Pathways to Post-secondary Excellence Act (Post-secondary Educational Report), 2018 Baker, Yvan — Bill 24 (41st Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 24, 41-3

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Bill 24, Pathways to Post-secondary Excellence Act (Post-secondary Educational Report), 2018

Baker, Yvan

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EXPLANATORY

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The Bill amends the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Act, 2005 to

require the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario to collect and publish

information about certain educational institutions. This information must be

collected every school year.

The Council must

publish this information on a website unless the Council determines that it is

not ready for publication. The Council must report to the Minister about its

progress in publishing the information.

The Lieutenant

Governor in Council is given regulatory powers with respect to these new

requirements.

Bill 24 2018

Act to amend the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Act, 2005 to

require the Council to collect and publish information in respect of certain

educational institutions

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 6 of the Higher Education Quality Council of

Ontario Act, 2005 is amended by striking out "and" at the end of

subclause (c) (iii) and by adding the following clause:

(c.1) to

collect and publish information in accordance with

section 8.3; and

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Publication

of information about educational institutions

Purpose

8.3

(1) The

purpose of this

section is to support more informed choices regarding

post-secondary options by centralizing data relevant to the decision making

process in the areas of admission, student experience and outcomes for recent

graduates.

Information

to be collected

(2) For

every school year, the Council shall collect the following information in respect

of every program of study offered by every campus and constituent campus of

every post-secondary educational institution and by every institution operated

by a person who is authorized to grant a degree under

section 4 of the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 :

1. The

admission requirements for the program of study in the upcoming school year.

2. The

costs of the program of study, including tuition, ancillary fees and the costs

of any required educational materials.

3. The

financial value of government student aid and bursaries that were available to

students in the program of study.

4. Any

class size information that the Council considers appropriate.

5. Any

demographic information about the student population in the institution that

the Council considers appropriate, such as,

i. the

age composition of the student population,

ii. the

percentage of students who came from a province or territory other than

Ontario,

iii. the

percentage of students who lived on campus, and

iv. the

percentage of students who were engaged in full-time and part-time studies.

6. Student

satisfaction with indicators such as the institution's teaching quality, library

services including mental health services, co-operative work programs,

extracurricular programs, facilities and residences as determined by the survey

established by the regulations.

7. Graduate

satisfaction with the overall educational experience in the program of study as

determined by the survey established by the regulations.

8. The

employment and educational status of graduates from the program of study as

determined by the Council, which may include information such as,

i. the

location of employment,

ii. the

industry sector of employment,

iii. the

full-time or part-time status of employment, and

iv. any

further post-secondary education that graduates are pursuing.

9. The

average annual compensation of graduates from the program of study after

graduation at the intervals determined by the Council.

10. The

average government-issued student debt of graduates from the program of study.

11. The

percentage of graduates from the program of study who have defaulted on their

government-issued student loans six months after graduation and two years after

graduation.

12. Employer satisfaction with graduates

from the program of study as determined by the Council.

13. Any

other information the Council considers appropriate.

14. Any

other prescribed information.

Approval

by Information and Privacy Commissioner

(3) The

information in subsection (2) must be collected in a manner that is approved by

the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Publication

of information

(4) The

Council shall publish the information collected under subsection (2) on a

website operated by the Council.

Exception

(5) Subsection

(4) does not apply to information that the Council determines is not ready for

publication.

Format

(6) The

Council shall ensure that the information collected under subsection (2) is

presented in a consistent format that is accurate and easy to use.

Report

to Minister

(7) One

year after the day this

section comes into force, the Council shall provide a

report to the Minister about its progress in publishing the information

collected under subsection (2).

Definitions

(8) In

this section,

"program

of study" means a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree, diploma

or certificate; ("programme d'études")

"school

year" means a year that begins on May 1 and that ends on April 30 of the

subsequent year. ("année scolaire")

Subsection 9 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(q.1) governing

the collection of information under

section 8.3;

(q.2) establishing

and governing the survey referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7 of subsection 8.3

(2), including prescribing the people who must be surveyed, the form and manner

of the survey and the timing of the survey;

(q.3) clarifying

the meaning of any paragraph in subsection 8.3 (2);

(q.4) prescribing

additional information that the Council must collect for the purposes of

paragraph 14 of subsection 8.3 (2);

Commencement

This Act comes into force one year after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Pathways to

Post-secondary Excellence Act (Post-secondary Educational Report), 2018 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 27, 2018

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 27, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Acts affected - Bill 24

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Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Act, 2005

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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