CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the administration of State affairs by providing for fundamentals regarding public service evaluation, through the establishment of an integrated performance management system of central administrative agencies, local governments, public institutions, etc. and the strengthening of self-evaluation capabilities.
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>
| 1. | The term "evaluation" means the inspection, analysis, and assessment of policies, projects, business affairs, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "policies, etc.") performed by a specific agency, corporation, or organization concerning the formulation, implementation process, results, etc. of the plans therefor. |
| 2. | The term "public service evaluation" means the evaluation of policies, etc. implemented by the following agencies, corporations, or organizations (hereinafter referred to as "agency subject to evaluation") to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the administration of State affairs: |
| (a) | A central administrative agency (including the agencies affiliated with the President and the agencies affiliated with or assisting the Prime Minister as prescribed by the Presidential Decree; hereinafter the same shall apply); |
| (c) | An agency affiliated with a central administrative agency or local government; |
| (d) | A public institution; |
| 3. | The term "self-evaluation" means evaluation in which a central administrative agency or local government evaluates its own policies, etc.; |
| 4. | The term "specific evaluation" means evaluation in which the Prime Minister evaluates a central administrative agency on policies, etc. necessary for the integrated management of State affairs; |
| 5. | The term "re-evaluation" means the re-evaluation of the results, methods, and procedures of an evaluation already conducted by an agency other than the agency that has conducted such evaluation; |
| 6. | The term "performance management" means a series of activities for establishing mid- and long-term goals, annual goals, and performance indexes of an agency among duties of the agency in promoting public service, and managing the process and results of implementation thereof in terms of economic feasibility, efficiency, effectiveness, etc.; |
| 7. | The term "public institution" means any of the following agencies, corporations, or organizations: |
| (b) | Deleted; <Mar. 29, 2016> |
| (g) | Other agencies, corporations, or organizations prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 3 (Establishment of integrated public service evaluation system) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall not evaluate policies, etc. of another agency subject to evaluation, except as provided in statutes or Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The evaluation of a central administrative agency and its affiliated agencies shall be conducted in an integrated manner pursuant to the provisions of this Act. In such cases, matters necessary for the scope of an integrated evaluation shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (2), if it is impracticable to conduct an integrated evaluation due to the characteristics of business affairs, the timing of evaluation, etc., an evaluation may be conducted separately after prior consultation with the Public Service Evaluation Committee under Article 9 (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"). In such cases, the results of the evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee without delay. |
| Article 4 (Principles of performance management) |
| (1) | Performance management shall be conducted to give autonomy to the process of formulating and implementing policies, etc. and to ensure responsibility for the results thereof. |
| (2) | Performance management shall be conducted to enhance the performance of public service, the quality of policies, and the satisfaction of citizens. |
| Article 5 (Performance management strategy plans) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall formulate a mid- to long-term plan to achieve the strategic objectives of the relevant agency, including its affiliated agencies (hereinafter referred to as "performance management strategy plan"). In such cases, the head of the central administrative agency may include a mid- to long-term plan under other statutes or regulations related thereto in the performance management strategy plan. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency shall include the duties, strategic objectives, etc. of the relevant agency in the performance management strategy plan, and shall examine the feasibility of the plan every 3 years and take measures, such as revision, supplementation, etc. |
| (3) | The head of a central administrative agency shall reflect the national financial management plan under Article 7 of the National Finance Act in the performance management strategy plan. <Amended on Oct. 4, 2006> |
| (4) | Upon formulating a performance management strategy plan, the head of a central administrative agency shall report it to the competent standing committee of the National Assembly without delay. |
| (5) | The head of a local government and the head of a public institution may formulate a performance management strategic plan based on the matters prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). |
| Article 6 (Performance management implementation plan) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall formulate and implement an annual implementation plan to achieve performance objectives for the relevant year (hereinafter referred to as "performance management implementation plan") based on a performance management strategy plan. |
| (2) | The performance management implementation plan shall include the duties and strategic objectives, the performance objectives and performance indexes for the current year, and the performance results of the past 3 years in the financial sector with respect to the relevant agency. In such cases, performance indexes shall be set in such a way that the performance objectives can be measured objectively and quantitatively, but if it is difficult to set them objectively and quantitatively, they shall be prepared in a different form. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016> |
| (3) | Upon formulating a performance management implementation plan, the head of a central administrative agency shall report it to the competent standing committee of the National Assembly without delay. |
| (4) | The head of a central administrative agency shall inspect the status of implementation of a performance management implementation plan on a semi-annual basis. |
| (5) | The Prime Minister shall ensure that the actual conditions of performance management of central administrative agencies and the results thereof are reflected in self-evaluation and specific evaluation. |
| (6) | The head of a local government and the head of a public institution may formulate and implement a performance management implementation plan based on the matters prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). |
CHAPTER II PUBLIC SERVICE EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Article 7 (Principles for public service evaluation) |
| (1) | In conducting public service evaluation, its autonomy and independence shall be ensured. |
| (2) | In public service evaluation, the reliability and fairness of the results shall be ensured by objective and specialized means. |
| (3) | The process of public service evaluation shall be transparent, such as guaranteeing participation opportunities for persons related to policies, etc. subject to evaluation and disclosing the results thereof, as much as possible. |
| Article 8 (Formulation of master plans for public service evaluation) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall formulate a master plan for public service evaluation (hereinafter referred to as "master plan for public service evaluation"), which sets policy objectives and directions for the performance management of public service and the public service evaluation after deliberation and resolution by the Committee. |
| (2) | The Prime Minister shall include the following matters in a master plan for public service evaluation and shall examine the feasibility of the master plan for public service evaluation every 3 years and take measures, such as revision and supplementation: |
| 1. | Basic directions for policies on performance management and evaluation of public service; |
| 2. | Fundamentals regarding directions for the development of the public service evaluation system; |
| 3. | Matters regarding research and development related to public service evaluation; |
| 4. | Matters regarding ensuring the effectiveness of various evaluation systems and evaluation methods; |
| 5. | Matters regarding securing expertise and independence of human resources related to evaluation; |
| 6. | Matters regarding the establishment, operation, and improvement of an integrated electronic evaluation system under Article 13 (1) (hereinafter referred to as "integrated electronic evaluation system"); |
| 7. | Matters regarding support for budget, organization, etc. related to evaluation; |
| 8. | Other important matters regarding the development of evaluation affairs prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (3) | The Prime Minister shall formulate an annual implementation plan for public service evaluation (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan for public service evaluation"), including the following matters, by the end of March each year, after considering the results of the evaluation of the previous year based on the master plan for public service evaluation, hearing the opinions of the agencies subject to evaluation, and undergoing deliberation and resolution by the Committee, and notify the agencies subject to evaluation thereof: |
| 1. | Basic directions for the performance management of policies, etc. and public service evaluation for the pertinent year; |
| 2. | Matters regarding self-evaluation of policies, etc. for the pertinent year; |
| 3. | Matters regarding the specific evaluation of policies, etc. for the pertinent year; |
| 4. | Matters regarding evaluation of public institutions on policies, etc. for the pertinent year; |
| 5. | Other matters necessary for public service evaluation regarding policies, etc. for the pertinent year. |
| (4) | Upon formulating a master plan for public service evaluation and an implementation plan for public service evaluation under paragraphs (2) and (3), the Prime Minister shall report it to the State Council. |
| Article 9 (Establishment and duties of Public Service Evaluation Committee) |
| (1) | A Public Service Evaluation Committee shall be established under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister to systematically and efficiently conduct the public service evaluation and lay the foundation for evaluation. |
| (2) | The Committee shall deliberate and resolve on the following matters: |
| 1. | Matters regarding the establishment and implementation of plans for establishing and operating mid- and long-term evaluation infrastructure at the national level; |
| 2. | Matters regarding the formulation of a master plan for public service evaluation and an implementation plan for public service evaluation; |
| 3. | Matters regarding planning, coordination, and general supervision and control of public service evaluation; |
| 4. | Matters regarding performance management related to the public service evaluation system; |
| 5. | Matters regarding measures for the utilization of results of public service evaluation and linkage between evaluation systems; |
| 6. | Matters regarding reporting on results of public service evaluation; |
| 7. | Matters regarding cooperation among evaluation-related agencies and coordination of evaluation affairs; |
| 8. | Matters regarding the formulation and implementation of specific evaluation plans; |
| 9. | Matters regarding the operation and improvement of the self-evaluation system; |
| 10. | Matters regarding the adjustment of self-evaluation plans; |
| 11. | Matters regarding the verification and inspection of self-evaluation results; |
| 12. | Matters regarding the re-evaluation of self-evaluation results; |
| 13. | Matters regarding the inspection of actual operation conditions of the evaluation system; |
| 14. | Matters regarding the introduction of a new evaluation system; |
| 15. | Matters prescribed by this Act or other statutes as the business affairs of the Committee; |
| 16. | Other matters deemed necessary by the chairpersons for deliberation and resolution by the Committee for the development of the public service evaluation system. |
| Article 10 (Composition and operation of Committee) |
| (1) | The Committee shall be comprised of up to 15 members, including 2 chairpersons. |
| (2) | The Prime Minister and a person appointed by the President from among the persons referred to in paragraph (3) 2 shall serve as the chairpersons of the Committee. |
| (3) | The Committee members shall be the following persons: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| 1. | The Minister of Economy and Finance, the Minister of the Interior and Safety, and the Minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination; |
| 2. | Any of the following persons, as commissioned by the President: |
| (a) | A person who has majored in a field related to evaluation and serves or has served as an associate professor or higher or in a position equivalent thereto at a university or college or an officially recognized research institute; |
| (b) | A person who has served as a public official of Grade I or higher or a position equivalent thereto; |
| (c) | Other persons who are deemed to have extensive knowledge and experience equivalent to those referred to in item (a) or (b) in relation to evaluation or administration. |
| (4) | The Committee shall have 1 executive secretary to handle the business affairs of the Committee, and the executive secretary shall be appointed by the Prime Minister from among public officials belonging to the Office for Government Policy Coordination. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | The term of office of members who are not public officials shall be 2 years, and they may be reappointed only once. |
| (6) | A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and any resolution thereof shall require the concurring vote of a majority of those present. |
| (7) | If a member has a direct interest, such as direct involvement in business affairs, or if there exists a significant cause to believe that he or she cannot be fair, he or she shall not participate in the deliberation and resolution only on the relevant case, and if a member deems that such reason exists, he or she may recuse himself or herself from the deliberation and resolution on the relevant case. |
| (8) | The chairpersons may, if necessary, have the head of the relevant central administrative agency attend a meeting of the Committee and make a statement. |
| (9) | A working committee may be established under the Committee to review and coordinate in advance agenda items concerning self-evaluation and specific evaluation among matters subject to deliberation and resolution by the Committee and to handle matters delegated by the Committee. |
| (10) | Matters necessary for the composition, operation, etc. of the Committee and the working committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 11 (Agency related to general supervision and control of evaluation) |
| (1) | In order to efficiently conduct business affairs regarding the self-evaluation of central administrative agencies, the Committee may request the central administrative agencies related to the general supervision and control of evaluation by sector prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "agency related to the general supervision and control of evaluation") to verify and inspect self-evaluation results by sector. |
| (2) | The Committee may have civilian experts participate in the verification and inspection of the results of self-evaluation by an agency related to the general supervision and control of evaluation, if necessary. |
| (3) | An agency related to the general supervision and control of evaluation may present its opinion to the Committee on the following matters regarding the sector under its jurisdiction: |
| 1. | Operation and improvement of the evaluation system and preparation of evaluation guidelines and evaluation indexes; |
| 2. | Confirmation and inspection of self-evaluation results and whether to conduct re-evaluation; |
| 3. | Other matters necessary for operating self-evaluation. |
| Article 12 (Cooperation with agencies subject to evaluation) |
The Prime Minister may request an agency subject to evaluation to provide data necessary for the formulation, implementation, etc. of a master plan for public service evaluation and an implementation plan for public service evaluation, and the agency subject to evaluation shall comply with such request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
| Article 13 (Establishment and operation of integrated electronic evaluation system) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister may establish an integrated electronic evaluation system to conduct public service evaluation in an integrated manner and may allow each institution and organization to utilize such system. |
| (2) | The integrated electronic evaluation system shall enable an integrated information management of the evaluation process, evaluation results, and reflux process and information sharing among agencies related to evaluation. |
| (3) | If the Prime Minister deems it necessary for the efficient operation of an integrated electronic evaluation system, he or she may entrust the management and operation thereof to an agency, corporation, or organization related to evaluation. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the establishment and operation of an integrated electronic evaluation system shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
CHAPTER III TYPES AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EVALUATION
| Article 14 (Self-evaluation by central administrative agencies) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall conduct self-evaluation, including policies, etc. of its affiliated agencies. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency shall organize and operate a self-evaluation organization and a self-evaluation committee. In such cases, at least 2/3 of the members of the self-evaluation committee shall be civilian members in order to ensure fairness and objectivity in evaluation. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the organization and operation of the self-evaluation committee under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 15 (Formulation of self-evaluation plans of central administrative agency) |
The head of a central administrative agency shall formulate an annual self-evaluation plan, including the following matters, so as to enhance the outcomes of the relevant policies, etc. based on the implementation plan for public service evaluation:
| 1. | Matters regarding duties, strategic objectives, and performance objectives of the relevant central administrative agency; |
| 2. | Matters regarding the details of major policies, etc. for the pertinent year; |
| 3. | Matters regarding basic directions for self-evaluation; |
| 4. | Matters regarding the composition and operation of a self-evaluation organization and a self-evaluation committee; |
| 5. | Matters subject to self-evaluation and methods of self-evaluation; |
| 6. | Matters regarding the utilization of the results of self-evaluation and measures therefor; |
| 7. | Other important matters regarding self-evaluation. |
| Article 16 (Procedures for self-evaluation by central administrative agency) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall formulate a self-evaluation plan for major policies, etc. for the pertinent year and submit it to the Committee by the end of April each year. |
| (2) | The Committee may request a central administrative agency to supplement a self-evaluation plan or to submit relevant data, if necessary. |
| (3) | The head of a central administrative agency shall conduct a self-evaluation based on the performance records of policies, etc. of the previous year and submit the results thereof to the Committee by the end of March each year. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the procedures, etc. for self-evaluation of central administrative agencies shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 17 (Re-evaluation of self-evaluation results) |
If the Prime Minister finds it necessary to re-evaluate the results of self-evaluation by a central administrative agency because there is an issue with objectivity and reliability in the evaluation after verifying and checking the results of self-evaluation by the central administrative agency, he or she may conduct a re-evaluation after deliberation and resolution by the Committee.
| Article 18 (Self-evaluation of local governments) |
| (1) | The head of a local government shall conduct self-evaluation, including policies, etc. of the agencies under his or her jurisdiction. |
| (2) | The head of a local government shall organize and operate a self-evaluation organization and a self-evaluation committee. In such cases, at least 2/3 of the members of the self-evaluation committee shall be civilian members in order to ensure fairness and objectivity in evaluation. |
| (3) | The head of a local government shall annually formulate a self-evaluation plan, including the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 15, so as to enhance the outcomes of policies, etc. under his or her jurisdiction based on the implementation plan for public service evaluation. |
| (4) | In order to enhance the objectivity and fairness of evaluation, the Minister of the Interior and Safety may support local governments with respect to evaluation indexes, methods of evaluation, establishment of evaluation infrastructure, etc. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (5) | Other matters necessary for the subject matters, procedures, etc. of self-evaluation by local governments shall be determined by the head of a local government. |
| Article 19 (Matters regarding specific evaluation) |
The Prime Minister shall reflect the following matters regarding specific evaluation in the implementation plan for public service evaluation:
| 1. | Matters regarding basic directions for specific evaluation for the pertinent year; |
| 2. | Matters regarding subject matters of specific evaluation for the pertinent year; |
| 3. | Matters regarding methods of specific evaluation; |
| 4. | Matters regarding utilization of specific evaluation results and measures therefor; |
| 5. | Other important matters regarding specific evaluation. |
| Article 20 (Procedures for specific evaluation) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall conduct specific evaluation with respect to policy measures related to two or more central administrative agencies, major pending policy measures, innovation management, and subject sectors prescribed by Presidential Decree, and disclose the results thereof to the public. |
| (2) | Before conducting specific evaluation, the Prime Minister shall prepare the evaluation methods, evaluation criteria, evaluation index, etc. and notify the agencies subject to specific evaluation of such methods, evaluation criteria, evaluation index, etc. and disclose them to the public. |
| (3) | The Prime Minister may request necessary data from an institution subject to specific evaluation for specific evaluation or require an evaluator to visit an agency subject to specific evaluation to verify and inspect data related to such evaluation. |
| (4) | When the Committee resolves on the results of specific evaluation, the Prime Minister shall notify the agency subject to specific evaluation thereof. |
| (5) | Other matters necessary for the procedures for specific evaluation shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 21 (Evaluation of business affairs delegated by the State) |
| (1) | The Minister of the Interior and Safety may conduct an evaluation jointly with the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies (hereinafter referred to as "joint evaluation") where it is necessary to evaluate State affairs delegated to a local government or the head of a local government, projects subsidized by the National Treasury, and other major national policy measures, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereafter in this Article referred to as "delegated affairs, etc. of the State") to efficiently perform State affairs. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (2) | If the Minister of the Interior and Safety intends to conduct a joint evaluation of local governments, he or she shall undergo deliberation and resolution by the Committee. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (3) | If the Minister of the Interior and Safety conducts a joint evaluation of local governments, he or she shall report the results thereof to the Committee, without delay. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (4) | The Minister of the Interior and Safety may establish and operate a joint evaluation committee of local governments under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Interior and Safety in order to efficiently conduct joint evaluation of local governments. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (5) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the head of a central administrative agency has any unavoidable reason to separately evaluate the delegated affairs, etc. of the State due to the characteristics of duties, timing for evaluation, etc., he or she may consult with the Committee on the subject matters, methods, etc. of evaluation. In such cases, the head of the central administrative agency may submit the results of evaluation to the Committee without delay. |
| (6) | Procedures for the organization and operation of the joint evaluation committee of local governments and the evaluation of delegated affairs, etc. by the State under paragraph (4) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 22 (Evaluation of public institutions) |
| (1) | The evaluation of a public institution (hereinafter referred to as "evaluation of a public institution") shall be conducted by an agency outside of the public institution in order to ensure objectivity and fairness in evaluation, taking into account the specificity and expertise of the public institution and to ensure objectivity and fairness in evaluation. |
| (2) | If evaluation has been conducted in accordance with the following statutes, such evaluation shall be deemed evaluation of a public institution under this Act: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010; May 28, 2014; Mar. 29, 2016> |
| 2. | Deleted; <Mar. 29, 2016> |
| (3) | With respect to a public institution not subject to evaluation under paragraph (2), the head of the competent central administrative agency may formulate an evaluation plan and conduct such evaluation. |
| (4) | An agency that conducts evaluation of public institutions under paragraph (2) or (3) shall submit the evaluation plan to the Committee in advance. |
| (5) | The Committee may present its opinions on the evaluation plan submitted under paragraph (4). |
| (6) | An agency that has conducted evaluation of a public institution pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) shall submit the results thereof to the Committee without delay. |
CHAPTER IV SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EVALUATION
| Article 23 (Support for establishment of infrastructure for public service evaluation) |
| (1) | The Government shall provide support in organizations, budgets, etc. necessary to strengthen evaluation capabilities, to the maximum extent possible. |
| (2) | The Government shall take measures and support necessary for the institutional settlement and vitalization of evaluation of central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions, such as the development and dissemination of evaluation methods and evaluation indexes. |
| (3) | The Government shall devise measures necessary to support agencies related to evaluation and to efficiently utilize professional human resources for evaluation. |
| Article 24 (Evaluation budget) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall request a budget, including appropriate expenses incurred in evaluating policies, etc. |
| (2) | A local government shall reflect appropriate expenses incurred in evaluating policies, etc. in its budget. |
| (3) | The Committee may present its opinion to the Minister of Economy and Finance, if necessary for securing evaluation expenses. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| Article 25 (Verification and inspection of actual operation conditions of evaluation system) |
The Prime Minister may ascertain and inspect the actual operation conditions of the evaluation system and take necessary measures, such as devising measures to improve the system, based on the results thereof.
CHAPTER V UTILIZATION OF EVALUATION RESULTS
| Article 26 (Disclosure of evaluation results) |
The Prime Minister, the head of a central administrative agency, the head of a local government, or the head of an institution that conducts evaluation of public institutions shall disclose the evaluation results to the public through an integrated electronic evaluation system, website, etc.
| Article 27 (Report on evaluation results) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall compile various reports on the results each year and report them to the State Council or hold a briefing session on evaluation. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency shall, without delay, report the results of self-evaluation of policies, etc. of the previous year (referring to the results deliberated and resolved upon by the Committee) to the competent Standing Committee of the National Assembly. |
| Article 28 (Linkage and reflection of evaluation results in budget and personnel management) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall link and reflect the evaluation results to the organization, budget, personnel affairs, and remuneration systems. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency shall reflect the results of evaluation in the budget request for the following year. |
| (3) | The Minister of Economy and Finance shall reflect the evaluation results in the compilation of the budget for the following year by central administrative agencies. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| Article 29 (Self-corrective measures and audits based on evaluation results) |
When the head of a central administrative agency discovers any problem in a policy, etc. according to the evaluation results, he or she shall, without delay, formulate a plan to take measures against such problem and shall take self-corrective measures, such as suspending or reducing the execution of the relevant policy, etc., or conduct a self-audit thereof, and submit the results thereof to the Committee.
| Article 30 (Compensation based on evaluation results) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency shall take measures, such as awards, payment of performance-based bonuses, and preferential treatment in personnel affairs, to departments, agencies, or public officials under his or her jurisdiction in recognition of exemplary cases based on the evaluation results, and shall submit the results thereof to the Committee. |
| (2) | The Government may give preferential treatment to exemplary agencies, such as awarding official commendations and paying monetary awards, based on the results of public service evaluation. |
CHAPTER Ⅵ SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 31 (Performance management and self-evaluation of agencies affiliated with central administrative agencies) |
The head of a central administrative agency may require its affiliated agencies which need to conduct performance management and self-evaluation in light of their scale, characteristics of duties, etc., to conduct performance management and self-evaluation.
| Article 32 (Performance management and self-evaluation of other administrative agencies) |
The heads of administrative agencies, other than agencies subject to evaluation, shall endeavor to formulate and implement performance management and self-evaluation plans in the same manner as performance management and self-evaluation under this Act and to disclose the results thereof.
| Article 33 (Delegation or entrustment of authority) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister may delegate part of his or her authority under this Act to the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, if necessary for efficiently conducting specific evaluation. |
| (2) | The Prime Minister, the head of a central administrative agency, and the head of a local government may, if necessary for enhancing the objectivity and expertise of evaluation, entrust part of the evaluation affairs to a research institute specialized in evaluation. |
| Article 34 (Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions) |
Members of a committee related to evaluation under Article 10 (3) or (10), 11 (2), 14 (2), 18 (2), 20 (3), or 21 (4), persons who are not public officials among those who participate in the verification and inspection of self-evaluation results, and persons who are entrusted with the evaluation pursuant to Article 33 (2) shall be deemed public officials for the purpose of applying Articles 127 and 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act with respect to such evaluation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7928, Mar. 24, 2006>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on April 1, 2006.
Article 2 (Repeal of other statutes)
Article 3 (Transitional measures concerning performance management strategy plans and master plans for public service evaluation)
Notwithstanding Articles 5 and 8, the first performance management strategy plan and the first master plan for public service evaluation after this Act enters into force shall be formulated by December 31, 2006. Article 5 (Relationship to other statutes or regulations)
Where the previous Framework Act on Public Service Evaluation, etc. or any provisions thereof are cited by other statutes or regulations as at the time this Act enters into force, this Act or the corresponding provisions of this Act shall be deemed cited in lieu of the previous provisions, if provisions corresponding thereto exist in this Act.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8050, Oct. 4, 2006>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 2007. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, ... the amendments to statutes promulgated before the enforcement date of this Act but for which the effective date has not arrived, among statutes amended pursuant to Article 6 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant statute.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8857, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 9966, Jan. 25, 2010>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
| (1) | This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 12673, May 28, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, among statutes to be amended under Article 6 of the Addenda, the amended provisions of a statute which was promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement date of which has yet to arrive shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant statute.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14118, Mar. 29, 2016>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
| (1) | This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, any statute amended by Article 5 of this Addenda which was promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement date of which has yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of each relevant statute. |