Act for the Establishment of the Foundation for the Research and Development of Indigenous Languages Article 8

The competent authority shall nominate directors and supervisors for appointment by the Premier of the Executive Yuan. The number of indigenous representatives on the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board shall be no less than half of the number of board members, and the number of either gender shall be no less than one-third of the number of board members. The Chairman of the Board shall have indigenous status, and its candidate selection procedure is stipulated separately by the competent authority.The selection of directors shall take into account the suitability of the candidate in terms of language proficiency, education, and representativeness of the cultural qualities of the indigenous people. Supervisors shall have experience or knowledge in language, law, accounting, or finance.Directors and supervisors shall serve a term of three years with the opportunity for re-election. The number of re-elected directors and supervisors shall be no more than two-thirds of the board.