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Original Language Title: 宗教院校设立办法

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(Released August 1, 2007 the State Religious Affairs Bureau order 6th, as of September 1, 2007) Chapter I General provisions article to regulate religious schools set up, in accordance with the regulations on religious affairs, these measures are formulated.
    Article religious schools mentioned in these measures refers to religious groups, organized training of religious teachers and personnel and other professionals full-time religious institutions. Religious schools divided into the higher and secondary.
    Higher Institute of religious education for more than four years, graduate education for undergraduate secondary religious schools for 2-3, graduate education for secondary school or college. Article religious institution by national religious organizations or religious groups of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
    Any other organization or individual is allowed to hold religious colleges.
    Fourth Government departments of religious affairs according to law on religious institutions to conduct supervision and inspection, guidance.
    Chapter II establishment conditions and criteria established under article fifth religious institutions should be in conformity with the conditions laid down in article Nineth of regulations on religious affairs.
    Sixth in the same provincial-level administrative areas have set up religious schools, generally no longer approve the establishment of a new kind of religious institutions.
    Seventh article established high religious College should meet following standard: (a) admissions object at least has medium religious college or general high school educational level, or has equal educational level; (ii) inducted into teachers total many Yu students total of 10%, which at least 50% for full-time teachers; (three) has independent of teaching places, its building facilities should guarantee teaching, and research and teachers and students of religious life, and daily, and sports exercise, aspects of basic needs, and meet national about planning, and construction, and fire, aspects of provides;
    (D) have the necessary teaching equipment and modern teaching equipment, apply no fewer than 30,000 copies of books (v) has the necessary funds.
    Eighth article established medium religious school should meet following standard: (a) admissions object at least has general junior high school degree; (ii) inducted into teachers total many Yu students total of 8%, which at least 50% for full-time teachers; (three) has independent of teaching places, its building facilities should guarantee teaching and teachers and students of religious life, and daily, and sports exercise, aspects of basic needs, and meet national about planning, and construction, and fire, aspects of provides; (four) has necessary of teaching equipment, applies books many Yu 20,000 book;
    (E) the necessary funds. Third chapter approval program Nineth article application established religious College, must fill in religious College established preparatory application table, and submitted following material: (a) running articles and the training programme; (ii) meet training conditions of students situation description; (three) necessary of preparatory established funds proved, running funding main source situation description and the about proved file; (four) intends appointment teachers, and school head and intends formed of management organization members of basic situation description; (five) has has school, based facilities and equipment situation description,
    Or a feasibility study for the proposed new buildings, (vi) other related material.
    Tenth national religious bodies religious institutions to be established, make an application to the State administration of religious affairs. Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the religious institutes to be established by religious groups, to apply to the local provincial-level people's Government Religious Affairs Department. Provincial-level people's Government religious affairs departments shall, from the date of receipt of the application within the 30th comment.
    To be agreed and submitted to the State Bureau of religious affairs for approval. 11th the State Religious Affairs Bureau received the national religious organizations whose applications or provincial-level people's Government religious affairs departments to set up religious schools within 60 days from the date of the report, the decision to approve or not to approve.
    Rejected, state the reason in writing. 12th religious groups received the State approved the establishment of religious schools after the approval of the Religious Affairs Bureau, to begin preparations for the establishment of work.
    Preparations for the establishment of a period of not more than 3 years, special circumstances approved by the State Bureau of religious affairs can be appropriately extended. 13th religious schools after completing preparations for the establishment of, organized by religious groups, according to the procedures laid down in article tenth reported that the State administration for religious affairs audit inspection.
    Audit inspection qualified before the tone of enrollment. Alteration, dissolution and merger of the article 14th religious institutions shall be according to the relevant requirements apply for the establishment of religious schools.
    Religious institutes changes include changing the location, name, affiliation, and change the size of the premises, training goals, educational system, school size, enrollment object and scope, and so on.
    Fourth chapter penalty is 15th article violation this approach has following case one of of, by national religious Affairs Council or provincial government religious affairs sector according to plot weight, respectively ordered its deadline corrected, and stop admissions until closed: (a) preparation during unauthorized admissions of; (ii) over preparation term still up not to admissions conditions of; (three) not comply with legal, and regulations, and regulations and policy, violation training target, and running articles and courses set requirements of; (four) graduates by assessment or assessment up not to provides requirements of;
    (E) teachers do not meet requirements for a long time; (f) alter the location, name, affiliation, school size, training objectives, education, admissions, such as scale and scope, and (VII) do not have the necessary funds; (VIII) building facilities there are significant safety concerns.
    16th establishes a religious College, by the Department concerned in accordance with the regulations on religious affairs be dealt with under article 43rd.
    Fifth chapter supplementary articles article 17th prior to the implementation of the regulations on religious affairs had State Department or Department of religious affairs under the State Council or provincial people's Government-run religious schools, no longer resume set up approval procedures, required by the State Bureau of religious affairs in accordance with this article seventh, eighth article assessments, confirm their educational system, school size, goals, curriculum, enrollment and scope, and so on.
    Article 18th prior to the implementation of the regulations on religious affairs without the State Department or the Religious Affairs Department or provincial government approved the establishment of religious schools, should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Ordinance and these rules on religious affairs, meet established and approval procedures.
    19th State Bureau of religious affairs list of approved the establishment of religious schools was published regularly every year.
    20th article of the approach by the State Bureau of religious affairs is responsible for the interpretation.
                                                      21st article this way come into force on September 1, 2007.