Education Amendment Act (Organ Donation Education), 2006 Levac, Dave — Bill 33 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 33, 38-2

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Bill 33, Education Amendment Act (Organ Donation Education), 2006

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Bill 33 2005

An Act to amend the

Education Act with respect to

education on organ donation

Note: This Act amends the Education Act . For the legislative history of the Act, see Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

organ donation education

29. establish an organ donation education policy framework and require boards to include education on the importance of organ donation in the curriculum of students in the senior division such that every student receiving their Ontario

Secondary School Diploma will have learned of the importance of organ donation;

(2) Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Organ donation education, exception

(2) The organ donation education policy framework established under paragraph 29 of subsection (1) shall include a provision that permits the exemption of students from education on the importance of organ donation on the basis

of,

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a) religious belief;

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b) cultural beliefs or prohibitions; or

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c) similar personal reasons.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

2. The

short title of this Act is the Education Amendment Act (Organ Donation Education), 2005 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Education Act by permitting the Minister to establish an organ donation education policy framework and to require that boards include education on the importance of organ

donation in the curriculum of students in the senior division such that every student, subject to certain exceptions, receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma will have learned of the importance of organ donation.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 27, 2006

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

April 27, 2006

Second Reading

Carried on division

April 27, 2006

Second Reading

Debate

November 21, 2005

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November

21, 2005

Second Reading

Debate

April

27, 2006

Mr. Levac, Mr. Klees, Ms. Martel, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Scott, Mr.

Ramal, Mr. Parsons

April

27, 2006

April

27, 2006

Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on

Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

Acts Affected: Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws .

Education Act

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 33, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 33 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	cee9b3ec8e98f653054e0dd5d979b69ea780b9e3

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