[36] Bill 29 Original (PDF)
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Bill 29 1998
An Act to increase teacher representation at the Ontario College of Teachers and to make other amendments to the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1. Subsection 4 (2) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 is repealed and the following substituted:
Composition of Council
(2) The Council shall be composed of,
(a) 24 persons who are members of the College and who are elected by the members of the College in accordance with the regulations; and
(b) 8 persons who are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with the regulations.
2. The Act is amended by adding the following section:
Quorum of Council
4.1 The quorum of the Council shall be as prescribed by the regulations but there is no quorum unless a majority of the persons elected to the Council under clause 4 (2) (a) are present.
3. The Act is amended by adding the following section:
Chair of Council
4.2 The Council shall elect one of its members to be the chair of the Council.
4. Subsection 17 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:
Majority on committees
(1) A majority of the members of each committee established by the Council shall be persons elected to the Council under clause 4 (2) (a).
5. The Act is amended by adding the following section:
Quorum
17.1 The quorum of a committee shall be as prescribed by the regulations or as provided in the by-laws in the case of a committee that is not required by this Act but there is no quorum unless a majority of the members of the committee who are elected to the Council under clause 4 (2) (a) are present.
6. The Act is amended by adding the following section:
Requirements for certificates
18.1 (1) The requirements specified in the regulations for the issuance of a certificate shall include a requirement that the following be successfully completed:
1. An accredited teacher education program offered by a post secondary institution that is one academic year in length.
2. A paid internship under the supervision of a member of the College that is one academic year in length.
Supervisor of internship to be recognized
(2) The requirements in the regulations shall include provisions to ensure that a member of the College who supervises an internship is recognized by his or her peers as competent to do so.
Longer programs, internships cannot be required
(3) The regulations may allow but shall not require the completion of a teacher education program or internship that is longer than one academic year.
Commencement
7. This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Short title
8. The short title of this Act is the Ontario College of Teachers Amendment Act, 1998.
Copyright © 1998
Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.