Education Amendment Act (Community Involvement), 2005 Fonseca, Peter — Bill 19 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 19, 38-2

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Bill 19, Education Amendment Act (Community Involvement), 2005

Fonseca, Peter

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Bill 19 2005

An Act to amend the

Education Act with respect to

community involvement activity hours

and board support

Note: This Act amends the Education Act . For the legislative history of the Act, see Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

community involvement

2.1 require that students in the senior divisions complete no less than 60 hours of community involvement activities before receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma;

. . . . .

policy and procedures re community involvement

3.7 require that boards establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in the senior divisions to complete the required number of hours of community involvement activities;

2. Subsection 170 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

policies and guidelines re community involvement

7.3 in accordance with the requirement under paragraph 3.7 of subsection 8 (1), establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in the senior divisions to complete the required number of hours of community involvement

activities;

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Education Amendment Act (Community Involvement), 2005 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Education Act by permitting the Minister to require that students complete no less than 60 hours of community involvement activities before receiving their Ontario Secondary

School Diploma. The Minister may also require that boards establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in completing the required number of community involvement hours. Boards are given the concomitant power to establish and

maintain such policies and procedures.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 24, 2005

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

November 24, 2005

Second Reading

Carried on division

November 24, 2005

Second Reading

Debate

November 2, 2005

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November

2, 2005

Second Reading

Debate

November

24, 2005

Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Ruprecht, Ms. Smith, Mr. Yakabuski,

Ms. Scott, Mr. Klees, Mr. Bisson

November

24, 2005

November

24, 2005

Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social

Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

Acts Affected: Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws .

Education Act

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 19, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 19 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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