Key Points for Subsidy of Tuition Fees for Economically Disadvantaged Students in Public and Private Elementary and Junior High Schools in Taoyuan City

I. The Taoyuan City Government (hereinafter referred to as "the Government") hereby establishes these Key Points to subsidize the tuition fees for economically disadvantaged students in this city.

II. The subsidy recipients are students enrolled in public or private elementary and junior high schools in this city who are registered residents of this city and meet one of the following qualifications:
(1) Students from low-income or middle-low-income households registered with the Government.
(2) Students experiencing significant family hardship.
(3) Students from impoverished families whose homeroom teacher deems them in need of assistance with their tuition fees.

III. The subsidy items and amounts are as follows:
(1) Textbook fees: Full subsidy.
(2) Miscellaneous fees, and collection and agency fees for books, uniforms, transportation, etc.:
1. For students in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades of elementary school, NT$2,000 will be subsidized for the first semester;
NT$800 will be subsidized for the second semester.
2. For students in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th grades of elementary school, NT$800 will be subsidized for both the first and second semesters.
3. For students in the 7th grade of junior high school, NT$3,500 will be subsidized for the first semester;
NT$1,500 will be subsidized for the second semester.
4. For students in the 8th and 9th grades of junior high school, NT$1,500 will be subsidized for both the first and second semesters.

IV. Students meeting the requirements in Article II shall, within two weeks after the start of the semester, have their parents fill out an application form, attach relevant supporting documents or the homeroom teacher's signed opinion, and submit it to the school for review.
The school shall establish a review committee composed of the principal, directors, representatives of administrative staff, teacher representatives, and parent representatives, convened by the Director of Academic Affairs, to review the identity and circumstances of the subsidized students.
The school shall compile a list of eligible students by grade, from lowest to highest, for receipt of subsidies. Private schools shall submit the original list to the Government for approval within the prescribed period, and retain duplicates for record-keeping. If an application is not submitted within the deadline, resulting in the infringement of student rights, the school shall be solely responsible and shall cover the relevant expenses from its own funds or the school's educational savings account.
V. If any falsification or impersonation is discovered in the application for subsidies under these Key Points, in addition to the recovery of the subsidies already received, any criminal liability shall be transferred to the judicial authorities for processing.
VI. Students who meet the requirements in Article II and possess a disability certificate shall have their textbook subsidies handled in accordance with the relevant regulations for the subsidy of students with disabilities in this city, and shall not claim duplicate subsidies.
VII. The expenses required for these Key Points shall be covered by the relevant budget of the Education Bureau of the Government.
       校方自行負責，並自籌相關經費或以學校教育儲蓄戶支應。

五、申請本要點之補助，經查明有偽造或冒名等情事者，除追回已請領之補助款外，涉及刑事責任
       者，移送司法機關辦理。

六、符合第二點規定並領有身心障礙手冊之學生，其書籍費之補助應依本市身心障礙學生補助之相
       關規定辦理，不得重複請領。

七、本要點所需經費由本府教育局相關預算支應。