Vocational Education Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国职业教育法
[Current Text: Chinese only]
(adopted May 15, 1996, effective Sept. 1, 1996; revised Apr. 20, 2022, effective May 1, 2022)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: Ministry of Education
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 11th NPCSC Category I; 12th NPCSC Category I; 13th NPCSC Category II
- Annual: 2013 (preparatory), 2017 (preparatory), 2018 (preparatory), 2020 (preparatory), 2021, 2022
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: April 2022 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: December 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: June 2021 (Chinese only Δ)
- State Council public consultation: December 2019 (Chinese only Δ)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (June 7, 2021)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 20, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Apr. 18, 2022)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Apr. 19, 2022)
- Presidential Order (Apr. 20, 2022)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Bills on Women’s Rights, Emergency Management, Companies, NPCSC Rules of Procedure & More (Dec. 24, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Physicians Law, Vocational Education Law Revision & Audit Law Amendment (June 10, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Data Security, Legal Aid, Workplace Safety, Vocational Education & More (May 26, 2021)