Coming from a report that says this Law will “punish” Chinese parents for their kids’ “bad behavior”? Here is our take on the provision at issue.
Family Education Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国家庭教育促进法
[Current Text: Chinese, $ English]
(adopted Oct. 23, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2022)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Drafter & Submitter: NPC Education, Science, Culture, and Public Health Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category III
- Annual: 2020 (preparatory), 2021
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: August 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: January 2021 (Chinese, $ English)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Status of Revision (Aug. 17, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 19, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 22, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Oct. 23, 2021)
- Press Conferences
- October 18, 2021 (NPCSC LAC Spokesperson)
- August 13, 2021 (NPCSC LAC Spokesperson)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Adopts New Laws on Family Education and Land Borders, Amends Audit Law & Authorizes New Regulatory and Military Reforms (Oct. 26, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Three-Child Policy, Data Privacy, Innovation Policy, Court Reform & New National Law in Hong Kong & Macau (July 28, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Wetlands Protection Law, Family Education Law, Education Law Amendment, Workplace Safety Law Amendment & Two Other Bills (Jan. 27, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)