Nova Scotia Order in Council 9334/2000

O.C. 9334/2000

Nova Scotia — Orders in Council

OIC Number: 2000 - 496

Date of Order: Oct 05, 2000

Statute: Community Colleges Act University Assistance Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Education dated August 29, 2000, is pleased to revoke Order in Council 89-692 dated June 20, 1989, and establish the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities by an Order in Council pursuant to

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Community Colleges Act;

Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1994, the University Assistance Act, and

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, by which the Governor in Council is pleased to:

(1) Confirm the present members of the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education, and the member of the Council appointed for his term as Chair by the then Minister of Education and Culture, as members of the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities, and such other persons as may be appointed from time to time;

(2) Determine the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities to be an advisory body on publicly funded post-secondary education to the Minister of Education and to the Governor in Council, and to direct that it is the function of the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities to: (

a) recommend to the Minister of Education each year the total sum that should be appropriated for allocation for the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie; (

b) recommend to the Minister of Education each year the allocation between the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie of capital and operating assistance provided by the Province; (

c) establish and monitor, in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie, a long-range plan for the development of a coordinated system of college education; (

d) inquire into and review the delivery of all programs at the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie to determine whether they are being delivered in a cost effective manner; (

e) recommend to the Minister of Education the approval or disapproval of public funding for new programs proposed by the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie; (

f) recommend to the Minister of Education the discontinuance of public funding for programs at the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie that the Advisory Board determines are no longer necessary to meet the established goals of post-secondary education in the Province; (

g) in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie, review financial information to ensure that a high standard of financial management prevails; (

h) receive reports and returns from the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie respecting revenues and expenditures and any other information required by the Advisory Board and prescribe the form and content of timeliness thereof; (

i) advise on college affairs; (

j) recommend to the Minister each year the total sum that should be appropriated for allocation among universities; (

k) recommend to the Minister each year the allocation among universities of the operating and capital assistance provided by the Province; (

l) establish and monitor, in conjunction with the Nova Scotia universities, a long-range plan for a more coordinated system of university education; (

m) inquire into and review the delivery of all university programs to determine whether they are being delivered in a cost effective manner; (

n) in consultation with the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, recommend the approval or disapproval of public funding for new regional programs proposed by Nova Scotia universities; (

o) recommend the discontinuance of public funding for regional programs that the Advisory Board and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission determine are no longer necessary to meet the established goals of university education in Nova Scotia; (

p) recommend the approval or disapproval of public funding for new programs proposed by Nova Scotia universities; (

q) recommend the discontinuance of funding for Nova Scotia university programs that the Advisory Board determines are no longer necessary to meet the established goals of university education; (

r) in conjunction with the universities, review financial information to ensure that a high standard of financial management prevails; (

s) receive reports and returns from the universities respecting revenues and expenditures, and any other information requested by the Advisory Board, and prescribe the form and content and timeliness thereof; (

t) advise on university affairs; (

u) encourage cooperative programming, research and administrative activities between and among colleges and universities; (

v) advise on issues pertaining to student financial assistance, including Nova Scotia student loans; (

w) advise on the publicly funded post-secondary education system in Nova Scotia; and (

x) undertake any other activities as requested by the Minister of Education.

(3) Require the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities to: (

a) manage its affairs and follow such procedures in the management of its affairs as directed, from time to time, by the Minister of Education; (

b) report to the Minister and/or the Governor in Council, as directed by the said Minister or upon request of the said Minister; and (

c) carry out its functions and duties with respect to the Nova Scotia Community College and Collège de l'Acadie, and with respect to the following institutions, which for the purposes of this Order, are referred to as "universities": (

i) Acadia University (ii) Atlantic School of Theology (iii) Dalhousie University (iv) Mount Saint Vincent University (

v) Nova Scotia Agricultural College (vi) Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (vii) St. Francis Xavier University (viii) Saint Mary's University (ix) University College of Cape Breton (

x) University of King's College (xi) Université Sainte-Anne and such other universities and/or community colleges and/or postsecondary education institutions as the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities is directed to include, from time to time, by the Minister of Education and/or the Governor in Council.

(4) Authorize the Minister of Education to pay each member who is not a government employee reasonable expenses incurred while engaged in duties as a member of the Council.

Department(s): Education (July 1999 - March 2013)

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 9334/2000
Date	2000-01-01
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	2000 9334
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	caafae5dda6853e121a0c6965f0ce587bc38b762

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