# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第十一章 (Chapter 11) - Law: 学校教育法 (School Education Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二十六号 - English title "School Education Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十一章 (Chapter 11) — address `ch-11` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2027-04-01 — NOT yet in force (revision 20270401_508AC0000000037) - URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/ch-11 - Every provision below carries its address and its place on this text's page on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第十一章　専修学校 — Chapter XI Specialized Training College heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11 ### 第百二十四条 art-124 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 **第一項** 第一条に掲げるもの以外の教育施設で、職業若しくは実際生活に必要な能力を育成し、又は教養の向上を図ることを目的として次の各号に該当する組織的な教育を行うもの（当該教育を行うにつき他の法律に特別の規定があるもの及び我が国に居住する外国人を専ら対象とするものを除く。）は、専修学校とする。 art-124/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124/par-1 Specialized training colleges are to be educational facilities other than those stated in Article 1, providing organizational education falling under each of the following items, with a purpose of nurturing abilities necessary for occupation or actual life, or working to improve cultural education (except what is provided by other laws for providing the relevant education, and what is exclusively targeting foreign nationals residing in our country): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 修業年限が一年以上であること。 art-124/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124/par-1/item-1 the course term being 1 year or more; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 授業時数又は単位数が文部科学大臣の定める授業時数又は単位数以上であること。 art-124/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124/par-1/item-2 the number of class hours or credits being equal to or more than the number of class hours or credits specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; machine translation, not official **三** 教育を受ける者が常時四十人以上であること。 art-124/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124/par-1/item-3 there being regularly 40 or more persons receiving education. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百二十五条 art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125 **第一項** 専修学校には、高等課程、専門課程又は一般課程を置く。 art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125/par-1 Specialized training colleges will have upper secondary courses, post-secondary courses, or general courses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 専修学校の高等課程においては、中学校若しくはこれに準ずる学校若しくは義務教育学校を卒業した者若しくは中等教育学校の前期課程を修了した者又は文部科学大臣の定めるところによりこれと同等以上の学力があると認められた者に対して、中学校における教育の基礎の上に、心身の発達に応じて前条の教育を行うものとする。 art-125/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125/par-2 Upper secondary courses in specialized training colleges are to provide education referred to in the preceding Article, in accordance with students' mental and physical development, on a foundation of education in junior high school, to persons who have graduated from junior high school or an equivalent school, or compulsory education school, or persons who have completed the lower courses of secondary education school, or persons who are deemed to have equivalent or greater scholastic ability as provided by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 専修学校の専門課程においては、高等学校若しくはこれに準ずる学校若しくは中等教育学校を卒業した者又は文部科学大臣の定めるところによりこれと同等以上の学力があると認められた者に対して、高等学校における教育の基礎の上に、前条の教育を行うものとする。 art-125/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125/par-3 Post-secondary courses in specialized training colleges are to provide education referred to in the preceding Article, on a foundation of education in high school, to persons who have graduated from high school or an equivalent school or secondary education school, or persons who are deemed to have equivalent or greater scholastic ability as provided by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. machine translation, not official **第四項** 専修学校の一般課程においては、高等課程又は専門課程の教育以外の前条の教育を行うものとする。 art-125/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125/par-4 General courses in specialized training colleges are to provide education in the preceding Article other than upper secondary course or post-secondary course education. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百二十五条の二 art-125-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125-2 **第一項** 専修学校（修業年限が二年以上であることその他の文部科学大臣の定める基準を満たす専門課程（以下この章において「特定専門課程」という。）を置くものに限る。）には、専攻科を置くことができる。 art-125-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125-2/par-1 Specialized training colleges (limited to those having post-secondary courses (referred to as "specified post-secondary courses" in this Chapter) that have a course term of two years or more and meet the other standards specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) may have diploma courses. machine translation, not official **第二項** 専修学校の専攻科は、専修学校の特定専門課程を修了した者又は文部科学大臣の定めるところによりこれと同等以上の学力があると認められた者に対して、精深な程度において、特別の事項を教授し、その研究を指導することを目的とし、その修業年限は、一年以上とする。 art-125-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125-2/par-2 Diploma courses of specialized training colleges are to have the purpose of teaching specialized matters, to a deep and detailed extent, as well as instructing research, to persons who have completed a specified post-secondary course of a specialized training college, or persons deemed to have the equivalent or greater scholastic ability as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the course term is to be one year or more. machine translation, not official ### 第百二十六条 art-126 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-126 **第一項** 高等課程を置く専修学校は、高等専修学校と称することができる。 art-126/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-126/par-1 Specialized training colleges with upper secondary courses may be called upper secondary specialized training schools. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 専門課程を置く専修学校は、専門学校と称することができる。 art-126/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-126/par-2 Specialized training colleges with post-secondary courses may be called professional training colleges. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百二十七条 art-127 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127 **第一項** 専修学校は、国及び地方公共団体のほか、次に該当する者でなければ、設置することができない。 art-127/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127/par-1 Specialized training colleges may only be established by the national government, local government, and persons falling under the following: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 専修学校を経営するために必要な経済的基礎を有すること。 art-127/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127/par-1/item-1 having the necessary financial basis with which to manage a specialized training college; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 設置者（設置者が法人である場合にあつては、その経営を担当する当該法人の役員とする。次号において同じ。）が専修学校を経営するために必要な知識又は経験を有すること。 art-127/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127/par-1/item-2 the founder having the knowledge or experience necessary to manage a specialized training college (if the founder is a corporation, it is to be the officer of the relevant corporation in charge of its management; the same applies in the following item); Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the management having the knowledge or experience necessary to manage a specialized training college (if management is a legal specialist, it is to be the officer of the relevant legal specialist in charge of its management);" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb **三** 設置者が社会的信望を有すること。 art-127/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127/par-1/item-3 the founder having the trust of the public. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the management having the trust of the public." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb ### 第百二十八条 art-128 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128 **第一項** 専修学校は、次に掲げる事項について文部科学大臣の定める基準に適合していなければならない。 art-128/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1 Specialized training colleges must satisfy standards regarding matters stated in the following, as specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 目的、生徒等（高等課程及び一般課程の生徒並びに専門課程の学生をいう。次号及び第三号において同じ。）の数又は課程の種類に応じて置かなければならない教員の数 art-128/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-1 the number of teachers who must be positioned in accordance with the purpose, number of students, etc. (meaning students of upper secondary courses and general courses and students of post-secondary courses; the same applies in the following item and item (iii)) or type of course; machine translation, not official **二** 目的、生徒等の数又は課程の種類に応じて有しなければならない校地及び校舎の面積並びにその位置及び環境 art-128/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-2 the area, location and environment of campus and school buildings there must be in accordance with the purpose, number of students, etc. or the type of course; machine translation, not official **三** 目的、生徒等の数又は課程の種類に応じて有しなければならない設備 art-128/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-3 equipment there must be in accordance with the purpose, number of students, etc. or the type of course; machine translation, not official **四** 目的又は課程の種類に応じた教育課程及び編制の大綱 art-128/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-4 the outline or curricula and organization must be in accordance with the purpose or type of course. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百二十九条 art-129 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-129 **第一項** 専修学校には、校長及び相当数の教員を置かなければならない。 art-129/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-129/par-1 Specialized training colleges must have a school principal and a considerable number of teachers. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 専修学校の校長は、教育に関する識見を有し、かつ、教育、学術又は文化に関する業務に従事した者でなければならない。 art-129/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-129/par-2 The school principal of specialized training colleges must have insight related to education, and had been engaged in duties regarding education, scholarly activities, or culture. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 専修学校の教員は、その担当する教育に関する専門的な知識又は技能に関し、文部科学大臣の定める資格を有する者でなければならない。 art-129/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-129/par-3 Teachers in specialized training colleges must have qualifications specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, regarding specialized knowledge or skills of the education they are in charge of. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十条 art-130 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130 **第一項** 国又は都道府県（都道府県が単独で又は他の地方公共団体と共同して設立する公立大学法人を含む。）が設置する専修学校を除くほか、専修学校の設置廃止（高等課程、専門課程又は一般課程の設置廃止を含む。）、設置者の変更及び目的の変更は、市町村の設置する専修学校にあつては都道府県の教育委員会、私立の専修学校にあつては都道府県知事の認可を受けなければならない。 art-130/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-1 Approval must be obtained from the prefectural board of education for specialized training colleges established by municipalities, and from the prefectural governor for private specialized training colleges, regarding establishment and abolition of specialized training colleges (this includes establishment and abolition of upper secondary courses, post-secondary courses, or general courses), changes of founder, and changes in purpose, except specialized training colleges established by the national government or prefectures (this includes public university corporations established independently by prefectures or in cooperation with other local governments). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Approval must be obtained from the prefectural board of education for specialized training colleges established by municipalities, and from the prefectural governor for private specialized training colleges, regarding establishment and abolition of specialized training colleges (this includes establishment and abolition of upper secondary courses, post-secondary courses, or general courses), changes in management, and changes in purpose, except specialized training colleges established by the national government or prefectures (this includes public university corporations established independently by prefectures or in cooperation with other local governments)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb **第二項** 都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事は、専修学校の設置（高等課程、専門課程又は一般課程の設置を含む。）の認可の申請があつたときは、申請の内容が第百二十四条、第百二十五条及び前三条の基準に適合するかどうかを審査した上で、認可に関する処分をしなければならない。 art-130/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-2 When there is an application for approval to establish a specialized training college (this includes establishment of upper secondary courses, post-secondary courses, or general courses), the prefectural board of education or the prefectural governor must give disposition regarding approval, after examining whether the contents of the application satisfy the standards referred to in Articles 124 and 125, and the preceding three Articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の規定は、専修学校の設置者の変更及び目的の変更の認可の申請があつた場合について準用する。 art-130/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-3 The provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph applies mutatis mutandis if there is an application for approval for a change of founder, and a change in purpose of the specialized training college. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph applies mutatis mutandis if there is an application for approval for a change in the management, and a change in purpose of the specialized training college." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb **第四項** 都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事は、第一項の認可をしない処分をするときは、理由を付した書面をもつて申請者にその旨を通知しなければならない。 art-130/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-4 When the prefectural board of education or the prefectural governor is to refuse the approval referred to in paragraph (1), it must notify the applicant of this in writing, accompanied by the reason for this. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十一条 art-131 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-131 **第一項** 国又は都道府県（都道府県が単独で又は他の地方公共団体と共同して設立する公立大学法人を含む。）が設置する専修学校を除くほか、専修学校の設置者は、その設置する専修学校の名称、位置又は学則を変更しようとするときその他政令で定める場合に該当するときは、市町村の設置する専修学校にあつては都道府県の教育委員会に、私立の専修学校にあつては都道府県知事に届け出なければならない。 art-131/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-131/par-1 The founder of a specialized training college must notify the prefectural board of education for specialized training colleges established by municipalities, and the prefectural governor for private specialized training colleges when intending to change the name, location or code of the school of the established specialized training college, or when falling under other cases prescribed by Cabinet Order, except specialized training colleges established by the national government or prefectures (this includes public university corporations established independently by prefectures or in cooperation with other local governments). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The management of specialized training colleges must notify the prefectural board of education for specialized training colleges established by municipalities, and the prefectural governor for private specialized training colleges when intending to change the name, location or code of the school of the established specialized training college, or when falling under other cases prescribed by Cabinet Order, except specialized training colleges established by the national government or prefectures (this includes public university corporations established independently by prefectures or in cooperation with other local governments)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb ### 第百三十一条の二 art-131-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-131-2 **第一項** 専修学校の特定専門課程を修了した者は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、専門士と称することができる。 art-131-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-131-2/par-1 A person who has completed a specified post-secondary course of a specialized training college may call themselves a Professional Specialist, as provided by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. machine translation, not official ### 第百三十二条 art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132 **第一項** 専修学校の特定専門課程を修了した者は、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、大学に編入学することができる。 art-132/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132/par-1 A person who has completed a specified post-secondary course of a specialized training college may transfer to a university as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. machine translation, not official ### 第百三十二条の二 art-132-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132-2 **第一項** 専門課程を置く専修学校は、その教育水準の向上に資するため、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、当該専修学校の教育、組織及び運営並びに施設及び設備の状況について自ら点検及び評価を行い、その結果を公表するものとする。 art-132-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132-2/par-1 In order to contribute to improving educational standards, specialized training colleges with post-secondary courses are to, as provided by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, conduct self-inspection and evaluation of the state of the education, organization and management, and facilities and equipment of the relevant specialized training college, and publish the results. machine translation, not official **第二項** 専門課程を置く専修学校は、前項に規定する状況について、当該専修学校の職員以外の者で専修学校に関し広くかつ高い識見を有するものによる評価を受け、その結果を公表するよう努めるものとする。 art-132-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132-2/par-2 Specialized training colleges with post-secondary courses are to endeavor to have the state prescribed in the preceding paragraph evaluated by persons, other than staff of the relevant specialized training college, who have broad and high-level insight regarding specialized training colleges, and to publish the results. machine translation, not official ### 第百三十三条 art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-133 **第一項** 第五条、第六条、第九条から第十二条まで、第十三条第一項、第十四条、第四十三条及び第四十四条の規定は専修学校に、第十二条の二の規定は専修学校（高等課程を置くものに限る。）に、第四十二条第一項の規定は専修学校（専門課程を置くものを除く。）に、第百五条の規定は専修学校（専門課程を置くものに限る。）に準用する。この場合において、第十条中「大学及び高等専門学校にあつては文部科学大臣に、大学及び高等専門学校以外の学校にあつては都道府県知事に」とあるのは「都道府県知事に」と、第十三条第一項中「第四条第一項各号に掲げる学校」とあるのは「市町村（市町村が単独で又は他の市町村と共同して設立する公立大学法人を含む。）の設置する専修学校又は私立の専修学校」と、「同項各号に定める者」とあるのは「都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事」と、同項第二号中「その者」とあるのは「当該都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事」と、第十四条中「大学及び高等専門学校以外の市町村の設置する学校については都道府県の教育委員会、大学及び高等専門学校以外の私立学校については都道府県知事」とあるのは「市町村（市町村が単独で又は他の市町村と共同して設立する公立大学法人を含む。）の設置する専修学校については都道府県の教育委員会、私立の専修学校については都道府県知事」と読み替えるものとする。 art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-133/par-1 Articles 5, 6, 9 through 12, Article 13, paragraph (1), Article 14, and Articles 43 and 44 apply mutatis mutandis to specialized training colleges, Article 12-2 applies mutatis mutandis to specialized training colleges (limited to those with upper secondary courses), Article 42, paragraph (1) applies mutatis mutandis to specialized training colleges (excluding those with post-secondary courses), and Article 105 applies mutatis mutandis to specialized training colleges (limited to those with post-secondary courses). In this case, the phrase "and universities and colleges of technology must notify the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and schools other than a university or college of technology must notify the prefectural governor" in Article 10 is deemed to be replaced with "and must notify the prefectural governor"; the phrase "schools stated in each item of Article 4, paragraph (1)" and the phrase "the respective persons specified in each item of that paragraph" in Article 13, paragraph (1) are deemed to be replaced with "specialized training colleges established by municipalities (including public university corporations established independently by municipalities or in cooperation with other municipalities) or private specialized training colleges" and "the prefectural board of education or prefectural governor," respectively; the phrase "the person" in item (ii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant prefectural board of education or prefectural governor"; and the phrase "the prefectural board of education for schools established by municipalities except universities and colleges of technology, and the prefectural governor for private schools except universities and colleges of technology" in Article 14 is deemed to be replaced with "the prefectural board of education for specialized training colleges established by municipalities (including public university corporations established independently by municipalities or in cooperation with other municipalities), and the prefectural governor for private specialized training colleges". machine translation, not official **第二項** 都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事は、前項において準用する第十三条第一項の規定による処分をするときは、理由を付した書面をもつて当該専修学校の設置者にその旨を通知しなければならない。 art-133/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-133/par-2 When the prefectural board of education or the prefectural governor is to give disposition under the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it must notify the founder of the relevant specialized training college, in writing, accompanied by the reason for this. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the prefectural board of education or the prefectural governor is to give disposition under the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it must notify the management of the relevant specialized training college, in writing, accompanied by the reason for this." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb --- ## Cites - art-124/par-1: 第一条 → 学校教育法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-1 - art-125/par-2: 前条 → 学校教育法 第百二十四条 (Article 124), art-124 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 - art-125/par-3: 前条 → 学校教育法 第百二十四条 (Article 124), art-124 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 - art-125/par-4: 前条 → 学校教育法 第百二十四条 (Article 124), art-124 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 - art-127/par-1/item-2: 次号 → 学校教育法 第百二十七条第一項第三号 (Article 127, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-127/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127/par-1/item-3 - art-128/par-1/item-1: 次号 → 学校教育法 第百二十八条第一項第二号 (Article 128, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-128/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-2 - art-128/par-1/item-1: 第三号 → 学校教育法 第百二十八条第一項第三号 (Article 128, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-128/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128/par-1/item-3 - art-130/par-2: 第百二十四条 → 学校教育法 第百二十四条 (Article 124), art-124 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 - art-130/par-2: 第百二十五条 → 学校教育法 第百二十五条 (Article 125), art-125 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-125 - art-130/par-2: 前三条 → 学校教育法 第百二十七条 (Article 127), art-127 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-127 - art-130/par-2: 前三条 → 学校教育法 第百二十八条 (Article 128), art-128 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-128 - art-130/par-2: 前三条 → 学校教育法 第百二十九条 (Article 129), art-129 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-129 - art-130/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百三十条第二項 (Article 130, paragraph (2)), art-130/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-2 - art-130/par-4: 第一項 → 学校教育法 第百三十条第一項 (Article 130, paragraph (1)), art-130/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-130/par-1 - art-132-2/par-2: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百三十二条の二第一項 (Article 132-2, paragraph (1)), art-132-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-132-2/par-1 - art-133/par-1: 第五条 → 学校教育法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-5 - art-133/par-1: 第六条 → 学校教育法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-6 - art-133/par-1: 第九条から第十二条まで → 学校教育法 第十条 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-10 - art-133/par-1: 第九条から第十二条まで → 学校教育法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-11 - art-133/par-1: 第九条から第十二条まで → 学校教育法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-12 - art-133/par-1: 第九条から第十二条まで → 学校教育法 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-9 - art-133/par-1: 第十三条第一項 → 学校教育法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-13/par-1 - art-133/par-1: 第十四条 → 学校教育法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-14 - art-133/par-1: 第四十三条 → 学校教育法 第四十三条 (Article 43), art-43 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-43 - art-133/par-1: 第四十四条 → 学校教育法 第四十四条 (Article 44), art-44 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-44 - art-133/par-1: 第十二条の二 → 学校教育法 第十二条の二 (Article 12-2), art-12-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-12-2 - art-133/par-1: 第四十二条第一項 → 学校教育法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-42/par-1 - art-133/par-1: 第百五条 → 学校教育法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-9/from-art-93#art-105 - 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