Talpiot College Act, 2000 Colle, Mike — Private Bill PR16 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

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Bill PR16, Talpiot College Act, 2000

Colle, Mike

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An Act to incorporate Talpiot College

Preamble

Beth Jacob Seminary has applied for special legislation to become

incorporated and to operate a post-secondary educational institution in

Jewish and general studies for Jewish women and to grant degrees. The

applicant represents that it is an unincorporated association and has been

operating a post-secondary educational institution for Jewish women since

September 2, 1973.

It is appropriate to grant the application.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act,

``administrative staff" means the full-time employees of the College who

are not members of its teaching faculty;

``board" means the board of governors of the College;

``College" means Talpiot College;

``student" means a person who is registered as such in a program or course

of study at the College that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate of the

College;

``supporting member" means a person who has subscribed to the College's

Statement of Basis and Principles, pays the annual dues of the College and

has been admitted as a supporting member of the College by the board in

accordance with the by-laws of the College;

``teaching faculty" means the part-time and full-time employees of the

College who hold the academic rank of professor, associate professor,

assistant professor or lecturer;

``year" means the membership year of the board or the academic council, as

the case may be, which may be any 12-month period selected by the supporting

members.

Seminary incorporated

2. (1)Beth Jacob Seminary is hereby constituted as a

corporation without share capital under the name Talpiot College.

Members

(2)The members of the board of the College and such other persons who

become supporting members constitute the corporation.

Objects

3. The objects of the College are to provide, at the

post-secondary level,

(a)for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge on the

basis of orthodox Jewish traditions, perspectives and teachings;

(b)degree, diploma and certificate programs and courses of study based on

an orthodox Jewish perspective;

(c)diploma and certificate programs and courses of study sponsored jointly

with other organizations or educational institutions.

Board

4. (1)The affairs of the College shall be managed by its

board.

Composition

(2)The composition of the board shall be as set out in the by-laws of the

College.

Eligibility

(3)No person shall be a member of the board unless he or she is,

(a)a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada; and

(b)a supporting member.

Elections

(4)Elections to the board shall be by secret ballot and the manner and

procedure for board elections shall be as set out in the by-laws of the

College.

Term of office, rotation

(5)The board shall by by-law provide for the term of office of members of

the board and for the election and retirement of members of the board in

rotation.

Vacancies

(6)Where a vacancy occurs for any reason among the members of the board,

the board in its sole discretion shall determine whether the vacancy is to be

filled and, if it is to be filled, the board shall elect persons to fill the

vacancy until the next annual meeting of the supporting members.

Chair, vice-chair

(7)The board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among its members

and, in the case of the absence or illness of the chair or there being a

vacancy in that office, the vice-chair shall act as and have all the powers

of the chair.

Term of office

(8)The term of office of the chair and vice-chair shall be determined by

the board.

Quorum

(9)A simple majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.

Committees

(10) The board may appoint an executive committee and other committees as

the board considers advisable and may delegate to any committee any of its

powers in accordance with the by-laws of the College.

First board

(11) Despite subsections (2), (3) and (7), the first members of the board

and the first chair and vice-chair shall be the persons named in

Schedule

Same

(12) The first members of the board may pass by-laws to provide for up to

18 additional persons, with the qualifications or positions as set out in the

by-laws, to be additional first members of the board.

Powers of the board

5. (1)The board has all the powers necessary or

convenient to perform its duties and achieve the objects of the College.

Same

(2)Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the board

may,

(a)appoint, suspend and remove the president of the College and define his

or her duties and responsibilities;

(b)appoint, classify, promote, suspend, transfer, reclassify or remove, as

it considers necessary or advisable for the proper conduct of the affairs of

the College, the members of the teaching faculty, as recommended by the

academic council of the College;

(c)appoint, classify, promote, suspend, transfer, reclassify or remove, as

it considers necessary or advisable for the proper conduct of the affairs of

the College, the members of the administrative staff and other employees of

the College;

(d)fix the number, duties, salaries and other remuneration of employees of

the College;

(e)delegate any of its powers under clauses (b), (

c) and (

d) as it

considers proper to the president or other employees of the College, as may

be recommended by the president;

(f)expend sums, within the financial limits set by the annual budget of

the College, that the board considers necessary for the support and

maintenance of the College, for the erection and improvement of buildings

that the board may consider necessary for the use and purposes of the College

and for furnishings and equipment for such buildings;

(g)expend sums, within the financial limits set by the annual budget of

the College, that the board considers necessary for the erection, equipment,

furnishings and maintenance of residences and dining halls for the use of the

students;

(h)establish and approve changes in or the termination of programs and

courses of study, schools, divisions and departments, as recommended by the

academic council of the College;

(i)establish and collect fees and charges for tuition and for services of

any kind offered by the College and collect fees and charges on behalf of any

entity, organization or element of the College;

(j)establish classes of members in addition to supporting members and the

qualifications and conditions of such classes of membership;

(k)admit as supporting members or other classes of members those persons

who apply and qualify for admission;

(l)enter into agreements with other post-secondary educational

institutions.

Same

(3)Subject to the approval of the supporting members, the board,

(a)may make by-laws for the conduct of its affairs;

(b)may by by-law establish or amend the Statement of Basis and Principles

of the College;

(c)shall fix the annual dues to be paid by the supporting members.

Referral to supporting members

(4)The board may refer any matter to the supporting members for approval

at their annual meeting.

Report to supporting members

(5)The board shall prepare an annual report on the operation of the

College in the previous year and shall provide the report to the supporting

members at their annual meeting.

Audit

6. (1)The supporting members, at their annual meeting,

shall appoint one or more public accountants licensed under the Public

Accountancy Act to audit the accounts and transactions of the board.

Annual report

(2)The board shall make available to any person, upon request, the annual

report of the College, including an audited annual financial statement, in

the form and manner determined by the board.

Academic council

7. (1)There shall be an academic council of the College

composed of,

(a)the president of the College;

(b)the academic dean of the College; and

(c)not fewer than five or more than 30 supporting members,

(i)at least two of whom shall be elected from among and by the teaching

faculty,

(ii)at least two of whom shall be elected from among the persons holding

the rank of professor or associate professor at any accredited post-secondary

educational institution, one-half of whom are nominated by the teaching

faculty and one-half of whom are nominated by the board, and all of whom are

elected by the supporting members, and

(iii)at least one of whom shall be elected from among and by the members

of the board.

Size increased

(2)The board shall by by-law determine the number of persons to be elected

to the academic council under clause (1) (

c) if the board is of the opinion

that that number is to be greater than five.

Same

(3)A by-law made under subsection (2) shall provide that the persons

elected under subclauses (1) (c) (

i) and (ii) shall comprise at least 70 per

cent of the membership of the academic council.

Term of office

(4)The academic council shall determine by by-law the term of office,

which may be one, two or three years, for the members elected from each of

the groups referred to in clause (1) (c).

Eligibility for re-appointment

(5)No elected member of the academic council shall serve on the academic

council for more than six consecutive years, but on the expiration of one

year after having served on the academic council for six consecutive years, a

person is again eligible for membership on the academic council.

Ineligibility

(6)An elected member of the academic council ceases to hold office when he

or she ceases to be eligible under the subclause of clause (1) (

c) under

which he or she was elected.

Vacancies

(7)Subject to the approval of the board, where a vacancy occurs for any

reason among the elected members of the academic council before the term for

which a person was elected has expired, the academic council shall determine

whether the vacancy is to be filled and if so, the manner and procedure for

so doing, and the person filling such vacancy shall hold office for the

remainder of the term of the person whose membership is vacant.

Chair

(8)The academic dean of the College shall be chair of the academic

council.

Powers of the academic council

8. The academic council may,

(a)enact by-laws for the conduct of its affairs;

(b)make recommendations to the board with respect to the establishment,

change or termination of programs and courses of study, schools, divisions

and departments;

(c)determine the curricula of all programs and courses of study;

(d)determine the standards of admission to and continued registration in

the College;

(e)determine the qualifications for degrees, diplomas and certificates of

the College;

(f)conduct examinations, appoint examiners and decide all matters relating

to examinations and examiners;

(g)award fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals, prizes and other

marks of academic achievement;

(h)award diplomas and certificates;

(i)grant the degrees set out in

Schedule 2;

(j)create councils and committees to exercise its powers;

(k)make recommendations to the board as to the appointment,

classification, promotion, suspension, transfer, reclassification and removal

of the members of the teaching faculty in accordance with the rules and

procedures established by the board.

Advisory assembly

9. (1)There shall be an advisory body called the advisory

assembly composed of members of the board, members of the academic council

and persons with the rank of professor or associate professor from such

colleges as the board may determine by by-law.

Same

(2)The board shall by by-law determine the compo

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