TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on LAW AMENDMENTS presents the following as its Seventh Report. Meetings: Your Committee met on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters Under Consideration: • Bill (No. 19) – The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les mines et les minéraux • Bill (No. 22) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Francophone School Division Governance Structure)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (structure de gestion de la division scolaire de langue française) • Bill (No. 32) – The Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les enquêtes médico-légales • Bill (No. 33) – The Private Vocational Institutions Act/Loi sur les établissements d'enseignement professionnel privés • Bill (No. 43) – The Polar Bear Protection Act/Loi sur la protection des ours polaires • Bill (No. 44) – The Provincial Police Amendment (Aboriginal Policing) Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Sûreté du Manitoba (services de police autochtones) Membership Resignations / Elections: Substitutions received prior to commencement of the meeting: • Mr. GILLESHAMMER for Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. ENNS for Mr. DYCK • Mrs. STEFANSON for Mr. ROCAN • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI for Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF for Hon. Mr. SMITH (Brandon West) • Hon. Ms. MIHYCHUK for Hon. Ms. BARRETT • Hon. Mr. LATHLIN for Mr. JENNISSEN • Hon. Ms. McGIFFORD for Ms. KORZENIOWSKI • Hon. Mr. CALDWELL for Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF Substitutions made, by leave, during committee proceedings: • Mr. DERKACH for Mr.

GILLESHAMMER Public Presentations: Your Committee heard three presentations on Bill (No. 19) – The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act/ Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les mines et les minéraux from the following individuals and/or organizations: Grand Chief Francis Flett Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Michael Anderson Private Citizen Ed Huebert Mining Association of Manitoba Your Committee heard one presentation on Bill (No. 22) – The Public Schools Amendmen t Act (Francophone School Division Governance Structure)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (structure de gestion de la division scolaire de langue française) from the following organization: Claude Lemoine and Leo Robert D.S.F.M #49 Your Committee heard one presentation on Bill (No. 33) – The Private Vocational Institutions Act/Loi sur les établissements d'enseignement professionnel privés from the following organization: Ken Penner Midwestern School of Business and Technology and Robertson College Your Committee heard six presentations on Bill (No. 44) – The Provincial Police Amendment (Aboriginal Policing) Act/ Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Sûreté du Manitoba (services de police autochtones) from the following individuals: Margery Prince Private Citizen Diana Traverse Private Citizen Edward Pashe Private Citizen Sheila James Private Citizen Lorraine Elk Private Citizen David G. Newman Private Citizen Bills Considered but not Reported: Bill (No. 44) – The Provincial Police Amendment (Aboriginal Policing) Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Sûreté du Manitoba (services de police autochtones) Your Committee commenced clause by clause consideration of this bill but agreed to defer completion of the consideration to a future meeting of the Committee. Bills Considered and Reported: Bill (No. 19) – The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les mines et les minéraux Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Bill (No. 22) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Francophone School Division Governance Structure)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (structure de gestion de la division scolaire de langue française) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments: THAT the p roposed clause 21.38(2)(b), as set out in

section of the Bill, be replaced with the following: (

b) elected or appointed as a member of the Legislative Assembly, the Senate or House of Commons of Canada, or the council of a municipality; (b.1) elected or appointed to the board of another school division or school district; or THAT

section of the Bill be replaced with the following: Coming into force 25(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent. 25(2) Clause 21.38(2)(

b) comes into force on July 1, 2003. Bill (No. 32) – The Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les enquêtes médico-légales Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments: THAT subsection 9(2) of the Bill be amended by striking out " this Act comes into force " and substituting "section of this Act comes into force". THAT

section of the Bill be amended by striking out " this Act comes into force " and substituting "section comes into force". THAT

section of the Bill be replaced with the following: Coming into force 11(1) This Act, except

section 6, comes into force on the day it receives royal assent. Coming into force:

section 6 11(2)

Section comes into force on a day fixed by proclamation. Bill (No. 33) – The Private Vocational Institutions Act/Loi sur les établissements d'enseignement professionnel privés Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Bill (No. 43) – The Polar Bear Protection Act/Loi sur la protection des ours polaires Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by: ____________________________________ Mr. Doug MARTINDALE, Chairperson July 23, 2002