Public schools may submit application upon approval from its academic affairs meetings, or the competent authority may assign public schools at senior high school level or below under its jurisdiction, to administer school-based experimental education on administrative operation, organization type, equipment and facility, curriculum and instruction, student enrollment, learning outcomes assessment, and student affairs and guidance within the scope of the school based on specific education concepts, pursuant to Article 5, Article 6, Paragraph 1 of Article 7, Subparagraphs 1 to 5, 7, 8, 11, and 13 to 17 of Paragraph 2 of Article 7, Paragraph 3 of Article 7, Article 8, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 11, Article 12, Items 1 and 2 of Subparagraph 1 and Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 14, Article 17, Paragraph 1 of Article 20, Article 21, and the preceding Article.
Excluding key indigenous schools, the total number of public schools in a competent authority’s jurisdiction conducting school-based experimental education shall not exceed five percent of the number of schools at the same education level, where a partial school shall be counted as one school. However, up to 15 percent of the number of schools at the same education level may be allowed under special circumstances for schools whose experimental education plan is submitted 6 months before the beginning of a school year for approval by the central competent authority.
The total number of schools mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of the number of schools nationally at the same education level.
Public schools conducting school-based experimental education shall prepare experiment rules pertaining to the tasks stated in Paragraph 1 and submit to the competent authority governing the school for review by the central competent authority. The scope of the experiment rules may be exempted from the Primary and Junior High Act, the Senior High School Education Act, the Junior College Act, the University Act, the Technical and Vocational Education Act, the Special Education Act, the Degree Conferral Law, the Teacher Education Act, the Student Guidance and Counseling Act, the National Sports Act, and other relevant regulations. Those who fall within the proviso of Paragraph 2 shall also submit their experimental education plan.
The selection and employment procedures of principals at public schools conducting school-based experimental education shall be separately stipulated by the relevant competent authority as necessary. Principals with excellent performance, whose school’s development plan has been reviewed and approved, and who have been approved by the competent authority’s Principal Selection Committee shall not be restricted to the limit of one additional term.
The principal of a public experimental education school at senior high school level or below must fulfill one of the qualities stated in Articles 4, 5, or 6 of the Act of Governing the Appointment of Educators.
Public schools conducting school-based experimental education may hire faculty and staff outside organization system through contracts in accordance with relevant regulations.

The original building use category and its relevant regulations may remain applicable to non-profit private corporations which establish non-school-based experimental education institutes and apply to change system in accordance with this Act to private experimental education school at senior high school level or below, using original school lands and buildings with number of students in accordance with original regulations, upon reporting to the relevant competent authority and receiving permission.

The criteria and procedure for granting permission to school-based experimental education applications, the review, continuation, and system change of experimental education plan, the procedure for private experimental education school establishment, the permission revocation, the restoration of original school type, supervision, reward, and methods governing other stipulations concerning incorporated schools and other non-profit private corporations at the senior high school and below shall be determined by the respective competent authority; those at the junior college level or above shall be determined by the central competent authority.
The criteria and procedure for establishing school-based experimental education, the review, change, continuation, and assignment cancellation of experimental education plan, the restoration of original school type, the supervision, reward and methods governing other stipulations concerning public schools at the senior high school level or below shall be determined by the respective competent authority; those at junior college level or above shall be determined by the central competent authority.
The respective competent authority shall provide budgets to subsidize the experimental education schools mentioned in the preceding two Paragraphs, with priority given to schools in remote areas. The central competent authority shall prioritize subsidies based on the financial rating of the municipal, county, or city government. The funds shall be earmarked for specific purposes.
The central competent authority shall provide reward for municipal, county, or city competent authorities which conduct experimental education with excellent assessment results.

In order to enhance the general public’s knowledge, the respective competent authorities shall establish online education platforms, conduct hearings, and provide information regarding diverse opportunities.
Experimental education may cooperate with local communities and groups, collaborate with local industries to create local life-oriented teaching, and employ industry experts to assist with teaching.

The enforcement rules of this Act shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.

This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation.