Section 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key Positions.—

a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Municipal Fire Marshal.— Should have the rank of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related discipline from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training of career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

2) City Fire Marshal.— Should the rank of chief of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty four (24) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.— Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a mater’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional Director for Fire Protection and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office.— Should have at least the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career course for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau.— Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such as may be established by the Fire Bureau; and

6) Chief of the Fire Bureau.— Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau.

b) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BJMP unless he/she has met the qualification provided therein:

1) Municipal Jail Warden.— Should have the rank of chief inspector, who have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’ degree program in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies, or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau;

2) City Jail Warden.— Should have the rank of chief inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty four (24) units in master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau: Provided, That in city jails with a population of one thousand (1,000) or more inmates, the city jail warden shall the rank and qualification of a district jail warden;

3) District Jail Warden, Provincial Jail Administrator, Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.— Should have the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau;

4) Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office.— Should have the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau;

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Jail Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau.— Should have the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau; and

6) Chief of the Jail Bureau.— Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who is currently occupying such position but lacks any of the qualifications mentioned therein shall be given three(3) years upon the effectivity of this Act to comply with the requirements, otherwise he/she shall be relieved from the position.