Act for Education Development of Schools in Remote Areas Article 5

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.

Qualified, full-time teachers at schools in remote areas may be employed in one of the following methods:1. Joint recruitment.2. Transfer.3. Placement of government-funded student teachers.4. Recruitment specifically for schools in remote areas.A teacher employed in the methods described in Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the preceding Paragraph should serve at least 6 years of actual service before the teacher may apply for transfer to a school in a non-remote area. This provision shall not apply if one of the following circumstances occur:1. Teachers at schools in remote areas for which the provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 12-1 of the Offshore Islands Development Act apply; employment requirements shall apply mutatis mutandis.2. Teachers employed by schools in remote areas prior to the enforcement of this Act.3. Those who have attained the status of government-funded student teacher prior to the enforcement of this Act; length of service shall be stipulated by administrative contract.The calculation of the 6 years of actual service referred to in the preceding Paragraph includes the actual years of service at the current school, subtracting periods of leave without pay. The period of unpaid parental leave or leave without pay for military service shall account for at most 2 years in calculating length of service.
中文原文 偏遠地區學校教育發展條例第5條
偏遠地區學校編制內合格專任教師,得以下列方式之一聘任:
一、聯合甄選。
二、介聘。
三、接受公費生分發。
四、專為偏遠地區學校辦理之甄選。
前項第三款及第四款情形,教師係接受偏遠地區學校聘任者,應實際服務六年以上,始得提出申請介聘至非偏遠地區學校服務。
但有下列情形之一者,不在此限:
一、偏遠地區學校屬離島建設條例第十二條之一第一項所定學校,其介聘限制依該條例規定辦理。
二、本條例施行前已接受偏遠地區學校聘任。
三、本條例施行前已取得公費生身分,其服務年限依公費生行政契約辦理。
前項所稱實際服務六年,指實際服務現職學校期間扣除各項留職停薪期間所計算之實際年資。
但育嬰或應徵服兵役而留職停薪期間之年資,得採計至多二年。

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