CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the stabilization of economic life and promotion of welfare of the teachers and staff of private schools and their bereaved families by establishing a suitable benefit system for the retirement or decease of the said teachers and staff, and for their on-duty illnesses, injuries or disabilities. <Amended on Apr. 17, 2018>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2009]
Article 2(Definitions) #
(1) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 29, 2016; Mar. 20, 2018; Mar. 20, 2018; Apr. 17, 2018; Mar. 23, 2021>
1. The term "teachers and staff" means the teachers whose appointment is reported to the competent agency under Article 54 of the Private School Act and clerical personnel appointed under Article 70-2 of the Private School Act; provided, those who are employed temporarily, those who are employed under a certain condition, and those who do not receive any wage shall be excluded;
2. The term "bereaved family" means any of the following persons who were supported by the current or former teachers and staff at the time of their deaths:
(a) Spouse (limited to any person who has a marital relationship with the teacher or a staff member at the time he or she is employed, and including any person who is in a de facto marital relationship);
(b) Child (excluding any child who is born or adopted after the date of their retirement, but a fetus at the time of the retirement shall be deemed a child born while they are employed; hereinafter the same shall apply);
(c) Parents (excluding the parents who adopt them after the date of their retirement);
(d) Grandchild (excluding any grandchild born or adopted after the date of their retirement, but a fetus at the time of the retirement shall be deemed a grandchild born while they are employed; hereinafter the same shall apply);
(e) Grandparents (excluding the grandparents who adopt them after the date of their retirement);
3. The term "retirement" means any dismissal or resignation, or all other discharges due to any reason other than a death; provided, retirement of teachers and staff who are reappointed on the date their status is terminated or on the following day and who do not receive retirement benefits and retirement allowances under this Act shall be excepted;