Teachers’ Act Article 20

If any of the situations referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 14, Paragraph 1 of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 18, and Paragraph 1 and 2 of the preceding article pertains to a teacher, the Competent Authority at each level and educational institutions at all levels shall undertake related reporting, collection of information, and checks in accordance with the regulations governing.Before appointing any teacher, educational institutions shall check whether any of the circumstances referred to in the provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding article pertain to the person; educational institutions shall also conduct checks of the teachers already appointed on a regular basis.When assisting educational institutions to undertake the checking referred to in the preceding paragraph, the competent authorities at each level may use the database of persons who have been subject to an administrative penalty that was compiled by the central competent social welfare authority, in accordance with the provisions of Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, of Article 20 of Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, or of Article 97 of the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act.The regulations governing the reporting, and the collection, checking, handling, and use of information referred to in the three preceding paragraphs, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority.