Teachers’ Act Article 44

Teachers’ appeal procedures are divided into appeals and further appeals, each at two levels, as follows:1.For teachers at junior colleges and institutions of higher education: appeals are divided into institution level appeals, and central level 2 appeals.2.For teachers at senior secondary or lower level schools: appeals are divided into municipal, county (city), and central level appeals. However, all appeals for schools under the jurisdiction of the Central Competent Authority are central level 1 appeals, and an appeal lodged by such a school is deemed a further appeal.A teacher who is dissatisfied with the decision of any appeal may lodge a further appeal. If the educational institution or the Competent Authority is dissatisfied with the result of an appeal, it too may lodge a further appeal.After lodging an appeal or further appeal in accordance with this Act, a teacher is not permitted to also lodge an administrative appeal in accordance with Administrative Appeal Act; if an administrative appeal is lodged before the conclusion of an appeal or further appeal procedure, within ten days the agency that accepted lodgment of that administrative appeal shall transfer the case to the Teacher Appeal Review Committee with jurisdiction and shall notify the teacher concerned. If an administrative appeal is lodged at the same time it shall be handled in the same way.If a teacher lodges an administrative appeal in accordance with the Administrative Appeal Act and then lodges an appeal in accordance with this Act, the Teacher Appeal Review Committee that accepted the appeal shall halt its review until that teacher has retracted the administrative appeal or the administrative appeal has been determined and then continue its review. If the original measure was an administrative disposition, the committee shall make a decision not to proceed with the appeal.Any cases still pending before the May 10, 2019 amendments to this Act take effect shall subsequently be finalized using procedures in accordance with the provisions of this Act after the amendments took effect.If any original measure was by nature an administrative disposition, any further appeal decision shall be regarded as equivalent to an administrative appeal decision; if the appellant is dissatisfied with a further appeal decision, the person may initiate administrative litigation in accordance with the law.