BILL NO. 210

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
57 Elizabeth II, 2008



Government Bill



Education Act
(amended)



The Honourable Karen Casey
Minister of Education



First Reading: November 6, 2008

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading: November 14, 2008

Third Reading: November 20, 2008 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

[home] [bills] 2007-08 Bills

Explanatory Notes

Clause 1 eliminates the requirement for a Mi'kmaq band council to have a tuition agreement in order to have representation on a regional school board.

Clause 2 provides that a school board shall not engage in or carry out any commercial activity without the approval of the Minister.

Clause 3 provides that, on and after September 1, 2009, a school board shall provide for the supervision of students during the student's lunch break at no cost to the student.

Clause 4 removes out-dated references to the Southwest Regional School Board.

Clause 5 repeals an unproclaimed provision that repeals subsections 48(4) and (5) of the Education Act which permit a municipality to recover election costs from a school board.

Clause 6 provides that this Act comes into force on proclamation.

[home] [bills] 2007-08 Bills

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 Subsection 42(4) of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is amended by striking out "that has a tuition agreement with a Mi'kmaq band council" in the third and fourth lines.

2 Section 64A of Chapter 1, as enacted by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002, is amended by striking out "Governor in Council" in the third line and substituting "Minister".

3 Section 64D of Chapter 1 is repealed and the following Section substituted:

4 Subsection 146(1) of Chapter 1, as amended by Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2004, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2004, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2005 and Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2006, is further amended by

(a) striking out clause (yc); and

(b) striking out "the Southwest Regional School Board and" in the second and third lines of clause (ye).

5 Section 47 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2003, the Municipal Law Amendment (2003) Act, is repealed.

6 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council order and declares by proclamation.

[home] [bills] 2007-08 Bills


This page and its contents published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly, and © 2008 Crown in right of Nova Scotia. Created December 2, 2008. Send comments to legc.office@gov.ns.ca.