Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation for the Teaching and Other Staff Members of Public Schools Article 26

A staff member who surpasses the mandatory retirement date due to a circumstance under paragraph 1, subparagraphs 2 to 8 of the preceding article, shall, within 6 months after the cause ceases to exist, submit relevant certifying documents in writing to the former employing school to apply for age-mandated retirement.In all cases of retirement of staff members under the preceding paragraph, the staff member's mandatory retirement date shall be the effective date of retirement. However, the effective date of retirement of a person under a disciplinary suspension shall be the date that the cause has ceased to exist and the authorized agency approves his or her reinstatement to duty.If a staff member under paragraph 1 dies within the 6-month application deadline, his or her survivors under Article 43 may apply for payment under the standards for lump-sum pension payment. However, if the staff member had already met the conditions of eligibility to opt for a monthly pension, his or her survivors may opt to receive a lump-sum survivor benefit or a survivor annuity pursuant to Articles 43 to 48.The one-half of base salary（or seniority salary）issued to a staff member under paragraph 1 pursuant to paragraph 3 of the preceding article shall be recovered by the pension paying or disbursing agency by deducting it out of the pension, lump-sum survivor benefit, or survivor annuity paid.If any of the following circumstances applies to a staff member under paragraph 1, he or she shall remain ineligible to claim pension1. He or she is duly dismissed, discharged, removed from employment, or denied renewal of employment.2. At the expiration of the 6-month deadline for application, there still exists a statutory ground for loss of rights as set out in Article 75.