(1) Social integration programs (hereinafter referred to as "social integration program") under Article 39 (1) of the Act shall consist of the following:
1. Education of the Korean language;
2. Education for understanding of Korean society;
3. Other education, provision of information, counseling, etc. deemed necessary by the Minister of Justice to support the social adaptation of aliens.
(2) The Minister of Justice may conduct the following evaluations on those who participate in social integration programs (hereinafter referred to as "participants in social integration programs"):
1. Preliminary evaluation;
2. Evaluation in each stage for the measurement of learning outcomes;
3. General evaluation deciding whether a participant has completed social integration programs.
(3) The Minister of Justice shall endeavor to make social integration standardized, systematic and effective.
(4) The Minister of Justice may outsource the development and operation of social integration programs or evaluations on participants in social integration programs to a university, corporation, institution, organization, etc. specialized in the related field, if necessary. <Amended on Dec. 12, 2023>
(5) The Minister of Justice or a person whom the operation of social integration programs has been outsourced pursuant to paragraph (4) may collect all or some of the expenses incurred in education from participants in social integration programs, within the limits of the amounts publicly notified by the Minister of Justice. <Added on Dec. 12, 2023>
(6) A person entrusted with evaluations on participants in social integration programs pursuant to paragraph (4) may receive fees for evaluations from such participants within the extent of the amount publicly notified by the Minister of Justice. <Added on Sep. 18, 2018; Dec. 12, 2023>
(7) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (6), matters necessary for the development and operation of social integration programs shall be prescribed by the Minister of Justice. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2018; Dec. 12, 2023>[This Article Added on Oct. 15, 2012]