Chapter II Organization and Duties & Authorities
Article 5
A reform school for juveniles shall have a director possessing a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 9 to Selected Appointment Level 10 or under contract hiring to manage the administration of reform school matters.
Article 6
The director of a reform school for juveniles shall possess the recommended appointment rank or recommended contract hiring qualification and shall have previous experience holding one of the following positions:
1. Chief probation officer of a juvenile court possessing excellent performance record;
2. Superintendent or director of a juvenile reformatory education facility possessing excellent performance record;
3. Principal of a secondary or higher education school for at least three years or principal of an elementary school for at least seven years possessing excellent performance record;
4. Administration staff of a justice, social or educational organization for at least five years possessing an educational background and actual work experience in juvenile discipline and training; or
5. Associate professor or professor of a junior college or higher educational facility specializing in the research of juvenile discipline and training.
Article 7
A reform school for juveniles shall employ a secretary possessing the recommended appointment rank to assist the director in attending to affairs of the school.
Article 8
A reform school for juveniles shall have four essential departments – the Educational Affairs Department, Discipline Department, Healthcare Department, and General Affair Department. A department head having a recommended appointment rank or recommended assignment qualification shall be retained for each department. The department head shall administer the respective duties of the department under the supervision of the school director.
Article 9
Matters subject to the administration of the Educational Affairs Department:
1. Registration, class assignment, and course curriculum of students and related matters;
2. Planning and formulation of teaching methodology and skill program and related matters;
3. Evaluation and grading of the academic performance and the skill program performance of students and related matters;
4. Screening of the reading materials issued to students and related matters;
5. Design and publishing of school journals and other publications and related matters;
6. Management of skill training facilities and the approval and allocation of prizes for students’ works and related matters;
7. Other educational affair related matters.
Article 10
Matters subject to the administration of the Discipline Department:
1. Formulation and establishment of plans for the disciplinary education enforcement and related matters;
2. Supervision and management of student life and related matters;
3. Supervision and evaluation of the thoughts and behaviors of students and related matters;
4. Collection and filing of student fingerprint and photograph records and related matters;
5. Investigation, gathering, study, and analysis of student cases and related matters;
6. Physical education and training matters of students and related matters;
7. Extracurricular activities and recreation of students and related matters;
8. Student discipline, the reward and punishment of student actions and related matters;
9. Communication and visitation interviews with the students’ families and communities and related matters;
10. Assignment and implementation of guarding duties and related matters;
11. Class acceleration and employment counseling for students bound for release from the reform school, maintenance of contacts with released students, and related matters.
Article 11
Matters subject to the administration of the Healthcare Department:
1. Implementation and review of the school health and hygiene programs, and related matters;
2. Physical examination and disease treatment of students, the prevention and treatment of communicable diseases, and related matters;
3. Mental health test, physiological examination, and mental acuity test of students and related matters;
4. Study and analysis of student cases, analysis and assessment of the state of mind of students, and related matters;
5. Guidance and rehabilitation of the mental health of students, and related matters;
6. Dispensing and preparation of medications, medical treatment, purchase and management of test equipment, and related matters;
7. Infirmary ward management related matters;
8. Registration and notification of student illnesses and mortality and related matters.
Article 12
Matters subject to the administration of the General Affairs Department:
1. Acceptance and distribution, preparation, and custody of documents and related matters;
2. Safekeeping of official seals and related matters;
3. Budget and cashier related matters;
4. Building construction, repair, and renovation and related matters;
5. Material procurement, distribution, and custody and related matters;
6. Procurement and custody of skill training related materials, tools, and equipment and related matters;
7. Student admission and release registration and related matters;
8. Treatment and processing of deceased students and their properties and related matters;
9. Other matters not attended by other departments.
Article 13
A reform school for juveniles having the student population under one hundred students shall have four guidance counselors and four discipline officers under contract hiring; a reform school having the student population exceeding one hundred students shall have an additional appointed guidance counselor and appointed discipline officer for each class section organized; however, maximum number of counselor and department staff shall be sixteen only.
Every class shall be composed of thirty students as a rule; a class shall likewise be organized in the event of female students or other special conditions causing a particular class population to fall under thirty.
Article 14
A reform school for juveniles shall have the following employees to attend to departmental operations: around four to eight technicians possessing the recommended assignment or contract hiring qualification; two to eight technical personnel possessing the designated appointment rank or designation qualification; four to eight investigators and one or two psychological test and mental acuity test personnel possessing the recommended assignment or contract hiring qualification; two to five physicians possessing the contract hiring qualification, and one of them concurrently holds the position of the Healthcare Department head; one pharmacist possessing the contract hiring qualification; two to five nurses possessing the designated appointment rank or designation qualification; and six to twelve staff members possessing the designated appointment rank or designation qualification.
Article 15
Individuals for appointment to the positions of secretary, Educational Affairs Department head, Discipline Department head, counselor, discipline officer and investigator of reform schools for juveniles should have held at least one of the following positions previously and the essential qualifications required for each respective position:
1. Probation officer of a juvenile court possessing excellent performance record;
2. Counselor cum faculty member or social worker of a reform school for juveniles possessing excellent performance record;
3. Faculty member of a secondary or higher education school or faculty member of an elementary school for at least five years possessing a background in discipline affairs;
4. Judicial or social administration staff possessing an educational background and actual work experience in juvenile discipline and training.
Article 16
A reform school for juveniles shall employ around sixteen to thirty-six employees attending to guarding and record or transcript processing and other related matters.
Article 17
A reform school for juveniles may employ part-time teachers for classes according to the existing circumstances.
Article 18
A reform school for juveniles shall be equipped with an accounting & statistics office complete with a director possessing the recommended appointment rank, and two to four assistants possessing the designated appointment rank, to attend to the accounting and statistics matters of the school as dictated by law.
Article 19
A reform school for juveniles shall be equipped with a personnel office complete with a director possessing the recommended appointment rank and one to three personnel assistants possessing the designated appointment rank to attend to the personnel administration matters of the school as dictated by law.
Article 20
A reform school for juveniles shall be equipped with a school affairs committee consisting of the school director, secretary, department heads, and the respective officers of the school. The school director shall serve as the committee chairperson.
Significant matters involving student administration, petitions for the cancellation or suspension of reformatory education enforcement, and other school administration affairs shall require the resolution of the school affairs committee; however, under urgent circumstances where immediate decision shall be imperative, the decision of the school director shall be implemented, and thereafter, matter shall be reported to the information of the school affairs committee.
Article 21
A reform school for juveniles may organize the following steering committees for the implementation of skill training, healthcare, psychological health promotion, and further education and career guidance counseling:
1. skill training steering committee,
2. healthcare steering committee,
3. psychological health steering committee, and
4. further education and career steering committee
Seats of the foregoing committees are positions not subject to remuneration; concerned members of the society or respective field experts may be invited and appointed by the school director to hold seats in the committees.