BILL NO. 43

(as introduced)

1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
52 Elizabeth II, 2003

Private Member's Bill

Education Act
(amended)

Bill Estabrooks
Timberlea-Prospect

First Reading: October 30, 2003

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

This Bill requires the Government to establish a schedule for the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the Special Education Implementation Review Committee and, subject to the appropriation of any necessary funds, to implement the recommendations in accordance with the schedule.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 140 the following heading and Section:

140A (1) Within six months of the coming into force of this Section, the Government of the Province shall establish a schedule for the implementation of the recommendations contained in the June 2001 report of the Special Education Implementation Review Committee and shall, subject to the Legislature appropriating any necessary sums for that purpose, implement the recommendations in accordance with the schedule.

(2) The Minister shall table in the House of Assembly the schedule referred to in subsection (1).