1. Reasons for Amendment

The Amendment improves comprehensive safety and sanitary inspections of youth training facilities carried out by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and local governments. It adjusts the amount of compensation under liability insurance for youth training activities including lodging, etc. and youth training facilities to the level of other disaster insurance. It also responds to the increase in foreign nationals residing in Korea by prescribing grounds to collect personal information on foreign nationals who participate in youth training activities, and clarifies ambiguous expressions concerning safety standards for training facilities.

2. Major Provisions

A. Clarify the method of comprehensive safety and sanitary inspections by specifying the inspection method stipulated in the remarks of attached Table 1-2 in the main text, and unify the disclosure method of inspection results (Article 11 (4) newly inserted, (5))

B. Adjust the amount of compensation under liability insurance for youth training activities including lodging, etc. to the same level as disaster insurance money in accordance with the results of the 2022 comprehensive evaluation of mandatory disaster insurance and the recommended improvements, as the current compensation limit has been unchanged since the Act was enacted in 2005 and there is a two-fold difference compared to disaster insurance amounts under other statutes (Article 13, attached Table 2 Injury Types and Benefit Amounts, attached Table 3 Long Term Injury Types and Benefit Amounts)

C. Respond to the increase in foreign nationals residing in Korea by prescribing grounds to collect personal information on foreign nationals who participate in youth training activities including lodging, etc. (Article 33-2 (1))

D. Clarify ambiguous expressions on emergency contact systems, etc. in safety standards for training facilities (attached Table 1)