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Education Act (amended)

BILL NO. 165

(as passed)

1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
54 Elizabeth II, 2005



Government Bill



Education Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 16 OF THE ACTS OF 2005



The Honourable Jamie Muir
Minister of Education



First Reading: April 22, 2005 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: April 25, 2005

Third Reading: May 16, 2005

Royal Assent: May 19, 2005

An Act to Amend Chapter 1
of the Acts of 1995-96,
the Education Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows

1 Clause 3(1)(p) of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, as amended by Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000, is further amended by striking out "and Culture" in the second line.

2 Chapter 1 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 46 the following Sections:

47 No member of a school board may be employed by the school board of which the person is a member or during the period of six months after the person ceases to be a member of the school board.

47A Any member of a school board who is convicted of

(a) an indictable offence that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of a maximum of more than five years; or

(b) a child-related offence designated in the regulations,

ceases to be a member of the school board.

3 Section 51 of Chapter 1 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following subsection:

(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, where a vacancy occurs in the seat of a member of the school board because a member has resigned, that member may not be a candidate in a special election referred to in subsection (4).

4 Section 53 of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "Act" in the second line and substituting "act".

5 Subsection 54(5) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "subsections" in the first line and substituting "subsection".

6 Clause 64(2)(m) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "and Culture" in the second line.

7 Subsection 68(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "and Culture" in the third and fourth lines.

8 Subsection 81(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "managment" in the second line and substituting "management".

9 (1) Clause 146(1)(w) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "and Culture" in the third line.

(2) Subsection 146(1) of Chapter 1, as amended by Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002 and Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2004, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (ye) the following clause:

(yf) designating a child-related offence for purpose of clause 47A(b).

10 Section 152 of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "and Culture" in the eighth line and in the twelfth line.

11 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.

 


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