PART II SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Adult persons
49.2 (1) Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (4), a board may direct a person described in subsection (2) who is enrolled in or seeks to be admitted to a secondary school operated by the board to enrol in a continuing education course or class operated by the board in which the person may earn a credit.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Same (2) Subsection (1) applies to, (a) a person who has attended one or more secondary schools for a total of seven or more school years; (b) a person who did not attend secondary school for a total of four or more school years beginning after the end of the calendar year in which the person attained the age of 16 years; or (c) a person in respect of whom funding for a board is calculated in accordance with the regulations made under section 234 on the same basis as funding in respect of a person enrolled in a continuing education course or class.  1996, c. 13, s. 4; 1997, c. 31, s. 25. Same (3) Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (4), a person who has been directed in accordance with this section to enrol in a continuing education course or class does not have a right under this Act to attend or to be admitted to any class or course provided by the board that is not a continuing education course or class.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Exception: person requires particular course (4) Where a person must take a subject for a purpose listed in subsection (6) and the board does not offer a course in the required subject as part of its continuing education courses and classes but does offer a course in the required subject in its secondary school day program, the person is entitled to enrol in the day program course in the required subject.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Same (5) Subsection (4) applies only to persons who, but for subsections (1) and (3), would be entitled to enrol in the day program course offered by the board in the required subject.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Same (6) The following are the purposes referred to in subsection (4): 1. To qualify for an Ontario secondary school diploma. 2. To qualify for admission to a university or college of applied arts and technology. 3. To enter a trade, profession or calling.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Exceptional pupils (7) This section does not apply to, (a) a person who is identified under this Act as an exceptional pupil and in respect of whom there is a recommendation by a Special Education Identification, Placement and Review Committee for placement in a day school program; or (b) a person who is a member of a class of persons prescribed under subsection (8).  1996, c. 13, s. 4; 2006, c. 10, s. 5. Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the French version of subsection 49.2 (7) of the Act is re-enacted. (See: 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 10) Regulations (8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing classes of persons for the purposes of clause (7) (b).  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Classes (9) A class prescribed under subsection (8) may be defined with respect to any characteristic and may be defined to consist of or to include or exclude any specified member.  1996, c. 13, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 13, s. 4 - 27/06/1996; 1997, c. 31, s. 25 - 01/01/1998 2006, c. 10, s. 5
- 01/06/2006 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 10 - not in force PART II.1   miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Public Boards