TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its Second Report. Meetings Your Committee met on May 26, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 23) – The Cooperative Housing Strategy Act/Loi sur la stratégie en matière d'habitation coopérative • Bill (No. 37) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Connecting Schools to the Internet)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (branchement à Internet) • Bill (No. 58) – The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act/Loi sur le Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology • Bill (No. 63) – The Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Council on Post-Secondary Education Repeal Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration de l'enseignement postsecondaire et abolissant le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire Committee Membership • Ms. ALLAN (Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. ALLUM • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON • Mr. CALDWELL • Mr. EWASKO • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mr. WISHART Your Committee elected Mr. CALDWELL as the Vice-Chairperson. Substitutions received during committee proceedings: • Mrs. R OWAT for Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. KOSTYSHYN for Hon. Ms.

IRVIN-ROSS Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 23) – The Cooperative Housing Strategy Act/Loi sur la stratégie en matière d'habitation coopérative: Ken Guilford Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 37) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Connecting Schools to the Internet)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (branchement à Internet): Ken Guilford Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 58) – The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act/Loi sur le Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology: Ken Guilford Private Citizen Craig Stahlke Pembina Trails School Division Your Committee heard the following eight presentations on Bill (No. 63) – The Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Council on Post -Secondary Education Repeal Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administ ration de l'enseignement postsecondaire et abolissant le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire: Hugh Grant University of Winnipeg Faculty Association Ken Guilford Private Citizen Eric Johnstone University of Winnipeg Thomas Kucera and Linda Guse (by leave) University of Manitoba Faculty Bilan Arte Canadian Federation of Students Manitoba Zach Fleisher Private Citizen Rorie McLeod University of Winnipeg Students’ Associations Lauren MacLean Red River College Students’ Association Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 58) – The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act/Loi sur le Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology: Paul Holden Winnipeg Technical College Your Committee received the following two written submissions on Bill (No. 63) – The Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Council on Post -Secondary Education Repeal Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration de l'enseignement postsecondaire e t abolissant le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire: David T.

Barnard Council of Presidents of Universities in Manitoba Laura Rempel University of Manitoba Graduate Student Association Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 23) – The Cooperative Housing Strategy Act/Loi sur la stratégie en matière d'habitation coopérative Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments: THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by replacing everything after the principle "Consultat ion" with the following: Cooperative Advantage: To promote cooperative housing, it is necessary to profile the advantages of the member and community benefits specific to housing cooperatives, a distinct type of housing.

Diversification: To stimulate the cooperative housing sector, it is necessary to diversify the sector to include a variety of financial and organizational models for cooperative housing, such as (

a) residential housing provided by housing cooperatives on a not for profit basis; (

b) residential housing provided by housing cooperatives on a for profit basis, including on the basis of full, limited or shared equity member participation; and (

c) residential housing provided by housing cooperatives with multiple classes of membership shares and a diverse membership base. Innovation: To sustain the cooperative housing sector, it is necessary to increase public awareness of (

a) the variety of financial and organizational models for cooperative housing; and (

b) innovative uses of cooperative housing to fulfill housing needs, such as the need for workforce, student or urban housing. THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by adding "and that it includes information a bout various types of cooperative housing and information about how to establish and govern housing cooperatives" after "website". • Bill (No. 37) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Connecting Schools to the Internet)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (branchement à Internet) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 58) – The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act/Loi sur le Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 63) – The Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Council on Post-Secondary Education Repeal Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration de l'enseignement postsecondaire et abolissant le Conseil de l'enseignement postsecondaire Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by, _______________________________ Ms. Nancy A LLAN, Chairperson May 26, 2014