1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
54 Elizabeth II, 2005
The Honourable Jamie Muir
Minister of Education
First Reading: April 22, 2005
Second Reading: April 25, 2005
Third Reading: May 16, 2005 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Clause 1 updates a reference in the Education Act to the Minister.
Clause 2 provides that (a) no member of a school board may be employed by the school board while the person is a member of the school board or during the six months after the person ceases to be a member of the school board; and(b) a person ceases to be a member of a school board if the person has been convicted of an indictable offence that is punishable by a period of imprisonment of a maximum of more than five years or of a child related offence designated in the regulations.
Clause 3 prevents a member of a school board who resigns from being a candidate to fill the vacancy. Clauses 4 and 5 correct errors in the Education Act. Clauses 6 and 7 and subclause 9(1) update references to the Minister of Education and the Department of Education and Clause 8 corrects an error in the Act. Subclause 9(2) adds regulation-making authority to designate child-related offences for purpose of Clause 47A(b). Clause 10 updates references to the Department of Education. Clause 11 provides that this Act comes into force on proclamation.
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:
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
3 Section 51 of Chapter 1 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following subsection:
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:
11 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.