Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees

FEATURED SUMMARY

Legislation Summary: New Statute Governing Public Employees’ Conduct

The Law specifies the types of conduct by public employees that is subject to governmental sanctions and prescribes the procedures for issuing and reviewing sanctions decisions.

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees
中华人民共和国公职人员政务处分法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted June 20, 2020, effective July 1, 2020)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: State Supervision Commission
• Submitter: NPC Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2019, 2020
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): June 18–20, 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Apr. 26–29, 2020 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Apr. 30–June 13, 2020
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Aug. 22–26, 2019 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Oct. 8–Nov. 6, 2019
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(3): 520–534]
  • Explanation (Oct. 21, 2019)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 26, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (June 18, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 19, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (June 20, 2020)

NPC Observer Coverage

• Legislation Summary: New Statute Governing Public Employees’ Conduct (June 25, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: COVID-19 Responses, Copyright, Armed Police Reform & Silence on 2020 NPC (Apr. 17, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health Laws, Civil Code & Supervision Law Companion Statute (Aug. 15, 2019)

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