Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China
Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China
Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China
Order of the President [1993] No. 15
October 31, 1993
Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on October 31, 1993, the Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China is hereby promulgated and comes into force as of January 1, 1994.
Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China
Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China
Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on October 31, 1993
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of safeguarding teachers' legitimate rights and interests, building up a contingent of teachers who are sound in moral character and good in professional competence, and promoting the development of socialist education.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to teachers specifically engaged in education and teaching at schools of various levels and categories or other institutions of education.
Article 3 Teachers are professionals who exercise the functions of education and teaching and are charged with the duty of imparting knowledge and educating people, training builders and successors for the socialist cause and enhancing the quality of the nation. Teachers shall devote themselves to the educational cause of the people.
Article 4 People's governments at various levels shall adopt measures to strengthen ideological and political education and professional training of teachers, improve their working and living conditions, safeguard their legitimate rights and interests and raise their social status.
Teachers shall be respected in the whole society.
Article 5 The administrative department of education under the State Council shall be in charge of the work concerning teachers in the whole country.
The departments concerned under the State Council shall, within the scope of their functions and powers, be responsible for the relevant work concerning teachers.
Schools and other institutions of education shall administer the affairs of teachers on their own according to the relevant provisions of the State.
Article 6 September 10 of each year is designated as Teachers' Day.
Chapter II Rights and Obligations
Article 7 Teachers shall enjoy the following rights:
1. to conduct educational and teaching activities and carry out reform and experiment in education and teaching;
2. to engage in scientific research and academic exchanges, join professional academic societies and fully express their views in academic activities;
3. to give guidance to students in their studies and development and evaluate students' conduct and academic achievements;
4. to obtain salaries and remunerations on schedule and enjoy the welfare benefits prescribed by the State and the leave with pay in winter and summer vacations;
5. to put forward opinions and suggestions regarding education, teaching, management of schools and the work of the administrative departments of education; and to participate in the democratic management of schools through congresses of teachers, staff, and workers, or through other forms; and
6. to take refresher courses or other forms of training.
Article 8 Teachers shall perform the following obligations:
1. to abide by the Constitution, laws and professional ethics, and be paragons of virtue and learning;
2. to implement the educational policies of the State, observe relevant rules and regulations, carry out schools' teaching plans, fulfil teaching contracts and accomplish educational and teaching tasks;
3. to conduct education among students in the basic principles defined in the Constitution, education in patriotism, national unity and the legal system, and education in ideology, morality, culture, science and technology, and to organize and lead students to engage in beneficial social activities;
4. to concern themselves with all students, love them, respect their dignity and promote their all-round development in such aspects as morality, intelligence and physique;
5. to stop acts that are harmful to students and other acts that encroach upon students' legitimate rights and interests, criticize and combat the phenomena that impair the sound growth of students; and
6.
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Order of the President [1993] No. 15
October 31, 1993
Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on October 31, 1993, the Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China is hereby promulgated and comes into force as of January 1, 1994.
Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China
Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China
Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on October 31, 1993
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of safeguarding teachers' legitimate rights and interests, building up a contingent of teachers who are sound in moral character and good in professional competence, and promoting the development of socialist education.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to teachers specifically engaged in education and teaching at schools of various levels and categories or other institutions of education.
Article 3 Teachers are professionals who exercise the functions of education and teaching and are charged with the duty of imparting knowledge and educating people, training builders and successors for the socialist cause and enhancing the quality of the nation. Teachers shall devote themselves to the educational cause of the people.
Article 4 People's governments at various levels shall adopt measures to strengthen ideological and political education and professional training of teachers, improve their working and living conditions, safeguard their legitimate rights and interests and raise their social status.
Teachers shall be respected in the whole society.
Article 5 The administrative department of education under the State Council shall be in charge of the work concerning teachers in the whole country.
The departments concerned under the State Council shall, within the scope of their functions and powers, be responsible for the relevant work concerning teachers.
Schools and other institutions of education shall administer the affairs of teachers on their own according to the relevant provisions of the State.
Article 6 September 10 of each year is designated as Teachers' Day.
Chapter II Rights and Obligations
Article 7 Teachers shall enjoy the following rights:
1. to conduct educational and teaching activities and carry out reform and experiment in education and teaching;
2. to engage in scientific research and academic exchanges, join professional academic societies and fully express their views in academic activities;
3. to give guidance to students in their studies and development and evaluate students' conduct and academic achievements;
4. to obtain salaries and remunerations on schedule and enjoy the welfare benefits prescribed by the State and the leave with pay in winter and summer vacations;
5. to put forward opinions and suggestions regarding education, teaching, management of schools and the work of the administrative departments of education; and to participate in the democratic management of schools through congresses of teachers, staff, and workers, or through other forms; and
6. to take refresher courses or other forms of training.
Article 8 Teachers shall perform the following obligations:
1. to abide by the Constitution, laws and professional ethics, and be paragons of virtue and learning;
2. to implement the educational policies of the State, observe relevant rules and regulations, carry out schools' teaching plans, fulfil teaching contracts and accomplish educational and teaching tasks;
3. to conduct education among students in the basic principles defined in the Constitution, education in patriotism, national unity and the legal system, and education in ideology, morality, culture, science and technology, and to organize and lead students to engage in beneficial social activities;
4. to concern themselves with all students, love them, respect their dignity and promote their all-round development in such aspects as morality, intelligence and physique;
5. to stop acts that are harmful to students and other acts that encroach upon students' legitimate rights and interests, criticize and combat the phenomena that impair the sound growth of students; and
6.
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