Gender Equity Education Act Article 8

The gender equity education committee of the municipal government and county or city level shall consist of nine to twenty-three members, who shall serve specific terms. The mayor of the municipality, the magistrate of the county or the mayor of the city government shall be chair of the committee. Committee members shall have an awareness of gender equity and not engage in behaviors contrary to gender equity. At least half of the committee members shall be women. Experts, scholars, NGO/NPO representatives, student representatives, and practitioners from fields related to gender equity education shall make up at least one-third of the committee members.The aforesaid committee shall hold at least one meeting every three months, and appoint staff member(s) ad hoc to handle related matters. Guidelines regarding the committee's organization, meetings, committee member qualifications, duration of appointment, grounds for dismissal, dismissal procedure, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the central competent authority. Competent authorities at the municipal and county (city) level shall, in accordance with these guidelines, prescribe autonomous regulations governing their gender equity education committees.The gender equity education committees of the competent authorities for military academies, preparatory schools, police academies of all levels, and juvenile correctional institutions shall consist of nine to twenty-three members, with fixed terms of appointment. The head official of the competent authority with jurisdiction over schools shall serve as the chairperson of the committee. Committee members shall have an awareness of gender equity and not engage in behaviors contrary to gender equity. At least half of the committee members shall be women. Committee members who are experts in fields related to gender equity education shall account for at least half of total committee membership.The aforesaid committees shall hold at least one meeting every three months and appoint staff member(s) ad hoc to handle related matters. The means of the committees' organization, meetings, committee member qualifications, duration of appointment, grounds for dismissal, dismissal procedure, tasks that may be delegated to affiliated agencies, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the competent authority with jurisdiction over schools.