Regulations Governing the Establishment, Restructuring, Merger and Discontinuation of Schools and Branch Campuses and Branch Departments at the Senior High School Level or Below Article 23
Only one application for restructuring is accepted per year for a school. The base date for any fundamental review information is February 1 each year.The school regulatory authorities shall accept and review applications for restructuring in accordance with the following procedures:1. The school shall draft a restructuring plan, to be deliberated and adopted by the school council, and also the board of directors in case of a private school. Application shall be submitted to the school regulatory authority governing the restructured school, with the following enclosed: the restructuring plan, minutes of the school council’s meeting, minutes of the board of directors’ meeting, basic information that supports compliance with the requirements set out in the preceding article, and related documents.2. The school regulatory authority shall set up a review panel for the case to conduct a preliminary restructuring review.3. After the application has passed the preliminary restructuring review, the school regulatory authority shall carry out an on-site visit and a secondary review.4. After the application has passed the secondary review, the school regulatory authority shall provide suggestions on substantive improvements to help future planning and long-term development of the school. In case of a private school, the application shall also be forwarded to the advisory committee for comments, which will serve as a reference for the school regulatory authority’s decisions.5. After the school restructuring application has passed the secondary review, the school regulatory authority shall approve the restructuring. A six-month to one-year preparation may be allowed, when necessary, subject to one extension for another six months to one year. Upon completion of the preparation, on-site visit and review shall be conducted and passed before approving the restructuring.6. When an application for school restructuring has failed the preliminary or secondary review, or failed the review at the end of the preparation period of school restructuring, a new application shall be submitted if the school intends to proceed with the restructuring.The restructuring plan mentioned in Subparagraph 1 above shall specify the following:1. Background and process of the restructuring.2. School profile: brief history, organization and staffing, existing number of classes and students, school land and buildings, textbooks and teaching materials, instruments and equipment, educational outcomes over the years, and the process, result, and verification of a self-assessment on the conditions for restructuring.3. Restructuring plan: overall idea of the restructuring, features of the school development, scale of the school operation, number of faculty and administrative staff, school land, layout of school buildings, admission policy and origin of students, recruitment and training of faculty members, curriculum and teaching materials, books, instruments and equipment, student counseling, and administrative support measures.4. Annual progress of the restructuring implementation, and continual assessment and control.5. List of resource needs for the restructuring and plan to fulfill the needs, including the annual manpower, funding needs and source of funds in five years.6. Possible problems and countermeasures in the course of restructuring.7. Expected benefits of the restructuring.For restructuring of a school as described in the three preceding paragraphs, if the school regulatory authorities differ before and after the restructuring, the regulatory authority governing the restructured school shall consult the opinions of the regulatory authority governing the pre-restructure school when reviewing the restructuring application, and the pre-restructure school’s regulatory authority shall be informed when the restructuring is approved.
中文原文 高級中等以下學校及其分校分部設立變更停辦辦法第23條
學校申請改制，每年以辦理一次為原則。
各項基本條件審核資料計算基準日為當年度二月一日。
各該主管機關受理改制申請及審核程序如下：
一、由學校擬具改制計畫，經校務會議審議通過，私立學校並應經董事會審議通過後，檢附改制計畫、校務會議紀錄、董事會會議紀錄、符合前條所定條件之基本資料及相關表件，向改制後學校之主管機關提出申請。
二、由各該主管機關組成專案審查小組，進行改制申請初審。
三、改制申請初審通過者，由各該主管機關於辦理實地訪視後，進行複審。
四、改制申請複審通過者，由各該主管機關就學校未來規劃及長遠發展提供具體改進意見；私立學校，並應送諮詢會提供意見，作為各該主管機關決定之參考。
五、學校改制申請經複審通過，由各該主管機關核定改制。
必要時，得核定其先行籌備半年至一年，並得延長半年至一年，其延長以一次為限；籌備完成經實地訪視及審議通過後，核定改制。
六、學校改制申請未通過初審、複審者，或學校改制籌備期限屆滿，審議未通過者，其續提改制申請時，應重新依規定提出申請。
前項第一款學校改制計畫應載明下列事項：
一、學校改制緣由及過程等。
二、學校概況，包括學校簡史、組織編制及員額、現有科別班級數及學生數、校地及校舍、教學圖書、儀器及設備、歷年辦學成效與學校改制條件自我評估之辦理過程、結果及檢核等。
三、學校改制規劃，包括學校整體規劃理念、學校發展特色、學校經營規模、教師職員工之員額、校地、校舍空間、招生方式及來源、師資延攬及培育、課程及教材、圖書、儀器及設備、學生輔導及行政配合措施等。
四、分年實施學校改制進度及追蹤管制考評。
五、學校改制之資源需求及籌措，包括五年內之分年人力、經費需求及來源等。
六、學校改制可能遭遇之問題及其因應措施。
七、學校改制之預期效益。
前三項學校改制前後學校主管機關不同時，改制後之學校主管機關於審議學校改制申請時，應徵詢改制前學校主管機關之意見；核定學校改制時，應通知改制前學校主管機關。
各項基本條件審核資料計算基準日為當年度二月一日。
各該主管機關受理改制申請及審核程序如下：
一、由學校擬具改制計畫，經校務會議審議通過，私立學校並應經董事會審議通過後，檢附改制計畫、校務會議紀錄、董事會會議紀錄、符合前條所定條件之基本資料及相關表件，向改制後學校之主管機關提出申請。
二、由各該主管機關組成專案審查小組，進行改制申請初審。
三、改制申請初審通過者，由各該主管機關於辦理實地訪視後，進行複審。
四、改制申請複審通過者，由各該主管機關就學校未來規劃及長遠發展提供具體改進意見；私立學校，並應送諮詢會提供意見，作為各該主管機關決定之參考。
五、學校改制申請經複審通過，由各該主管機關核定改制。
必要時，得核定其先行籌備半年至一年，並得延長半年至一年，其延長以一次為限；籌備完成經實地訪視及審議通過後，核定改制。
六、學校改制申請未通過初審、複審者，或學校改制籌備期限屆滿，審議未通過者，其續提改制申請時，應重新依規定提出申請。
前項第一款學校改制計畫應載明下列事項：
一、學校改制緣由及過程等。
二、學校概況，包括學校簡史、組織編制及員額、現有科別班級數及學生數、校地及校舍、教學圖書、儀器及設備、歷年辦學成效與學校改制條件自我評估之辦理過程、結果及檢核等。
三、學校改制規劃，包括學校整體規劃理念、學校發展特色、學校經營規模、教師職員工之員額、校地、校舍空間、招生方式及來源、師資延攬及培育、課程及教材、圖書、儀器及設備、學生輔導及行政配合措施等。
四、分年實施學校改制進度及追蹤管制考評。
五、學校改制之資源需求及籌措，包括五年內之分年人力、經費需求及來源等。
六、學校改制可能遭遇之問題及其因應措施。
七、學校改制之預期效益。
前三項學校改制前後學校主管機關不同時，改制後之學校主管機關於審議學校改制申請時，應徵詢改制前學校主管機關之意見；核定學校改制時，應通知改制前學校主管機關。