverage; and
(5) Entitled to receive actual travelling reimbursements as may be authorized by
law, and subject to the availability of funds,

SEC. 17. Persons in Authority – For purposes of the Revised Penal Code,

the SK chairperson and members in each barangay shall be deemed as persons
in authority in their jurisdictions.