Regulations Governing the Establishment and Assistance of Overseas Taiwan Schools Article 23

If a Taiwanese national who is working as the principal or a teacher at an Overseas Chinese School returns to work at a school in Taiwan, their years of service as a principal and/or teaching at any Overseas Chinese School may be counted toward their salary grade in accordance with the provisions of related salary grading ordinances.If a principal referred to in the preceding paragraph was appointed as the principal of a school of a level higher than the level of school for which that they have the qualifications to work as principal, in accordance with the proviso in Paragraph 2 of Article 16, their salary grade shall be calculated based on the lower level of school for which that they have the qualifications to work as principal, in accordance with the provisions of related salary grading ordinances.For the calculation of years of service for salary grading, the personnel referred to in Paragraph 1 shall submit an application and associated documentary evidence of their former employment at an Overseas Chinese School to the school in Taiwan where they are now working. When the school receives their application, it may report the details to the MOE to forward to the Overseas Taiwan School involved for it to verify the former employment.