An Act respecting the Institute for Christian Studies — Private Bill PR14 (38th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill PR14, 38-1

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11ST SESSION, 38TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO 54 ELIZABETH II, 2005 Bill Pr14

An Act respecting the Institute for Christian Studies Mr. Marchese Private Bill 1st Reading May 31, 2005 2n d Reading 3r d Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

EXPLANATORY NOTE The purpose of the Bill is set out in the

Preamble.

Bill Pr14 2005

An Act respecting the Institute for Christian Studies

Preamble The Institute for Christian Studies has applied for special legislation to amend its authority to grant degrees and to change the structure and powers of its Board of Trustees and its Senate. The applicant represents that it was incor- porated by the Institute for Christian Studies Act, 1983. 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:

Section 4 of the Institute for Christian Studies Act, 1983 is repealed and the following substituted: Board of Trustees 4.

(1) The affairs of the Institute shall be managed by the Board. Composition

(2) The composition of the Board is as specified by by- law, and the Board must have at least 12 and not more than 21 members. Same

(3) The following matters are to be established by by- law: 1. The eligibility of persons to hold office as Board members. 2. The manner of selecting Board members. 3. The term of office of Board members. 4. Such other matters as the Board considers appro- priate.

Section 6 of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1992,

chapter Pr48,

section 1, is repealed and the following substituted: Senate 6.

(1) There shall be a Senate of the Institute, and the composition of the Senate is as specified by by-law of the Board. Same

(2) The following matters are to be established by by- law: 1. The eligibility of persons to hold office as mem- bers of the Senate. 2. The manner of selecting members of the Senate. 3. The term of office of members of the Senate. 4. Such other matters as the Board considers appro- priate. Powers and duties of the Senate 6.1

(1) The Senate has the following powers and du- ties: 1. To decide academic policy and supervise its im- plementation. 2. To recommend to the Board the establishment and termination of programs and courses of study, in- cluding programs and courses of study leading to a degree granted by another post-secondary institu- tion if the other institution is authorized under the laws of Ontario to grant the degree. 3. To determine the curricula of all programs and courses of study, standards of admission to and continued registration in the Institution and stan- dards of examinations. 4.

To identify positions on the academic staff which are to be filled or refilled and to recommend to the Board a person to fill each position. 5. To recommend to the Board reappointments, tenure appointments, promotions and dismissals of aca- demic staff. 6. To grant diplomas and certificates. 7. To grant the degrees of Master of Arts (Philoso- phy), Master of Worldview Studies, Ph.D. in Phi- losophy, the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters and such other degrees as the Institute may be au- thorized to grant under the Post-secondary Educa- tion Choice and Excellence Act, 2000. 8.

To recommend to the Board the sponsorship at other institutions of lectureships, courses, teaching programs and research projects. 9. To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be determined by the Board. 10. To do all things necessary for carrying out the powers and duties set out in paragraphs 1 to 9. Same

(2) The Board may, by by -law, make such changes to the powers and duties of the Senate as the Board consid- ers appropriate.

2 INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES ACT, 2005 2 Requirements re degree programs 6.2 The following requirements established under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 apply to the Institute in relation to its programs for the degrees of Master of Arts (Philosophy) and Ph.D. in Philosophy: 1. The requirements respecting student transcripts and access to transcripts. 2. The requirements respecting the collection and refunding of tuition fees and respecting unearned tuition fees. 3.

The requirements respecting the security referred to in subsection 4 (4) of that Act, forfeiture of the security and claims made against the security. 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 Institute for Christian Studies Act, 2005.

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