Teachers’ Act Article 26

When an educational institution’s Teacher Evaluation Committee, Gender Equity Education Committee, or other relevant committee formed in accordance with law passes a resolution to dismiss a teacher or deny renewal of that teacher’s appointment in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14 to 16, or passes a resolution to impose a suspension on a teacher in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, unless other provisions of this Act apply, the educational institution shall report the matter to the Competent Authority for its approval within ten days from the day that the resolution was passed, and at the same time it shall notify the party or parties involved of its decision notify in writing of the reasons.If a teacher at a senior secondary or lower level school is involved in any situation referred to in the provisions of Articles 14 to 16, or of Article 18, and a Teacher Evaluation Committee at the school has not been convened in accordance with regulations, or has not deliberated the case, or has not passed a resolution, when the Competent Authority considers that the case might involve a breach of the law, it shall notify in writing of the reasons and return the case to the school to deliberate or reconsider the case; if the school then fails to deliberate or reconsider the case within a specified period, the Competent Authority may notify in writing of the reasons and refer the case directly to its Teachers’ Professional Review Committee to deliberate, and it may investigate which of the school’s associated personnel bear responsibility.The Teachers’ Professional Review Committee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall base its resolutions on the nature of each particular case, and the proportion of the committee’s members that must be in attendance at a meeting to deliberate a case and the proportion of votes that must be cast to pass a resolution shall be the same as the proportions required when a Teacher Evaluation Committee at a school deals with a matter. Its resolutions shall be regarded as equivalent to resolutions passed by a school’s Teacher Evaluation Committee.If a teacher at a junior college or an institution of higher education is involved in any situation referred to in Articles 14 to 16, or in Article 18, and a Teacher Evaluation Committee at the educational institution has not been convened in accordance with regulations, or has not deliberated, or passed a resolution regarding the situation, when the Competent Authority considers that the case might involve a breach of the law, it shall give a detailed explanation of its reason and return the case to the educational institution to deliberate or reconsider. If the case is not duly reviewed or reconsidered within a specified period, the Competent Authority may investigate which of the school’s associated personnel bear responsibility.If a teacher’s term of appointment expires while the person is still currently involved in disciplinary procedures, the educational institution shall temporarily continue their appointment.