According to the ministry's data, over 66% of teachers face bullying or violence from both students and their parents. Additionally, educators are required to fill out up to 46 different reports for various government bodies, are subjected to illegal inspections, and are tasked with duties unrelated to their professional responsibilities, such as fundraising, purchasing goods, and organizing logistical events. Current legislation lacks measures of accountability for such actions.
The draft law introduces responsibility for a number of offenses:
- Involvement of teachers in work that is not included in their job responsibilities;
- Requesting reports and information exceeding what is established by law;
- Conducting inspections without grounds;
- Imposing on teachers the duties of acquiring goods and services;
- Involving them in activities unrelated to the educational process.
The draft law also strengthens accountability for disrespectful treatment of educators while they are performing their official duties.
The amount of fines will range from 50 to 200 calculation indicators (from 5,000 to 20,000 soms), with the fine doubling in case of repeated violations.
According to the developers, the adoption of this law will help reduce the bureaucratic burden on teachers, lower the risks of corruption, and improve the image of the teaching profession.
Comparative Table
| Current Edition | Proposed Edition |
| Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Offenses | |
| Article 1021. Manifestation of Disrespect towards an Educator 1. Manifestation of disrespect towards an educator while performing their official duties, expressed in the form of obscene language, indecent behavior, offensive harassment, demonstration of obscene gestures (signs) or objects, including through mass media or telecommunications networks, - entails a warning or imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 10 calculation indicators. 2. Failure of parents or persons replacing them to fulfill their duties in raising a child under the age of sixteen, which leads to the commission of an act specified in part 1 of this article, - entails a warning. Article 456. Internal Affairs Bodies The internal affairs bodies consider cases of offenses and impose penalties provided for in articles 63, 73, parts 1 and 2 of article 74, 83, 831, parts 3 and 4 of article 85, articles 93 – 95, 97 – 99, 101, 1011, 102, 1022 – 1024, 108, 109, 1091, part 2 of article 112, articles 125, 1271, 130, 132 – 135, 137 – 141, parts 1, 3 – 8 of article 142, article 1421, paragraphs 1 and 2 of part 1 of article 153, articles 160, 165, 177 – 180, 182 – 188, part 1 of article 189, articles 190, 191, parts 1 – 3 of article 192, parts 3 and 6 of article 193, articles 194 – 201, 228, 2281, 272, 273, 310, 325, 430, parts 1 and 2 of article 431, articles 432, 445, 447, 448, part 1 of article 449, article 450 of this Code. The internal affairs bodies draw up protocols for offenses provided for in articles 56 – 59, 70-72, 96, 1071, 1092, 1093, 126 – 129, 131, part 2 of article 189, part 4 of article 192, parts 1 – 21, 4 – 5 of article 193, article 271, part 3 of article 431, part 2 of article 449 of this Code and send them to court for consideration. | Article 1021. Manifestation of Disrespect towards an Educator 1. Manifestation of disrespect towards an educator while performing their official duties, expressed in the form of obscene language, indecent behavior, offensive harassment, demonstration of obscene gestures (signs) or objects, including through mass media or telecommunications networks, - entails a warning or imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 50 calculation indicators. 2. Failure of parents or persons replacing them to fulfill their duties in raising a child under the age of sixteen, which leads to the commission of an act specified in part 1 of this article, - entails a warning or imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 100 calculation indicators. Article 1025. Obstruction of Legal Professional Activity of an Educator in State and Municipal Educational Organizations 1. Illegal interference in the legal professional activity of an educator in state and municipal educational organizations, committed in the form of: 1) involving an educator in types of work unrelated to their professional duties, except in cases provided for by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of education; 2) demanding from an educator reports or information not provided for by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic; 3) conducting inspections not provided for by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic; 4) imposing on an educator the duty to acquire goods and services; 5) involving an educator in activities unrelated to their professional duties, - entails the imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 50 calculation indicators, and on officials – in the amount of 100 calculation indicators. 2. Action specified in part 1 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the application of penalties, – entails the imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 100 calculation indicators, and on officials – in the amount of 200 calculation indicators. Article 456. Internal Affairs Bodies The internal affairs bodies consider cases of offenses and impose penalties provided for in articles 63, 73, parts 1 and 2 of article 74, 83, 831, parts 3 and 4 of article 85, articles 93 – 95, 97 – 99, 101, 1011, 102, 1022 – 1025, 108, 109, 1091, part 2 of article 112, articles 125, 1271, 130, 132 – 135, 137 – 141, parts 1, 3 – 8 of article 142, article 1421, paragraphs 1 and 2 of part 1 of article 153, articles 160, 165, 177 – 180, 182 – 188, part 1 of article 189, articles 190, 191, parts 1 – 3 of article 192, parts 3 and 6 of article 193, articles 194 – 201, 228, 2281, 272, 273, 310, 325, 430, parts 1 and 2 of article 431, articles 432, 445, 447, 448, part 1 of article 449, article 450 of this Code. The internal affairs bodies draw up protocols for offenses provided for in articles 56 – 59, 70-72, 96, 1071, 1092, 1093, 126 – 129, 131, part 2 of article 189, part 4 of article 192, parts 1 – 21, 4 – 5 of article 193, article 271, part 3 of article 431, part 2 of article 449 of this Code and send them to court for consideration. |
