Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of April 1st, 1947;provided, however, that the effective date for parts regarding obligations to enroll in school for schools for the blind, schools for hearing impaired children, and schools for handicapped children provided for in Article 22, paragraph (1), and Article 39, paragraph (1), and parts regarding the obligations of establishment for these schools provided in Article 74, is to be prescribed by Cabinet Order.

National elementary schools, miscellaneous schools similar to national elementary schools, and miscellaneous schools and kindergartens equivalent to national elementary schools under former provisions in existence at the time of the enforcement of this Act are to be respectively deemed as elementary schools and kindergartens established pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

①Schools under former provisions (except the National School Order) in existence at the time of the enforcement of this Act may continue to exist as schools under former provisions.

②Necessary matters regarding schools under the provisions of the preceding paragraph are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Necessary matters regarding qualifications of graduates of schools under former provisions are as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Private kindergartens are not required to be established by incorporated educational institutions until otherwise provided for by law, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1).

For elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, and secondary education schools, it may not be necessary to have yogo teachers until otherwise provided for by law, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 37 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 49 and 49-8) and 69.

①Junior high schools may provide education to regular elementary school graduates and persons who have completed the primary course of national elementary school by correspondence courses, until otherwise provided for by law.

②The necessary matters regarding education referred to in the preceding paragraph are as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

①For high schools, upper courses of secondary education schools and special needs education schools, and special needs education class in regular class, textbooks other than the textbooks provided for in Article 34, paragraph (1) may be used, until otherwise provided for by law, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 49, 49-8, 62, Article 70, paragraph (1), and Article 82).

②The provisions provided for in Article 34, paragraphs (2) and (3) applies mutatis mutandis to textbooks to be used pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

When granting the title of emeritus professor pursuant to the provisions of Article 106, until otherwise provided for by law, the service of the school principals (This includes chancellors and principals) or teachers of universities, university preparatory courses, high school advanced courses, professional training colleges or various teacher training schools under the provisions of the former University Order, former Higher School Order, former Vocational Training School Order, or former Teacher Training System for Schools, or schools equivalent to these schools as specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, may be considered.