(December 27, 2015 by the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress of the Eighteenth Meeting) Twelfth Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the Eighteenth Meeting decided on the "People's Republic of China Education Law" as follows modify:
First, Article 5 shall be amended as follows: "Education must serve the socialist modernization drive, to serve the people, must be combined with productive labor and social practice, cultivating moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic aspects of a comprehensive development socialist builders and successors "
Second, Article 6 shall be amended as follows:." education should adhere to Lide tree people, to strengthen the socialist core values ​​education for the educated, the educated enhance social responsibility, innovative spirit and practical ability.
"national patriotism in the educated, collectivism, socialism with Chinese characteristics education, education ideals, morality, discipline, rule of law, national defense and national unity. "
Third, the Article 11 shall be amended as follows:" To meet the needs of the socialist market economic development and social progress, and promote educational reform, promote the coordinated development of all types of education at all levels, cohesion facility, perfect modern national education system, improve the system of lifelong education, to improve the modernization level of education. "
Added as the second paragraph:" States to take measures to promote equity in education, to promote balanced development of education. "
Four, Article 12 is amended as follows:" national common language in schools and other educational institutions of basic education and teaching languages, schools and other educational institutions should use the national common language education teaching.
"Ethnic autonomous areas to minority students mainly schools and other educational institutions, from reality, the use of national common language and the national or local national common language for Bilingual Education.
" The State takes measures implementation, mainly for minority students in schools and other educational institutions to provide bilingual education and support conditions. "
Fifth, added as Article 18: In" countries to develop preschool education standards, to speed up the popularity of pre-school education, to build urban and rural, especially pre-school public service system in rural areas.
"Governments at all levels should take measures to create conditions and provide support for the pre-school age children."
VI, Article XIX will be changed into Article 20 and revised as follows: "The state system of technical education and continuing education system.
"Governments at all levels, relevant administrative departments and industry organizations as well as enterprises and institutions shall adopt measures to develop and protect the citizens vocational school education or vocational training in various forms.
"The state encourages the development of various forms of continuing education so that citizens receive political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, business and other aspects of appropriate forms of education, to promote the mutual recognition of different types of learning outcomes and linkage to promote lifelong learning "
VII, Article 25 will be changed to Article 26, is added as the third paragraph:." State run schools and other educational institutions should adhere to the principle of diligence and frugality "|| | the fourth paragraph to the third paragraph, amend as follows: "in fiscal funds donated assets or participating in organized schools and other educational institutions shall establish for-profit organization."
eight to sixty-sixth amended as follows: "to promote national education information, education information to speed up infrastructure construction, promote the use of information technology shared universal quality education resources, improve teaching standards and educational management
." above the county level people's governments and relevant departments Education shall develop information technology and other modern teaching methods, the administrative departments shall give priority to be given support.
"The state encourages schools and other educational institutions to promote the use of modern teaching methods."
Nine, the first paragraph of Article 67 is amended as: "The state encourages educational exchanges and cooperation in support of schools and other educational the introduction of high-quality educational resources institutions, in accordance with law and foreign cooperation in running schools, the development of international educational services, training of international talent "
ten, will amend Article 76 as follows:." a school or other educational institutions in violation of the relevant provisions of the State to recruit students the education administrative departments or other relevant administrative departments shall order return of students enrolled refund the fees; schools, other educational institutions be given a warning to five times the illegal gains fine; circumstances are serious, shall be ordered to stop enrollment eligibility relevant year more than three years, until the revocation of enrollment eligibility, school license revoked; charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be given sanctions; constitutes a crime, be held criminally responsible "
XI will be the seventh. three 49 shall be changed as Article 79, Article 80, Article 81 and revised as follows:
"Article 79 candidates of the following acts in the national education examinations, be by the educational Testing agency staff organization of the examination to take the necessary measures to test the scene to stop and terminate it to continue to take the exam; organization of the examination education examination bodies can revoke the related qualification examination or examinations; the circumstances are serious, the administrative department of education ordered to stop participate in relevant national education exam more than one year to three years; constitute a violation of public security administration, the public security organ shall impose administrative penalties for public security; constitutes a crime, be held criminally responsible:
"(a) illegal access to examination papers or answer of;

"(Ii) the use of cheating in examinations or carry equipment, materials;
" (c) plagiarism answer;
"(d) for others instead of their own to take the exam;
" (five ) other improper means to obtain exam cheating.
"Article 80 Any organization or individual in a national education examination of the following acts, illegal gains, the public security authorities confiscate the illegal income and impose more than five times the illegal gains fine; circumstances are serious , at less than five days custody for 15 days; constitutes a crime, be held criminally responsible; belonging to the staff of state organs, should also be given sanctions according to law:
"(a) organization of cheating;
" (two ) cheating on exams by providing the equipment and other ways to help or facilitate cheating;
"(c) take the test on behalf of others;
" (d) before the end of the exam leak, spread examination papers or answer; | || "(e) other disturbing examination order.
"Article 81 National Education Examination organized, educational and administrative departments, educational institutions exam poor management, resulting disorder examination cheating in serious cases, the persons in charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be punished ; constitute a crime, be held criminally responsible. "
XII, Article 80 will be changed to Article 82 and revised as follows:" the school or other educational institution in violation of provisions of this law, awarded degree certificates, diplomas. or other education certificates by the administrative department of education or other relevant administrative departments announced the certificate is invalid, and ordered their return or confiscation; there is illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; the circumstances are serious, shall be ordered to stop enrollment eligibility related to more than one year to three years, even revoke enrollment eligibility, qualification certificates; charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be punished in any organization or individual manufacturing
"other than those specified in the preceding paragraph, sales, issuance of fake degree certificates, diplomas or. other academic certificates, constitute a violation of public security administration, the public security organ shall impose administrative penalties for public security; constitutes a crime, be held criminally responsible.
"To cheating, plagiarism and other fraud or other illegal means to obtain degree certificates, diplomas or other academic certificates, certificates revoked by the relevant authority bought using fake degree certificates, educational qualification certificates or other education certificates constitutes a violation of public security administration, the public security organ shall impose administrative penalties for public security. "
thirteen, the Article 71, Article 74, Article 75, Article 77, para. the seventy-eight "administrative sanctions" was changed to "penalize" the Article 75, Article 77, Article 78 of the "administrative department of education" to "education administrative departments or other relevant Administration".
This Decision shall be effective June 1, 2016.
"Education Law of People's Republic of China," according to this decision be amended accordingly and re-promulgated. Education Law of People's Republic of China


(1995 Nian 3 Yue 18 3rd meeting of the Eighth National People's Congress adopted in accordance with the Eleventh National People's Congress August 27, 2009 Standing Committee "decision on modification of laws," the tenth meeting of the first amendment in accordance with the "decision on modification <people's Republic of China Education law" of December 27, 2015 eighteenth meeting of the Standing Committee of 12th National people's Congress "second amendment) directory


General Provisions Chapter II basic education system
Chapter III schools and other educational institutions
Chapter IV of teachers and other educators | || Chapter V Chapter VI educated

Chapter VII of education and social investment in education and conditions to protect
Chapter VIII of education exchanges and cooperation

Chapter IX legal liability Chapter X Supplementary

General Provisions Article 1 in order to develop education, improve the quality of the whole nation and promoting socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization, according to law.
Second education at all levels within the territory of the People's Republic of China, this Law shall apply.
Third countries to adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and the theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics as a guide, follow the basic principles of the Constitution determined the cause of socialist development of education.
Article Education is the basis of socialist modernization, national security priority to the development of education.
Whole society should care for and support the development of education.
Whole society should respect teachers.
Article Education must serve the socialist modernization drive, to serve the people, it must be combined with productive labor and social practice, cultivating moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic aspects of the comprehensive development of socialist builders and successors.
Education should adhere to Article Lide tree people, to strengthen the socialist core values ​​education educated, enhance social responsibility, innovative spirit and practical ability of the educated.
National patriotism, collectivism, socialism with Chinese characteristics education educated, make the ideal of education, morality, discipline, rule of law, national defense and national unity.
Article education should inherit and carry forward the excellent Chinese historical and cultural traditions, absorb all the outstanding achievements of human civilization.

Article 8 Educational activities must comply with national and public interests.
National Education and Religious implementation phase separation. No organization or individual shall use religion to interfere with the state educational system.
IX People's Republic of China citizens have the right and obligation to receive education.
Citizens, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, property status, religious belief, have equal access to education according to law.
Article 10 The State, according to the characteristics and needs of various nationalities, and ethnic minority areas to help the development of education.
State support for remote and poor areas to develop education.
State supports and develops educational undertakings for the disabled.
Article 11 To meet the needs of socialist market economic development and social progress, and promote educational reform, promote the coordinated development of all types of education at all levels, cohesion intermediation, improve the modern national education system, improve the system of lifelong education, improve education modernization Level.
States to take measures to promote equity in education, to promote balanced development of education.
State support, encourage and organize educational scientific research, promote scientific research education, to promote the quality of education improved.
Article XII of the national common language in schools and other educational institutions of basic education and teaching languages, schools and other educational institutions should use the national common language education teaching.
Ethnic autonomous areas to minority students mainly schools and other educational institutions, from reality, the use of national common language and the national or local national common language for the implementation of bilingual education.
Countries to take measures for the implementation of minority students mainly schools and other educational institutions to provide bilingual education and support conditions.
Article 13 The State made outstanding contributions to the development of education organizations and individuals shall be rewarded. Principle
Article XIV State Council and local governments at all levels in accordance with classification management division of responsibilities, leadership and management education.
Secondary education and education under the leadership of the State Council, local people's governments.
Managed by the State Council of Higher Education and the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
Article XV administrative department of education under the State Council in charge of National Education, overall planning, coordination and management of the country's education.
Local governments above the county level administrative departments of education in charge of educational work in their respective administrative areas.
Governments above the county level in other departments within the scope of their duties, responsible for educational work.
The State Council and local people's governments above the county level should be reported Article XVI education and education budget and final accounts to the General Assembly at the same level People's Congress or its Standing Committee, and accept supervision.
Chapter II basic education system
The State shall implement pre-school, primary education, secondary education, higher education, school education system.
Countries to establish a scientific schooling system. Set up schools and other educational institutions within the schooling system, forms of education, length of schooling, enrollment targets, training objectives, etc., by the State Council or authorized by the State Council administrative department of education.
Article 18 to develop preschool education standards, to speed up the popularity of pre-school education, to build urban and rural, especially pre-school public service system in rural areas.
Governments at all levels shall take measures to provide the conditions and support for the school-age children receive pre-school education.
Article 19 The State of nine-year compulsory education system.
Governments at all levels to take various measures to protect school-age children and adolescents access to education.
Age children and adolescents of parents or other guardians and relevant social organizations and individuals obliged to make school-age children and adolescents receive and complete the required number of years of compulsory education. Article 20 The State
technical education system and the system of continuing education.
Governments at all levels, relevant administrative departments and industry organizations as well as enterprises and institutions shall adopt measures to develop and protect the citizens vocational school education or vocational training in various forms.
The State encourages the development of various forms of continuing education so that citizens receive political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, business and other aspects of appropriate forms of education, to promote the mutual recognition of different types of learning outcomes and linkage to promote lifelong learning .
Article 21 The State applies a national education examination system.
National education examinations determine the types of the State Council administrative department of education by the agency to implement the national education examination approved contractors.
Article 22 The State applies system of education certificates.
Established or approved by the State-approved schools and other educational institutions in accordance with relevant state regulations, grant educational qualification certificates or other education certificates.
Article 23 The state practices the academic degree system.
Degree-granting units according to law reaches a certain level of academic or professional skill level conferred appropriate degrees, diplomas awarded.
Article 24 The governments at all levels, grass-roots mass self-organization and enterprises and institutions shall take all measures to carry out literacy education program.
Having the ability to receive literacy education of citizens in accordance with national regulations, should receive literacy education.
Article 25 The State applies an educational supervision system and schools and other educational institutions, educational assessment system.
Chapter III schools and other educational institutions

Article 26 countries to develop education development plan, and organize schools and other educational institutions.
The State encourages enterprises, institutions, social groups and other social organizations and individual citizens in accordance with law schools and other educational institutions.
State-run schools and other educational institutions should adhere to the principle of diligence and frugality.
In fiscal funds donated assets or participating in organized schools and other educational institutions shall establish for-profit organization.
Article 27 establishment of schools and other educational institutions must meet the following basic conditions:
(a) organizational structure and constitution;
(b) qualified teachers;
(c) accordance with the provisions and standards of teaching premises, facilities and equipment;
(d) the necessary educational funding and a stable source of funding. Establishment
Article 28 Schools and other educational institutions, modification or termination shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations review, approval, registration or filing procedures. Exercise the following rights
Article 29 Schools and other educational institutions:
(a) self-management in accordance with the Constitution;
(b) the organization and implementation of educational activities;
(iii) to enroll students or other educated;
(iv) shall be conducted enrollment management, the implementation of reward and punishment;
(v) appropriate education certificates issued by the educated;
(vi) the appointment of teachers and other staff the implementation of reward and punishment;
(vii) management, the use of the unit facilities and financial resources;
(viii) any organization or individual teaching activities of unlawful interference;
(ix) the laws, regulations other rights specified. The state protects the lawful rights and interests
schools and other educational institutions shall be inviolable.
Article 30 Schools and other educational institutions shall perform the following duties:
(a) compliance with laws and regulations;
(2) to implement the national education policy, the implementation of national education standards to ensure quality of education and teaching ;
(3) to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of learners, teachers and other employees;
(d) in an appropriate manner to the educated and their guardians educated academic performance and other relevant information to facilitate;
(5) to collect fees in accordance with the relevant regulations of the State and public fees;
(f) shall be supervised. Organizers
Article 31 Schools and other educational institutions in accordance with relevant state regulations to determine their management system organized by school or other educational institutions. The president or principal administrator
schools and other educational institutions must, having settled in China People's Republic of China nationality, and have the qualifications prescribed by the State as a citizen, whose appointment in accordance with relevant state regulations. School teaching and other administrative responsibility of the principal.
Schools and other educational institutions shall, in accordance with relevant state regulations, by teachers as the main form of organization staff congress or other security staff participation in democratic management and supervision.
Article 32 Schools and other educational institutions have the legal conditions, the establishment of self-approval or registration date of registration to obtain legal personality.
Schools and other educational institutions enjoy civil rights law in civil activities, civil liability.
Schools and other educational institutions in the state-owned assets owned by the state.
Schools and other educational institutions Factories run by independent bear civil liability.
Chapter IV of teachers and other educators
Article 33 Teachers shall enjoy the rights prescribed by law, fulfill the obligations prescribed by law, loyalty to the cause of education of the people.
Legitimate rights and interests protected by Article 34 of the national teachers and improve their working and living conditions, improve their social status.
Teachers' wages, welfare benefits, in accordance with laws, rules and regulations.
Article 35 The State applies qualifications, posts, appointment system, by examination, awards, training and training to improve the quality of teachers, strengthening of teachers.
Article 36 Schools and other educational institutions in personnel management, the implementation of staff education system.
Schools and other educational institutions teaching assistants and other professional and technical personnel, professional and technical positions appointment system.

Educated Chapter V Article 37 learners enjoy equal rights in law school, education, employment and so on. Aspects
Schools and administrative departments shall, in accordance with relevant state regulations to protect women's enrollment, education, employment, conferment of academic degrees, dispatch for study abroad and so enjoy equal rights with men.
Article 38 The State and society meet the entry conditions of needy children, adolescents and young people, to provide various forms of assistance.
Article 39 The State, society, schools and other educational institutions should be based on their physical and mental disabilities and the need to implement education and provide them with assistance and convenience.
Article 40 The State, society, families, schools and other educational institutions shall have the criminal acts of minors to receive education to create conditions.
Article 41 Employees have the right and obligation by law to receive vocational training and continuing education.
State organs, enterprises, institutions and other social organizations shall create learning and training of workers conditions and provide convenience.
Article 42 The State encourages schools and other educational institutions, social organizations to take measures to create conditions for citizens to receive life-long education.

Article 43 learners enjoy the following rights:
(a) participate in various educational activities teaching plan, the use of teaching facilities, equipment, books and materials;
(ii) in accordance with the relevant national provisions of scholarships, student loans, grants;
(3) to receive a fair evaluation of academic performance and conduct, to obtain the corresponding academic certificate after fulfilling the specified academic degree certificate;
(iv) given by the school refused to accept the appeal to the authorities to dispose of the legitimate rights and interests of schools, teachers violate their personal rights, property rights, or the appeal proceedings in accordance with law;
(v) other rights laws and regulations.
Educated Article 44 shall perform the following duties:
(a) compliance with laws and regulations;
(ii) comply with the student code of conduct, respect teachers and develop good moral character and habits ;
(iii) to study hard and complete the task of learning;
(iv) management system to comply with the school or other educational institutions.
Article 45 education, sports, health administrative departments and schools and other educational institutions shall improve sports and health care facilities to ensure students' physical and mental health. Chapter VI Education and Social

Article 46 State organs, the army, enterprises, institutions, social groups and other social organizations and individuals, we shall create a good for children, adolescents and students of physical and mental growth social environment.
Article 47 The State encourages enterprises, institutions, social groups and other social organizations and institutions of higher learning and secondary vocational schools in various forms of cooperation in teaching, research, technology development and popularization.
Enterprises, institutions, social groups and other social organizations and individuals may, in appropriate form, to support the construction of schools, participation in school management.
Article 48 State organs, the army, enterprises, institutions and other social organizations should be organized by the school for students internships and social practices provide assistance and convenience.
Article 49 Schools and other educational institutions without affecting the normal teaching activities, should actively participate in local public welfare activities.
Article 50 of the minor's parents or other guardians of minor children should be the guardian or other necessary conditions for providing education.
Minor's parents or other guardians shall coordinate with schools and other educational institutions, the education of their minor children or other guardian.
School, teachers can provide students with guidance for family education parents.
Article 51 libraries, museums, science museums, cultural centers, art galleries, sports (field) and other public cultural and sports facilities, as well as historical and cultural monuments and Revolutionary Memorial Hall (ground), should teachers and students preferential treatment to facilitate the educated education.
Radio and television (station) shall offer educational programs and promote the ideology and morality, culture and science and technology to improve quality.
Article 52 The State and society shall establish and develop school education for minors facilities.
Schools and other educational institutions should work with grass-roots mass self-government organizations, enterprises, institutions, social organizations to strengthen after-school education of minors.
Article 53 The State encourages public organizations, social and cultural institutions and other social organizations and individuals to carry out social and cultural benefit educated health education activities.
Chapter VII of the investment in education and Conditions Guarantee
Article 54 The State to establish a government appropriations, a variety of other channels to raise education funding system supplemented gradually increase investment in education to ensure that state held stable source of school funding.
Enterprises, institutions, schools and other educational institutions, social groups and other social organizations and individuals held in accordance with the law, school funding by the organizers responsible for raising the people's governments at all levels can give appropriate support.
National financial education expenditure GDP ratio with Article 55 should be the development of national economy and fiscal revenue growth to gradually increase. The specific proportion and implementation procedures shall be formulated by the State Council.
Total national fiscal expenditure at all levels of education should be financed in proportion with the development of the national economy gradually increase. Education expenditure
Article 56 The governments at all levels, in accordance with the principle of unity of power and financial power, in the Budget listed separately.
Governments at all levels of education increase financial allocations should be higher than the regular financial revenue growth, and according to the number of students gradually increase the average cost of education ensure gradual increase in teachers' salaries and per-student public spending.
Article 57 of the State Council and local people's governments above the county level should establish special education funds, focus on supporting remote and poor areas, the implementation of compulsory education in ethnic minority areas.
Article 58 The tax authorities levy surcharge for education in full accordance with the law by the administrative departments of education and used mainly for the implementation of compulsory education.
Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the relevant provisions of the State Council may decide to levy additional charges for local education, earmarking.
Article 59 The State adopts preferential measures to encourage and help schools carry out does not affect the work-study program and social services under the premise of normal education and teaching, to set up schools.

Article 60 The State encourages domestic and foreign social organizations and individuals to donate.
Article 61 state education budget, social organizations and individuals to donate to education must be used for education, you may misappropriate or intercept.
Article 62 The State encourages the use of loans and other financial means to support the development of educational undertakings.
Article 63 The people's government and educational administrative departments at all levels should strengthen the schools and other educational institutions supervision and management of education funds, the investment in education.
Article 64 Local people's governments and relevant administrative departments at all levels must put schools into rural and urban infrastructure construction plan, co-ordinate arrangements for school capital construction sites and materials needed for the implementation of priority in accordance with relevant state regulations, policies .
Article 65 The people's governments at various levels of textbooks and teaching materials published books, the production and supply of teaching equipment, equipment for books for school education and scientific research, teaching apparatus, equipment imports, the implementation of priority in accordance with relevant state regulations, policies.
Article 66 countries to promote education information, education information to speed up infrastructure construction, promote the use of information technology shared universal quality education resources, improve teaching standards and educational management.
Above the county level people's governments and relevant departments should develop education information technology and other modern teaching methods, the administrative departments shall give priority to be given support.
The State encourages schools and other educational institutions to promote the use of modern teaching methods.
Chapter VIII education exchanges and cooperation
Article 67 The State encourages educational exchanges and cooperation in support of schools and other educational institutions to introduce high-quality educational resources, in accordance with law and foreign cooperation in running schools, the development of international education services, cultivate international talents.
Education exchanges and cooperation with the principles of independence, equality, mutual respect, and shall not violate Chinese law, without prejudice to the sovereignty, security and public interests.
Article 68 Chinese citizens within the territory to study abroad, research, academic exchange or teaching purposes, in accordance with relevant state regulations. After
Article 69 Chinese foreign individuals and meet the conditions prescribed by the State relevant formalities, can enter the Chinese territory of schools and other educational institutions of learning, research, academic exchange or teach their legitimate rights and interests protected by the state.
Article 70 Chinese recognition of diplomas issued by foreign educational institutions, diplomas and other academic certificates in accordance with the international treaties concluded or acceded to handle the People's Republic of China, or in accordance with relevant state regulations.

Chapter IX Legal Liability Article 71 violation of state regulations, according to the budget allocated no funds for education, appropriated by the people's government at the same level within a time limit; if the circumstances are serious, the person directly in charge and other persons directly responsible shall be punished.
Violation of national financial system, financial system, to misappropriate or withhold funding for education by the superior organ shall order the return of misappropriated, embezzled funds, and executives directly responsible and other persons directly responsible shall be given sanctions; constitutes a crime They shall be held criminally responsible.
Article 72 gang fight, disturb, disrupt schools and other educational institutions teaching order or destruction of school buildings, venues and other property, the public security organs be given administrative punishment; constitute a crime, be held criminally responsible.
Premises occupied schools and other educational institutions, venues and other property, shall bear civil liability.
Knowingly Article 73 school buildings or educational or teaching facilities that are dangerous, without taking measures, causing casualties or major property losses, the person in charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be investigated for criminal liability.
Article 74 violation of state regulations, be charged to the school or other educational institution, it shall be ordered by the government to return the fees; in charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be punished.
Article 75 violation of state regulations, organizing a school or other educational institution, be revoked by the administrative department of education or other relevant administrative departments; there is illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; the person directly responsible and other persons directly responsible shall be punished.
Article 76 school or other educational institutions in violation of relevant provisions of the State to recruit students, the education administrative departments or other relevant administrative departments shall order return of students enrolled refund the fees; schools, other educational institutions be given a warning, can be five times the illegal gains fine; circumstances are serious, shall be ordered to stop enrollment eligibility related to more than one year to three years, even revoke enrollment eligibility, school license revoked; charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be punished ; constitute a crime, be held criminally responsible.
Article 77 in enrolling students favoritism by the administrative department of education or other relevant administrative departments shall be ordered to return to recruit personnel; charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be given sanctions; constitutes a crime They shall be held criminally responsible.

Article 78 Schools and other educational institutions in violation of the relevant provisions of the State charged the educated, the education administrative departments or other relevant administrative departments shall order the return of the fees; the person directly in charge and other directly responsible person, shall be punished.
Article 79 candidates of the following acts in the national education examinations, to take the necessary measures by the Educational Testing agency staff in the organization of the examination of the scene to stop the test and take the test to continue its termination; organization of the examination of Educational Testing mechanism may cancel the related qualification examination or examinations; the circumstances are serious, shall be ordered by the administrative department of education stopped participating in relevant national education examination more than one year to three years; constitute a violation of public security administration, the public security organs be given administrative punishment according to law; constitute crime, shall be investigated for criminal liability:
(a) illegal access to examination questions or answers;
(ii) the use of cheating in examinations or carry equipment, materials;
(c) plagiarism answer; | || (d) in place of their own to let others take the exam;
(v) other improper means to obtain scores of cheating.
Article 80 Any organization or individual in a national education examination of the following acts, illegal gains, the public security authorities confiscate the illegal income and impose more than five times the illegal gains fine; circumstances are serious, at less than five days custody for 15 days; constitutes a crime, be held criminally responsible; belonging to the staff of state organs, should also be given sanctions according to law:
(a) organization of cheating;
(ii) through the provision of exam cheating equipment and other means to cheat or help facilitate;
(c) take the test on behalf of others;
(d) before the end of the exam leak, spread examination papers or answer;
(v) other disturbing examination order.
Article 81 organizing national education examinations, educational and administrative departments, educational institutions exam poor management, resulting disorder examination cheating in serious cases, the persons in charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be given sanctions; constitute a crime, be held criminally responsible.
Article 82 school or other educational institutions in violation of provisions of this Law, awarded degree certificates, educational qualification certificates or other education certificates by the administrative department of education or other relevant administrative departments announced the certificate is invalid, and ordered their return or confiscation; there illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; the circumstances are serious, shall be ordered to stop enrollment eligibility related to more than one year to three years, even revoke enrollment eligibility, qualification certificates; charge and other directly responsible personnel directly responsible shall be punished.
Organizations or individuals other than the manufacture of any of the preceding paragraph, sales, issuance of fake degree certificates, educational qualification certificates or other education certificates, constitute a violation of public security administration, the public security organs be given administrative punishment according to law; constitute a crime, shall be held criminal responsibility.
To cheating, plagiarism and other fraud or other illegal means to obtain degree certificates, educational qualification certificates or other education certificates revoke the relevant certificate by the issuing agency. Purchase, use of fake degree certificates, educational qualification certificates or other education certificates, constitute a violation of public security administration, the public security organs be given administrative punishment according to law.
Violation of Article 83 of this Law, infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of teachers, educated, school or other educational institutions, losses, damages, shall bear civil liability according to law.

Chapter X Supplementary Provisions Article 84 military school education by the Central Military Commission in accordance with the principles of this law.
Religious school education separately by the State Council.
85 organizations and individuals outside Chinese territory of schools and cooperative education approach, by the State Council.
Article 86 of this Law shall come into effect September 1, 1995.