Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and Other Staff Members of Public Schools Article 20

A staff member who has been employed for 5 years or longer, and is aged 65 or older shall be subject to age-mandated retirement.When a teacher is duly seconded and takes unpaid leave, unless seconded to a duly graded and assigned civil servant position, if the techer fulfills the conditions under the preceding paragraph during the unpaid leave period, and none of the circumstances set out in Article 25, paragraph 1 or Article 75, paragraph 1 exists, the staff member may claim pension within 10 years from the time the teacher reaches the age of 65.Under any of the following circumstances, a staff member who has reached the age specified in paragraph 1 may extend his or her service, without being subject to the age-mandated retirement requirement under paragraph 11. A principal of a school at the level of junior college or higher may continue to serve in the position until the term of his or her appointment ends; the person may also continue to serve if re-appointed after that term of appointment. However, no extension of an appointment is permitted once a person reaches the age of 70.2. A professor or associate professor of a school at the level of junior college or higher may continue to serve in that position based on teaching needs and subject to the person's agreement to continue his or her service. Such extensions may continue, at the longest, only until the academic semester in which the person reaches the age of 70.If a principal of a school at the level of junior college or higher who continues to serve until the term of his appointment ends pursuant to subparagraph 1 above and then returns to his original position as professor or associate professor at the original employing school in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, he or she may subsequently extend his or her service in accordance with subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph.The central competent authority shall adopt regulations governing the conditions, time limits, review and approval procedures, and other matters relating to extensions of service under the preceding two paragraphs.