BILL NO. 47
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
59 Elizabeth II, 2010
Education Act
(amended)
The Honourable Marilyn More
Minister of Education
First Reading: April 27, 2010
Second Reading: April 29, 2010
Third Reading: May 4, 2010 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Note
(a) clarifies the school review procedure; and
(b) gives the Minister authority to make regulations with respect to exceptions to the school review process.
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1 Sections 89 and 89A of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, are repealed and the following Section substituted:
(2) A school board shall identify a public school for review in accordance with 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) After the report has been made public, 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.
(6) Following its compliance with the procedure outlined in this Section, the school board may permanently close a public school.
(a) striking out "89A" in the second line of clause (o) and substituting "89"; and
(b) adding immediately after clause (o) the following clause:
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