BILL NO. 145
(as passed, with amendments)
1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
56 Elizabeth II, 2007
Education Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 15 OF THE ACTS OF 2007
The Honourable Karen Casey
Minister of Education
First Reading: March 21, 2007 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: March 26, 2007
Third Reading: April 12, 2007 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: April 13, 2007
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1 Section 89 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is repealed and the following Sections substituted:
(2) Identification of a public school for review must be in accordance with the criteria set out in the regulations.
(3) Upon identifying a public school for review, the school board shall prepare and make available to the public a report in accordance with the regulations.
(4) Before making any decision respecting a public school that is the subject of a report pursuant to subsection (3), the school board shall, in accordance with the regulations, establish a study committee to review and respond to the report.
(5) Following its receipt of a response from the study committee, the school board shall
(a) make public the study committee response; and
in accordance with the regulations.
89A Following its compliance with the procedure outlined in Section 89, the school board may
(b) consolidate the school, or a part of the school, with another public school;
2 Clauses 145(m) to (o) of Chapter 1 are repealed and the following clauses substituted:
(ii) respecting reports by school boards upon identifying a public school for review,
(iii) respecting study committees established to review and respond to the reports,
(iv) respecting the making public of the responses of study committees,
(v) respecting public meetings to be held by school boards with respect to school reviews,
(n) prescribing the decisions that may be made by a school board following a review of public schools;
(o) defining "permanently close" for the purpose of Section 89A;
(a) all reviews of public schools commenced after this Act comes into force; and
(b) all public schools now under consideration for permanent closure or consolidation by a school board.
(2) For greater certainty, this Act does not apply to public schools for which consideration for permanent closure has been completed and a decision to close has been made before this Act comes into force.
4 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.
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