Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youth, and other matters necessary for the enforcement of said Act.
Article 2(Formulation of support plans for out-of-school youth) #
The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall notify the head of a relevant central administrative agency and the head of a relevant local government of guidelines to formulate implementation plans each year under Article 16(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Youth which include guidelines to formulate plans concerning matters referred to in each subparagraph of Article 5(1) of the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youth. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 3(Establishment of Support Committee for Out-of-School Youth ) #
(1) The Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee for Support of Out-of-School Youths under Article 7(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Support Committee"), and the Vice Chairperson shall be elected by and from among its members. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) The members of the Support Committee shall be the following persons: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>
1. One person designated by the head of the relevant institution from among general service public officials belonging to the Senior Civil Service of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the Ministry of Planning and Budget (including public officials in the special service or political service equivalent thereto), respectively;
2. Not more than seven civilian members appointed by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family from among persons with abundant knowledge and experience in supporting out-of-school youths.
(3) The term of each member commissioned under paragraph (2)2 shall be two years. In such cases, the term of a substitute member filling a vacancy shall be the remaining term of the predecessor.
(4) The chairperson of the Support Committee shall represent the Support Committee, and exercise general supervision over the Support Committee’s affairs; Where the chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties due to any unavoidable reason, the vice chairperson shall act on his or her behalf.
(5) One secretary shall be assigned to the Support Committee to handle its administrative affairs, and the secretary shall be designated by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family from among public officials belonging to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 4(Operation of Support Committee) #
(1) Meetings of the Support Committee shall be convened if a third of the committee members so request or if deemed necessary by the chairperson.
(2) A majority of the members of the Support Committee shall constitute a quorum, and any decision thereof shall require the concurring vote of at least a majority of those present.
Article 5(Support for self-reliance) #
The State and local governments may operate support programs, etc., to help out-of-school youth support themselves under Article 11(1) of the Act.
Article 6(Standards for establishing support centers) #
(1) The standards for establishing and designating support centers for out-of-school youth, and criteria for specialists who should work for support centers (hereinafter referred to as "support center") under Article 12(1) shall be as specified in Appendix 1.
(2) Any person seeking designation as a support center under Article 12(1) of the Act shall submit an application for designation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (including application in electronic documents) to the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a competent local government, with the following documents attached thereto: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Articles of association of a corporation or an organization or, any agreement equivalent thereto;
2. Business plans;
3. Statement of facilities;
4. Status of specialists retained.
(3) Where the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a competent local government intends to designate a support center under Article 12(1) of the Act, he or she may listen to the opinions of the relevant specialists, etc. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(4) The designation period of a support center shall be 5 years. <Amended on Nov. 18, 2025>
(5) When the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a competent local government designates a support center, he or she shall post such information on the website of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family or the relevant local government. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 7(Revocation of designation of support centers) #
(1) The standards for revocating designation of support centers and suspending operation thereof under Article 13(1) of the Act are as specified in Appendix 2.
(2) Where the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a local government revokes the designation of a support center or suspends its operations, he or she shall post such fact on the website of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family or the relevant local government. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 8(Matters of cooperation of relevant institutions) #
"Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 17 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Matters relating to provision of information in respect of support for counseling under Article 8 of the Act for Out-of-School Youth; educational support under Article 9 of the Act; vocational experience and support for employment under Article 10 of the Act; and support for achieving self-reliance under Article 11 of the Act;
2. Matters relating to referring out-of-school youth to the relevant support center under Article 15;
3. Other matters requested by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family for support of out-of-school youth.
Article 9(Delegation of authority) #
The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall delegate his or her authority for designation of support centers granted under Articles 12 and 13 of the Act to the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Do Governor, Special Self-Governing Province Governor, Mayor, head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of a self-governing Gu), as prescribed in Article 18(1) of the Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 9-2(Management of personally identifiable information) #
(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family (including the National Health Insurance Service entrusted with health examination services pursuant to Article 11-2(2) of the Act) or the head of a local government (including the National Health Insurance Service entrusted with health examination services pursuant to Article 11-2(2) of the Act) may, where unavoidable for performing affairs related to the implementation of health examinations under Article 11-2 of the Act, process information concerning health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act and data containing a resident registration number, passport number, or alien registration number under subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act.
(2) If inevitable for performing the following duties, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family (including a person to whom the authority of the Minister of Gender Equality and Family has been delegated) or the head of a local government may manage materials including resident registration numbers prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act:
1. Affairs regarding the designation of support centers prescribed in Article 12 of the Act;
2. Affairs regarding the revocation of designation of support centers prescribed in Article 13 of the Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 18, 2025]
Article 9-3(Review of regulations) #
The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall review the appropriateness of the following matters every 3 years, counting from each base date specified in the following (referring to the period that ends on the day before the base date of every 5th year) and shall take measures, such as improvements: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The standards for the establishment and designation of out-of-school youth support centers and the standards for professional personnel to be assigned to support centers under Article 6(1) and Appendix 1: January 1, 2022;
2. The standards for revocation of designation and suspension of operations of out-of-school youth support centers under Article 7(1) and Appendix 2: January 1, 2022.
[This Article Added on Mar. 8, 2022]
Article 10(Criteria for imposition of administrative fines) #
The criteria for imposition of administrative fines under Article 21(1) shall be as specified in Appendix 3.