Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Educational Association Act
Am Date: 2014-11-12
Legislative History: Articles 4, 7, 8, 13, 15, 21, 30, 35 and 36 amended and promulgated through President’s Order No. Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Zi-10300168981 dated November 12, 2014.

Transaction

Amended

Article 36
The raising of the operating fee provided in Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 of the  preceding article shall be included in the annual plan  of each educational association and implemented after being passed by resolution at the members’ (member representatives’) general meeting.

Article 35
The incomes of an educational association are as follows:
1. Admission fee paid by each member when joining the association;
2. Annual membership dues paid yearly;
3. Donations from members;
4. Operating fee;
5. Commission income;
6. Funds and interest of funds;
7. Subsidies from the government;
8. Other incomes.
The amounts mentioned in Subparagraph 1 and Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph and the regulations for receiving fees shall be provided in the articles of the educational association.

Article 30
The calling of the members’ (member representatives’) general meeting shall be announced 15 days prior to said meeting. However, for a provisional meeting called due to emergency, the announcement may be conveyed in a shorter time if members are able to timely attend the provisional meetings.
The educational association shall report the above meetings to the competent authorities and ask the competent authorities to send personnel to attend the meetings.

Article 21
An educational association shall have
directors and supervisors, who shall be elected by members (or member representatives) at the members’ (member representatives’) general meeting to form the board of directors and the board of supervisors, respectively.
The number of directors is provided as follows:
1. No more than 15 directors for an educational association at the township (city or district) level;
2. No more than 21 directors for a county (city) educational association;
3. No more than 33 directors for a provincial (municipal) educational association;
4. No more than 39 directors for a national educational association.
The number of directors shall not exceed half of the number of all of the members or member representatives. The supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors. Backup directors and backup supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors and supervisors, respectively.
In case of more than three directors or supervisors, standing directors or standing supervisors may be elected by and from the directors or the supervisors. The number of standing directors or standing supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors or supervisors. A chairperson shall be elected from among the standing directors, or from among the directors if there is no standing director.
The convener of meetings of the board of supervisors shall be elected by and from the standing supervisors when there are more than three standing supervisors.

Article 15
R.O.C citizens over 20 years of age who work or reside in organizational areas of educational associations, work as school or preschool teachers, have ever worked as school teachers for more than three years, work as administrative personnel of educational authorities at any level, or work as professionals of a social education institute or researchers of an academic research institutions, may join the educational associations located in the townships, cities or districts where they work or reside and become individual members.
Schools, social education institutes and academic research institutions of all levels can join the educational associations located in the townships, cities or districts in which they are located and become sponsoring members. Sponsoring members have no rights to select or be selected.

Article 13
The initiation and establishment of an educational association shall be reported to the competent authorities for approval before the initiator meeting is convened to establish a preparatory committee.
The competent authorities may send personnel to attend the meeting of the preparatory committee and the inaugural meeting of the educational association. The educational association shall submit the articles of association, roster of members and resumes of directors and supervisors to the competent authorities for reference within 15 days after the inaugural meeting, and the competent authorities shall forward the submitted information to the central competent authority.

Article 8
The location of an educational association must be in its organizational area. An education association may set up branches with a resolution passed at the members’ (member representatives’) general meeting.

Article 7
There shall be only one educational association per level in an administrative district. This article does not apply to an education association that had been established before the administrative district in which it is located was formed.

Article 4
The tasks of an educational association are as follows:
1. Education-related research, as well as design and improvement suggestions;
2. Guidance of national knowledge on common life and the promotion of lifelong learning;
3. Assistance in educational investigation and statistics and compilation of books and periodicals;
4. Conducting members’ public welfare activities;
5. Coordination and liaison for members’ welfare and cooperation;
6. Facilitation and implementation of educational policies and regulations;
7. Educational matters commissioned by authorities or groups;
8. Participation in educational activities and social campaigns;
9. Other matters required by relevant laws ands tatutes.