Vocational Education Law

[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: 11^th NPCSC Category I; 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category II
- Annual: 2013 (preparatory), 2017 (preparatory), 2018 (preparatory), 2020 (preparatory), 2021, 2022
Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: April 2022 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: December 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1^st 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)