An Act respecting Nipissing University — Private Bill PR25 (37th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill PR25, 37-2

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 37TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2001 Bill Pr25

An Act respecting Nipissing University Mr. Miller Private Bill 1st Reading December 4, 2001 2n d Reading 3r d Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Bill Pr25

An Act respecting Nipissing University

Preamble The board of governors of Nipissing University has ap- plied for special legislation to permit Nipissing Univer- sity to grant any and all degrees, honorary degrees and diplomas in all branches of learning and to clarify the rules respecting the terms of office for members of the board of governors and senate. The applicant represents that Nipissing University wa s incorporated by special legislation in 1992, under which it has the power to grant only baccalaureate degrees, h onorary degrees and the Masters of Education Degree. It is appropriate to grant the application.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1.

Section of the Nipissing University Act, 1992 is repealed and the following substituted: Power to grant degrees 6. The University has the power and authority to grant any and all degrees, honorary degrees and diplo- mas in all branches of learning. 2.

Section of the Act is repealed and the follow- ing substituted: Term of office 9.

(1) The term of office for each member of the board shall be three years. Limitation

(2) A member of the board, other than a member de- scribed in paragraph or of subsection 8 (1), shall not serve for more than six consecutive years but shall be eligible again for appointment or election to the board after one year’s absence from the board. Saving

(3) Service on the board for the remainder of a vacat- ing member’s term of office pursuant to

section 13, whether that service was before or after the Nipissing University Act, 2001 receives Royal Assent, shall not be included in the calculation of six consecutive years un- der subsection (2). 3.

Section of the Act is repealed and the follow- ing substituted: Term of office 19. The term of office for each member of the senate appointed or elected under subsection 18 (3) shall be three years. Commencement 4. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title 5. The

short title of this Act is the Nipissing Uni- versity Act, 2001. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The purpose of the Bill is set out in the

Preamble.

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