FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Third Session Fifty-seventh Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick May 9, 2013 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Mr. Killen, Chair Ms. Coulombe, Vice-Chair Mr. Stewart Mr. Harrison Mr. C. Landry Mr. Davis Mr. Collins Mr. Haché May 9, 2013 To The Honourable The Legislative Assembly of The Province of New Brunswick Mr. Speaker: Your Standing Committee on Education begs leave to submit this their First Report.

Pursuant to Standing Rule 99, the Clerk convened a meeting of the Standing Committee on Education on April 18, 2013, in the Legislative Assembly Chamber and presided over the election of a Chair and Vice-Chair. On motion of Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Bonenfant, Mr. Killen was elected Chair of the Committee. On motion of Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Urquhart, Ms. Coulombe was elected Vice- Chair.

Your Committee met in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on April 18, 23, 25, May and 8, 2013, to consider the estimates of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, referred to your Committee by resolution of the House adopted April 4, 2013. Your Committee wishes to report that they have passed all of the estimates referred to them and outlined in this report and recommends these estimates to the House. I move, seconded by the Member for Restigouche-la-Vallée, that the report be concurred in by the House.

Carl Killen, MLA Chair The following are the items that were passed by the Committee: MAIN ESTIMATES, 2013-2014 ORDINARY ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,074,539,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Corporate and Other Education Services .............................................. 11,347,000 Elementary and Secondary Education .................................................. 996,068,000 Early Childhood Development ............................................................. 67,177,000 Less amounts authorized by law ...................................................... 53,000 Voted ..................................................................................................... 1,074,539,000 WORKING CAPITAL – MAXIMUM BALANCES 2013 - 2014 Voted WORKING CAPITAL ADVANCES Education and Early Childhood Development ......................................... 350,000 PETTY CASH ADVANCES Education and Early Childhood Development ......................................... 122,000