BILL NO. 23

(as introduced)

1st Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
58 Elizabeth II, 2009



Private Member's Bill



Employment Support and Income Assistance Act
(amended)



Chuck Porter
Hants West



First Reading: September 29, 2009

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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Explanatory Note

This Bill allows the Minister to give financial assistance to disabled persons who do not qualify for Canada Pension Plan disability, or private or other disability plan, benefits.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 27
of the Acts of 2000,
the Employment Support and
Income Assistance Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 (1) Subsection 6(1) of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2000, the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act, is amended by

(a) striking out "and" at the end of clause (d);

(b) striking out the period at the end of clause (e) and substituting "; and" ; and

(c) adding the following clause:

(2) Section 6 of Chapter 27 is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection:

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