According to the information from the ministry, more than 66% of educators have faced persecution or violence from students and their parents. Additionally, teachers are required to prepare up to 46 different reports for various agencies, encounter unlawful inspections, and are forced to perform tasks unrelated to their core work, such as fundraising, purchasing goods, and organizing logistical events. The current legislation lacks a mechanism that provides for accountability for such violations.
The draft law introduces fines for several types of offenses:
- involving teachers in tasks beyond their job responsibilities;
- demanding reports and information that exceed legal requirements;
- conducting illegal inspections;
- requiring teachers to purchase goods and services;
- involving them in activities unrelated to the educational process.
Additionally, the responsibility for disrespectful treatment of teachers while they are performing their duties is strengthened.
The fines will range from 50 to 200 calculation indicators (from 5,000 to 20,000 soms), and in cases of repeated violations, the fine amount is doubled.
According to the developers, the adoption of this law will reduce the level of bureaucratic burden on educators, decrease corruption risks, and enhance the status of the teaching profession.
Comparative Table
| Current Edition | Proposed Edition |
| Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Offenses | |
| Article 1021. Manifestation of Disrespect towards Educational Workers 1. Manifestation of disrespect towards an educational worker while performing their official duties, expressed in the form of obscene language, indecent behavior, insulting harassment, demonstration of obscene gestures (signs) or objects, including through mass media or telecommunications networks, shall result in a warning or a fine imposed 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, leading to the commission of an act provided for in part 1 of this article, shall result in 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 on 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 the court for consideration. | Article 1021. Manifestation of Disrespect towards Educational Workers 1. Manifestation of disrespect towards an educational worker while performing their official duties, expressed in the form of obscene language, indecent behavior, insulting harassment, demonstration of obscene gestures (signs) or objects, including through mass media or telecommunications networks, shall result in a warning or a fine imposed 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, leading to the commission of an act provided for in part 1 of this article, shall result in a warning or the imposition of a fine on individuals in the amount of 100 calculation indicators. Article 1025. Hindrance to the lawful professional activities of educational workers of state and municipal educational organizations 1. Illegal interference in the lawful professional activities of an educational worker of a state and municipal educational organization, committed in the form of: 1) involving an educational worker in types of work unrelated to professional duties, except in cases provided for by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of education; 2) demanding reports or information from an educational worker that is 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 educational worker the obligation to purchase goods and services; 5) involving an educational worker in activities unrelated to their professional activities, - shall result in a fine imposed on individuals in the amount of 50 calculation indicators, and on officials – in the amount of 100 calculation indicators. 2. Action provided for in part 1 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the application of penalties, – shall result in a fine imposed 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 on 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 the court for consideration. |
