The Special Education Act Article 53

The implementation effectiveness of the special education provided by preschools and schools up to and including the senior high level shall be evaluated by the competent authority at least once every four years, and evaluation may be conducted in conjunction with school evaluations, preschool evaluations, or principal accountability evaluation as a principle.The special education accountability of the metropolitan competent authorities and the county (city) competent authorities shall be evaluated by the central competent authority at least once every four years.The items to be evaluated mentioned in paragraphs one and two in this Article shall be restricted to those specified by regulations; the simplification of evaluation methods and indicators and the reduction of administrative loading shall be executed in practice; the evaluation items and results shall be made public, rewards shall be given to those who achieve excellent evaluation results, guidance and assistance shall be provided to those who fail to meet the standards; the regulations of evaluation items, composition of the evaluation committee, evaluation procedures, and other relevant matters shall be determined by the central competent authority.The special education evaluations of colleges and universities shall be conducted by the central competent authority once every four years, and additional ad hoc evaluations may be carried out.