第九章 法律责任

　　第七十一条 违反国家有关规定，不按照预算核拨教育经费的，由同级人民政府限期核拨；情节严重的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予处分。

　　违反国家财政制度、财务制度，挪用、克扣教育经费的，由上级机关责令限期归还被挪用、克扣的经费，并对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。

　　第七十二条 结伙斗殴、寻衅滋事，扰乱学校及其他教育机构教育教学秩序或者破坏校舍、场地及其他财产的，由公安机关给予治安管理处罚；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。

　　侵占学校及其他教育机构的校舍、场地及其他财产的，依法承担民事责任。

Chapter IX Legal Responsibility

Article 71 Where in violation of the relevant regulations of the State, the educational appropriations are not examined and allocated as specified in the budget, the people’s governments at the corresponding level shall set a time limit for such examination and allocation; if the case is serious, leading persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for it shall be given administrative sanctions according to the law.

Where, in violation of the State’s fiscal system or financial system, educational appropriations are diverted to other purposes or withheld, the organ at a higher level shall order the return, within a time limit, of the part of the appropriations that is diverted to other purposes or withheld and shall impose, in accordance with the law, administrative sanctions on the leading persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for it; if the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to the law.

Article 72 If anyone engages in gang-fighting or stirs up quarrels, thus disturbing the educational or teaching order of schools or other institutions of education, or destroy school buildings, sites or other property, he shall be given administrative penalties for public security by public security organs; if the case constitutes a crime, the offender shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to the law. .

If anyone who illegally occupies school buildings, sites or other property, he shall bear civil liabilities according to the law.

　　第七十三条 明知校舍或者教育教学设施有危险，而不采取措施，造成人员伤亡或者重大财产损失的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法追究刑事责任。

　　第七十四条 违反国家有关规定，向学校或者其他教育机构收取费用的，由政府责令退还所收费用；对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予处分。

　　第七十五条 违反国家有关规定，举办学校或者其他教育机构的，由教育行政部门或者其他有关行政部门予以撤销；有违法所得的，没收违法所得；对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予处分。

Article 73 If anyone knowingly fails to take measures with regard to the school buildings or educational or teaching facilities that are dangerous, thus causing human casualties or heavy losses of property, the leading persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for it shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to the law.

Article 74 If anyone, in violation of the relevant regulations of the State, collects fees from a school or any other institution of education, he shall be ordered by the government concerned to return the fees thus collected; the leading persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for it shall be given administrative sanctions according to the law.

Article 75 If anyone, in violation of the relevant regulations of the State, establishes schools or other institutions of education, such schools or institutions shall be dissolved by the administrative department of education; the unlawful gains, if any, shall be confiscated; the leading persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for it shall be given administrative sanctions according to the law.