Bill 19 2005

An Act to amend the
Education Act with respect to
community involvement activity hours
and board support

Note: This Act amends the Education Act. For the legislative history of the Act, see Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1.  Subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

community involvement

2.1 require that students in the senior divisions complete no less than 60 hours of community involvement activities before receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma;

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policy and procedures re community involvement

3.7 require that boards establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in the senior divisions to complete the required number of hours of community involvement activities;

2.  Subsection 170 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

policies and guidelines re community involvement

7.3 in accordance with the requirement under paragraph 3.7 of subsection 8 (1), establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in the senior divisions to complete the required number of hours of community involvement activities;

Commencement

3.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4.  The short title of this Act is the Education Amendment Act (Community Involvement), 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Education Act by permitting the Minister to require that students complete no less than 60 hours of community involvement activities before receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The Minister may also require that boards establish and maintain policies and procedures to assist students in completing the required number of community involvement hours. Boards are given the concomitant power to establish and maintain such policies and procedures.