民办教育促进法.doc

民办教育促进法.docLaw of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion
of Privately-run Schools
(Adopted at the 31st Meeting of the mittee of the Ninth National People's Congress on December 28, 2002 and promulgated by Order No. 80 of the President of the People's Republic of China on December 28, 2002)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Establishment
Chapter anization and Activities of Schools
Chapter IV Teachers and Educatees
Chapter V School Assets and Financial Management
Chapter VI Administration and Supervision
Chapter VII Support and Reward
Chapter VIII Alteration and Termination
Chapter IX Legal Responsibility
Chapter X Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution and the Education Law with a view to implementing the strategy of invigorating the country through science, technology and education, promoting the sound development of privately-run schools, and safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of the privately-run schools and the educatees.
Article 2 This Law shall be applicable to activities conducted by anizations or individuals, other than ans, to establish and run schools and other institutions of education with non-governmental financial funds, which are geared to the need of society. In cases to which no provisions of this Law are applicable, the provisions in the Education Law and other laws concerning education shall apply.
Article 3 Privately-run schools belong to public welfare undertakings and constitute ponent part of the cause of socialist education.
With regard to privately-run schools, the State applies the principles of enthusiastic encouragement, vigorous support, correct guidance, and administration according to law.
People's governments at all levels shall incorporate the undertakings of the privately-run schools into their plans of national economic and social development.
Article 4 Privately-run policy schools shall a