BILL NO. 207

(as introduced)

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

Private Member's Bill

Provincial Finance Act
(amended)

Darrell Dexter
Cole Harbour

First Reading: May 12, 2005

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: May 16, 2005

Third Reading: May 19, 2005 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

This Bill requires the Province of Nova Scotia to use money that may be received from the federal government, under Bill C-48 for post-secondary education, to reduce post-secondary tuition fees or provide grants to post-secondary students.

21A (1) Subject to subsection (2) and the enactment by the Parliament of Canada of Bill C-48 which is now before the House of Commons, the Province shall use all moneys received by the Province from the Government of Canada pursuant to Bill C-48 as enacted to

(a) reduce tuition fees for all post-secondary education programs; and

(b) establish a needs-based grant program for post-secondary students,

and the expenditure of those moneys must be in addition to moneys otherwise appropriated for post-secondary education.

(2) The sums required for the purpose of this Section shall be paid out of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose and nothing in this Section affects the appropriation or expenditure of money not appropriated for that purpose.