The Special Education Act Article 5

In order to facilitate the development of special education, the corresponding competent authorities shall establish Special Education Consultation Committees (SECC) to participate in the consultation, planning, and promotion of matters relating to special education.The members of SECC shall be scholars and experts, educational administrators, school and preschool administrators, students with disabilities, gifted/talented students, representatives of equivalent-level teacher and preschool educator organizations, parent representatives of special education groups, parent representatives of students and preschoolers with disabilities, parent representatives of gifted/talented students and preschoolers, professionals of related special education (“the professionals”), and representatives of related institutions and groups.The total number in the previous paragraph of the representatives of educational administrators, school and preschool administrators, and related institutions and groups cannot constitute more than 50% of SECC members; the number of members of any given gender shall not be less than one-third of the total. SECC shall convene at least once every six months, and relevant information such as the list of members and meeting minutes shall be made public on the Internet.The regulations and autonomous enactments in paragraph one in this Article concerning the composition, operation, and other matters relating to SECC shall be determined by the corresponding competent authorities.