TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs presents the following as its Fourth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 in Room of the Legislative Building: Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 3) –The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Municipal Amendment Act (Derelict Property)/Loi modifiant la Charte de la ville de Winnipeg et la

Loi sur les municipalités (biens abandonnés) • Bill (No. 5) – The Cottage Property Tax Increase Deferral Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act Amended)/Loi sur le report des majorations de taxes foncières visant les chalets (modification de la

Loi sur l'aide en matière de taxes foncières et d'isolation thermique des résidences) • Bill (No. 16) – The Order of Manitoba Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'Ordre du Manitoba • Bill (No. 20) – The University College of the North Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le Collège universitaire du Nord • Bill (No. 23) – The Public Schools Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques • Bill (No. 26) – The Addictions Foundation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Fondation manitobaine de lutte contre les dépendances • Bill (No. 29) – The Advanced Education Administration Act and Amendments to The Council on Post-Secondary Education Act and The Education Administration Act/Loi sur l'administration de l'enseignement postsecondaire et modifications concernant la

Loi sur le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire et la

Loi sur l'administration scolaire • Bill (No. 227) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Unpaid Leave Related to Donating an Organ)/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi (congé sans solde pour donneurs d'organes) Committee Membership Committee Membership for the June 15, 2010 meeting: • Hon. Ms. A LLAN • Mr. BRIESE • Mr. DERKACH • Mr. GRAYDON • Hon. Mr. LEMIEUX • Hon. Ms. MCGIFFORD • Mr. REID • Mr. SARAN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Hon. Ms. WOWCHUK Your Committee elected Mr. REID as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. SARAN as the Vice-Chairperson.

Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following one presentation on Bill (No. 3) –The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Municipal Amendment Act (Derelict Property)/Loi modifiant la Charte de l a ville de Winnipeg et la

Loi sur les municipalités (biens abandonnés): Ed Ackerman Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following six presentations on Bill (No. 5) – The Cottage Property Tax Increase Deferral Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assi stance Act Amended)/Loi sur le report des majorations de taxes foncières visant les chalets (modification de la

Loi sur l'aide en matière de taxes foncières et d'isolation thermique des résidences): Larry Baker Private Citizen Gus Wruck Private Citizen Dave Crabb Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners Pat Dunlop Private Citizen Lorne Weiss Manitoba Real Estate Association Peter Squire Winnipeg Realtors Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 227) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Unpaid Leave Related to Donating an Organ)/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi (congé sans solde pour donneurs d'organes): Henry Horner Kidney Foundation Ryan Johnson Private Citizen Written Submissions Your Committee receiv ed one written submission on Bill (No. 5) – The Cottage Property Tax Increase Deferral Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act Amended)/Loi sur le report des majorations de taxes foncières visant les chalets (modification de la

Loi sur l'aide en matière de taxes foncières et d'isolation thermique des résidences), from: Colin Craig Canadian Taxpayers Federation Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 3) –The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Municipal Amendment Act (Derelict Property)/Loi m odifiant la Charte de la ville de Winnipeg et la

Loi sur les municipalités (biens abandonné

s) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 5) – The Cottage Property Tax Increase Deferral Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act Amended)/Loi sur le report des majorations de taxes foncières visant les chalets (modification de la

Loi sur l'aide en matière de taxes foncières et d'isolation thermique des résidences) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 16) – The Order of Manitoba Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'Ordre du Manitoba Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 20) – The University College of the North Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le Collège universitaire du Nord Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 23) – The Public Schools Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 26) – The Addictions Foundation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Fondation manitobaine de lutte contre les dépendances Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 29) – The Advanced Education Administration Ac t and Amendments to The Council on Post-Secondary Education Act and The Education Administration Act/Loi sur l'administration de l'enseignement postsecondaire et modifications concernant la

Loi sur le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire et la

Loi sur l'administration scolaire Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment on a recorded vote of Yeas 6, Nays 3. • Bill (No. 227) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Unpaid Leave Related to Donating an Organ)/Loi modifiant le Code de s normes d'emploi (congé sans solde pour donneurs d'organes) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments. THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by replacing the proposed clauses 59.6(1) to (11) with the following:

Interpretation 59.6(1) For the purpose of this section, an employee donates an organ when he or she undergoes a surgical procedure that involves the removal of an organ or tissue from the employee for the purpose of it being transplanted into another individual. Unpaid leave for donating an organ 59.6(2) An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to unpaid leave of up to 13 weeks for the purpose of donating an organ. Notice and medical certificate to be given to employer 59.6(3) An employee who wishes to take a leave under this

section must give the employer (

a) in writing, as much notice as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances; and (

b) a medical certificate stating the start date and end date of the pe riod necessary for the employee to donate the organ and recover from the procedure. Length of leave 59.6(4) The employee is entitled to take leave for the period set out in the medical certificate. Extending leave 59.6(5) The employee is entitled to ex tend his or her leave if, in respect of the period certified under clause (3)(

b) coming to an end, the employee gives the employer a medical certificate stating that the employee requires an additional specified period to recover from donating an organ. Extensions not to total more than 13 weeks 59.6(6) A leave may be extended more than once, but the total extension period must not exceed 13 weeks. Notice to employer — minimum period 59.6(7) An employee who wishes to extend a leave must give the employer written notice at least one pay period before extending the leave, if reasonable and practicable in the circumstances.

When extended leave ends 59.6(8) An extended leave ends on the day specified in the most recent medical certificate given to the employer. Ending leave early 59.6(9) The employee may end the leave earlier than provided in subsections (4) or (8) by giving the employer written notice at least one pay period before the day he or she wishes to end the leave. Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Daryl Reid, Chairperson June 15, 2010