TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its Fifth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on June 9, 2011. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 13) – The Preparing Students for Success Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi visant la réussite scolaire (modification de diverses dispositions législatives) • Bill (No. 15) – The Firefighters and Paramedics Arbitration Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'arbitrage relatif aux pompiers et aux travailleurs paramédicaux • Bill (No. 23) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi • Bill (No. 28) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Reporting Bullying and Other Harm)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (obligation de faire rapport des cas d'intimidation et des préjudices subis) • Bill (No. 32) – The Essential Services (Health Care) and Related Amendments Act/Loi sur les services essentiels (soins de santé) et modifications connexes • Bill (No. 33) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pension • Bill (No. 34) – The Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Presumption re OFC Personnel) /Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les accidents du travail (présomption s'appliquant au personnel du bureau du commissaire aux incendies) Committee Membership • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Ms. BRAUN • Ms. BRICK • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. DYCK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Hon. Ms. HOWARD • Mr. MARTINDALE • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. SARAN • Mr. WIEBE Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. SARAN as the Vice-Chairperson.

Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following six presentations on Bill (No. 13) – The Preparing Students for Success Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi visant la réussite scolaire (modification de diverses dispositions législatives): Floyd Martens, Vice-Chair Manitoba School Boards Association Brian O'Leary Manitoba Association of School Superintendents Paul Olson Manitoba Teachers' Society Suzanne Hrynyk, Board Chair Winnipeg School Division Ian Mogilevsky, President Manitoba Association for Christian Home Schools John Bobbette Winnipeg Technical College Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 28) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Reporting Bullying and Other Harm)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (obligation de faire rapport des cas d'intimidation et des préjudices subis): Paul Olson Manitoba Teachers' Society Rebecca Ulrich Canadian Red Cross Written Submissions Your Committee received one written submission on Bill (No. 13) – The Preparing Students for Success Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi visant la réussit e scolaire (modification de diverses dispositions législatives), from: Marty Snelling, Chairperson Brandon School Division Board of Trustees Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 13) – The Preparing Students for Success Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi visant la réussite scolaire (modification de diverses dispositions législatives) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendment: THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by adding the following after t he proposed subsection 259.1(3): Application 259.1(4) Subsection (3) applies only in respect of a child who has withdrawn from parental control. • Bill (No. 15) – The Firefighters and Paramedics Arbitration Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'arbitrage relatif aux pompiers et aux travailleurs paramédicaux Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 23) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 28) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Reporting Bullying and Other Harm)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (obligation de faire rapport des cas d'intimidation et des préjudices subis) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 32) – The Essential Services (Health Care) and Related Amendments Act/Loi sur les services essentiels (soins de santé) et modifications connexes Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendment: THAT Clause 3(1)(

a) of the Bill be amended by adding the following after subclause (v): (v.1) Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc., • Bill (No. 33) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pension Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 34) – The Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Presumption re OFC Personnel) /Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les accidents du travail (présomption s'appliquant au personnel du bureau du commissaire aux incendies) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by, _______________________________ Ms. Marilyn B RICK, Chairperson June 9, 2011