Act for Education Development of Schools in Remote Areas Article 20

This English translation was last updated on 2017-12-06, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

Principals and teachers with excellent performance at schools in non-remote areas who volunteer to serve at schools in remote areas shall receive special reward. The method of reward shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.At the request of a school in a remote area and with consent from the current school employer and permission from the competent authority, teachers of schools from non-remote areas may be transferred to a school in a remote area and assume a teaching position for a period not exceeding 6 years. The school in a remote area is responsible for their compensation and benefits. Upon the expiration of secondment, the teacher shall return to their original school and the original school shall keep their job vacancy, and the years of service at the school in a remote area shall be aggregated into the total years of service.During the period of secondment described in the preceding Paragraph, the teacher serving at a school in a remote area shall make monthly contributions to the Pension Fund in accordance with provisions for retirement of teachers at public schools.
中文原文 偏遠地區學校教育發展條例第20條
校長及教師在非偏遠地區學校服務成績優良且自願赴偏遠地區學校服務,應給予特別獎勵;其辦法,由中央主管機關定之。
非偏遠地區學校現任教師經偏遠地區學校請求,並經任職學校同意及主管機關許可者,得自願在原學校留職停薪借調至偏遠地區學校擔任編制內教師,期間總計不得超過六年;其待遇及福利,依偏遠地區學校適用之規定,由其服務之偏遠地區學校支給;借調期滿回任原學校,原學校應保留職缺,服務年資應予併計。
前項借調期間,該教師服務之偏遠地區學校,應依公立學校教師退休之規定,按月撥繳退撫基金。

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