The law establishes the rights and obligations, basic guarantees of activity, principles of remuneration, remuneration and social protection of teachers.
On February 1, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law “On the status of a teacher”.
A person who has begun professional activities for the first time in a general secondary educational organization is assigned an experienced teacher for mentoring for the period of one academic year.
According to the law it is prohibited:
• involving a teacher in work not related to his professional activities, including landscaping and agricultural work;
• the requirement from the teacher to generate and provide reports and other information not related to his professional duties, including reports on the employment of graduates;
• forcing a teacher to purchase goods and services, including withholding funds for goods and services from the teacher’s salary without his written consent.
The following persons are not allowed to engage in teaching activities:
• deprived of the right to teach by a court verdict;
• recognized by the court as incompetent or partially capable;
• with diseases that interfere with teaching activities;
• registered in psychiatric or drug treatment institutions;
• previously convicted of committing an intentional crime.
