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PART IV.1 EXTENSION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Plan re secondary school
96 (1) A Roman Catholic school authority may adopt a plan for the provision of secondary school education in the area of jurisdiction of the school authority.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Resolution (2) The adoption of a plan under subsection (1) shall be by resolution.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Implementation document (3) A school authority that adopts a plan under subsection (1) shall prepare an implementation document explaining how secondary school education would be provided in the area of jurisdiction of the school authority.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Same (4) The Minister may establish guidelines respecting the preparation of an implementation document.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Transmittal (5) The secretary of a school authority that adopts a plan under subsection (1) shall transmit to the Minister a copy of the resolution, certified by the secretary, together with a copy of the implementation document.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Review by Minister (6) The Minister shall review the implementation document and determine whether he or she is satisfied that the proposals set out in it would permit the provision of viable secondary school education in the area of jurisdiction of the school authority.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Notice (7) The Minister shall notify the school authority of his or her determination under subsection (6).  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Same (8) If the Minister determines that the school authority’s proposals would permit the provision of viable secondary school education in the area of jurisdiction of the school authority, the Minister shall advise the following persons of the determination and of the fact that implementation of the plan would require a regulation to be made under subsection 58.1 (2) and provide them with a copy of the implementation document: 1. The secretary of every affected board. 2. The clerk of every municipality all or part of which is within the area of jurisdiction of the school authority. 3. The appropriate assessment commissioner.  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 63 - 01/01/1998 97.-132. Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 63. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 63 - 01/01/1998 133 Repealed:  1994, c. 27, s. 108 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 27, s. 108 (4) - 1/01/1996 134 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 64. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 64 - 01/01/1998
PART IV.1 EXTENSION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Interpretation: references to ten school year period and to Roman Catholic school board
135.1 (1) A reference in this Act to hiring after the ten school year period mentioned in subsection 135 (6) shall, (a) in the case of a teacher hired by an old board after the expiration of the old board’s ten-year period, as determined under subsection 135 (6) of this Act as it read on December 31, 1997, be deemed to be a reference to hiring after that ten-year period; and (b) in every other case, be deemed to be a reference to hiring on or after January 1, 1998.  1997, c. 31, s. 67. Same (2) A reference in this Act to a Roman Catholic school board shall be deemed to be a reference to a separate district school board.  1997, c. 31, s. 67. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 67 - 01/01/1998 136 Repealed:  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 136 (3).  See 44 O.R. (3d) 349, leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada denied on October 21, 1999. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) R.S.O.1990, c. E.2, s. 136 (3) - 21/10/1999
PART IV.1 EXTENSION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Enforcement
137 A right referred to in section 135 may be enforced by order of the Divisional Court on application to the court.  1997, c. 31, s. 68. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 68 - 01/01/1998 138-142 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 68. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 68 - 01/01/1998 143 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 69. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 69 - 01/01/1998 144-146 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 70. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 70 - 01/01/1998 147-153 Repealed:  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 154. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) R.S.O.1990, c. E.2, s. 154 - 01/07/1995 154-157 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 70. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 70 - 01/01/1998 PART V 
SCHOol authorities — PROTESTANT
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Establishment of Protestant separate school
158 (1) Subject to subsection (3), before July 1 in any year, not fewer than five members of five families, with each member being Protestant, at least 18 years of age and resident in a municipality, may apply in writing for permission to establish in the municipality one or more separate schools for Protestants.  1997, c. 31, s. 72 (1). Application (1.1) The application shall be made, (a) if the municipality is located in whole or in part within the area of jurisdiction of one English-language public board, to that board; (b) if the municipality is located in whole or in part within the area of jurisdiction of two or more English-language public boards, to the English-language public board that has territorial jurisdiction over the places of residence of the greatest number of the applicants; and (c) if the municipality is located outside the area of jurisdiction of an English-language public board, to the council of the municipality.  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. (1.2) Repealed:  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Permission to establish (2) Subject to subsection (3), the council or the public board, as the case may be, within thirty days of the receipt of a proper application shall grant permission to the applicants to establish in the municipality one or more separate schools for Protestants.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 158 (2); 1997, c. 31, s. 72 (2). Restrictions on establishment (3) A Protestant separate school shall not be established in a municipality except where the teacher or teachers in the public school or schools in the municipality are Roman Catholics.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 158 (3). Effective date (4) A Protestant separate school is established on the day following the granting of permission to establish the school by the council or public board, as the case may be.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 158 (4); 1997, c. 31, s. 72 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 71, 72 (1-3) - 01/01/1998 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Protestant board: share of legislative grants
159 A Protestant separate school board shall share in the legislative grants in like manner as an English-language public board.  1997, c. 31, s. 73. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 73  - 01/01/1998 160-163 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 73. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 73 - 01/01/1998
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Qualification of a voter
164 Every person who is assessed as a Protestant separate school supporter and whose name appears on the list of voters of the municipality in which the land in respect of which he or she is assessed is situate, and the spouse of such supporter, if she or he is a Protestant, is entitled to vote at the election of members for the Protestant separate school board and on any school question having to do with the Protestant separate school or board.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 164; 1997, c. 31, s. 74; 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (6). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 74  - 01/01/1998 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (6)
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PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Members of board
165 (1) A Protestant separate school board shall have three members and section 58.7 applies with necessary modifications to the election of members of a Protestant separate school board.  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Special case (2) Despite subsection (1), The Protestant Separate School Board of the Town of Penetanguishene shall be composed of eight members.  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Transition, special case (3) Despite subsection (2), before the first day of July of an election year, the Protestant Separate School Board of the Town of Penetanguishene may, by resolution approved at a meeting of the Protestant separate school supporters, determine that the number of members to be elected shall be decreased to a number not less than three and, at the next following election, that number of members shall be elected.  2009, c. 25, s. 14. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2009, c. 25, s. 14 - 15/12/2009
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Corporate name of board
166 The members of every Protestant separate school board are a body corporate under the name of “The Protestant Separate School Board of the ..........................” or “Conseil des écoles séparées protestantes de ........................” or both (inserting the name of the municipality).  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 166; 1997, c. 31, s. 76; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 76 - 01/01/1998 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Discontinuing board
168 A Protestant separate school board is discontinued in the same manner as a Roman Catholic rural separate school board is discontinued and may be re-established in the manner provided in section 158.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 168; 1997, c. 31, s. 78. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 78 - 01/01/1998
PART V SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PROTESTANT
Application of other sections
169 Subsections 89 (3) and (4), subsection 90 (2), clause 198 (1) (d) and section 239 apply in respect of Protestant separate schools and Protestant separate school boards.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 169; 1997, c. 31, s. 79. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 79 - 01/01/1998 PART VI   BOARDS Duties and Powers
PART VI BOARDS
Provincial priorities for student achievement, multi-year plan
169.2 Every board shall develop the multi-year plan referred to in clause 169.1 (1) (f) in a manner consistent with the policies and guidelines established under paragraph 0.1 of subsection 8 (1), with the aim of achieving goals related to the provincial priorities in education in the area of student achievement prescribed under subsection 11.2 (1). 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 14. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 14 - 08/06/2023
PART VI BOARDS
Class size
170.1 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) governing class size in schools of a board; (b) establishing the methods to be used by a board in determining class size for the purposes of this section; (c) requiring boards to, (i) prepare reports and plans containing the specified information relating to class size, (ii) make the reports and plans available to the public in the specified manner, and (iii) submit the reports and plans required to the Minister in the specified manner; (d) defining terms used in this section for the purposes of a regulation made under this section.  2006, c. 10, s. 10. General or particular (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be general or particular.  2006, c. 10, s. 10. Board duties (3) Every board shall ensure that class size in its schools conforms to the requirements set out in the regulations made under clause (1) (a).  2006, c. 10, s. 10. (4) Repealed:  2009, c. 25, s. 17. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 11, s. 4
- 23/06/2000 2001, c. 14, Sched. A, s. 3 - 01/07/2001 2006, c. 10, s. 10
- 01/06/2006 2009, c. 25, s. 17 - 15/12/2009 Minimum teaching time
PART VI BOARDS
Minimum teaching time
170.2 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) governing the minimum teaching time for teachers in the elementary and secondary schools of a board; (b) establishing the methods to be used by a board in determining the minimum teaching time for the purposes of this section; (c) requiring boards to, (i) prepare reports and plans containing the specified information relating to minimum teaching time, (ii) make the reports and plans available to the public in the specified manner, and (iii) submit the reports and plans to the Minister in the specified manner; (d) defining terms used in this section for the purposes of a regulation made under this section.  2006, c. 10, s. 11. General or particular (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be general or particular.  2006, c. 10, s. 11. Board duties (3) Every board shall ensure that the minimum teaching times of its teachers conform to the requirements set out in the regulations made under clause (1) (a).  2006, c. 10, s. 11. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 81 - 01/01/1998 2000, c. 11, s. 5 (1-7)
- 23/06/2000 2006, c. 10, s. 11
- 01/06/2006 170.2.1 Repealed:  2006, c. 10, s. 11. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 11, s. 6
- 23/06/2000 2001, c. 14, Sched. A, s. 4 (1-4) - 01/07/2001 2006, c. 10, s. 11
- 01/06/2006 170.2.2 Repealed:  2006, c. 10, s. 11. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 11, s. 6 - 23/06/2000 2006, c. 10, s. 11 - 01/06/2006
PART VI BOARDS
Teachers’ assistants, etc.
170.3 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing duties and minimum qualifications of persons who are assigned, (a) to assist teachers or to complement instruction by teachers in elementary or secondary schools, except in junior kindergarten or kindergarten; (b) to assist teachers and designated early childhood educators or to complement instruction by teachers and the work of designated early childhood educators in junior kindergarten or kindergarten; or (c) to assist designated early childhood educators or to complement the work of designated early childhood educators in extended day programs.  2010, c. 10, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 81 - 31/08/1998 2010, c. 10, s. 7
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PART VI BOARDS
Establishment of scholarships, etc.
173 (1) Any person may, with the approval of the board concerned, establish scholarships, bursaries or prizes. Idem (2) A board may award bursaries or prizes to its pupils under such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 173. 174 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 85. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 85 - 01/01/1998 175 Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 85. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 85 - 01/01/1998 Benefits
PART VI BOARDS
Insurance: accident, liability, etc.
176 A board may, accident, etc., insurance 1. provide, by contract with an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act, i. group accident insurance to indemnify a member of a board or of an advisory committee appointed by a board or his or her estate against loss in case he or she is accidentally injured or killed, and ii. group public liability and property damage insurance to indemnify a member of a board or of an advisory committee appointed by a board or his or her estate in respect of loss or damage for which he or she has become liable by reason of injury to persons or property or in respect of loss or damage suffered by him or her by reason of injury to his or her own property, while travelling on the business of the board or in the performance of duties as a member of the board or of an advisory committee either within or outside the area over which the board has jurisdiction;  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 176, par. 1. 2.  Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 86. accident and public liability insurance re work-experience programs 3. where, in co-operation with business, industry or other enterprise, it provides for pupils training programs designed to supplement the courses given in its schools, provide, by contract with an insurer under the Insurance Act, accident insurance to indemnify such pupils against loss in case they are accidentally injured while participating in such a program and public liability insurance to insure such pupils and the board against loss or damage to the person or property of others while the pupils are participating in such a program;  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 176, par. 3. insurance for pupils 4. provide, by contract with an insurer under the Insurance Act, accident and life insurance for pupils, the cost of which is to be paid on a voluntary basis by the parents or guardians.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 176, par. 4; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (6). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 86 - 01/01/1998 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (6) - 19/04/2021
PART VI BOARDS
Insurance for employees
177 (1) Subject to the Health Insurance Act, a board by resolution may provide, (a) by contract either with an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act or with an association registered under the Prepaid Hospital and Medical Services Act, (i) group life insurance for its employees or any class thereof and their spouses and children, (ii) group accident insurance or group sickness insurance for its employees or any class thereof and their spouses and children, and (iii) hospital, medical, surgical, nursing or dental services, or payment therefor, for employees or any class thereof and their spouses and children; and (b) for payment by the board of the whole or part of the cost of any insurance or services provided under this subsection.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 177 (1); 1999, c. 6, s. 20 (4); 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (7). Contributions re insured services (2) A board may by resolution provide for paying the whole or part of the cost to employees of insured services under the Health Insurance Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 177 (2). Coverage for retired persons (3) If a person retires from employment with a board before he or she reaches 65 years of age, the board may retain the person in a group established for the purpose of a contract referred to in clause (1) (a) until the person reaches 65 years of age.  1994, c. 27, s. 108 (7). Payment of premium (4) If a person is retained in a group under subsection (3), the premium required to be paid to maintain the person’s participation in the contract may be paid, in whole or in part, by the person or by the board.  1994, c. 27, s. 108 (7). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 27, s. 108 (7)
- 09/12/1994; 1999, c. 6, s. 20 (4) - 001/03/2000 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (7) - 09/03/2005
PART VI BOARDS
Pensions
178 (1) A board, by resolution, may provide pensions for employees or any class thereof under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 178 (1); 2006, c. 2, s. 47. Continued pension plans (2) Despite subsection (1), a board that made contributions to an approved pension plan, as defined in subsection 117 (1) of the Municipal Act, being chapter M.45 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1990, may continue to provide pensions under such plan, and despite the repeal of section 117 of that Act, that section, as it read immediately before its repeal, continues to apply with necessary modifications.  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Definition (3) In this section, “employee” does not include a teacher or supervisory officer or an administrative officer who is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and who is eligible to contribute to the pension fund maintained to provide benefits in respect of The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 178 (3); 1996, c. 12, s. 64 (10). Rights continued (4) Where a person has rights under this section in relation to an old board and the old board is amalgamated or merged with a district school board under Part II.2, the rights of the person are the same immediately after the amalgamation or merger as they were immediately before the amalgamation or merger and, for the purpose, the district school board stands in the place of the old board.  1997, c. 31, s. 87. (5) Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 87. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 12, s. 64 (10) - 20/05/1997; 1997, c. 31, s. 87 - 01/01/1998 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2006, c. 2, s. 47
- 30/06/2006
PART VI BOARDS
Retirement allowances
179 (1) A board may grant an annual retirement allowance, payable weekly, monthly or otherwise for such period as the board may determine, to any employee of the board who has been in the service of the board for at least twenty years and who, (a) is retired because of age; or (b) while in the service has become incapable through illness or otherwise of efficiently discharging his or her duties, provided that no retirement allowance shall be granted under this section which, together with the amount of any pension payments payable to the employee in any year under a pension plan of the board or any municipality or under the Teachers’ Pension Act, will exceed three-fifths of the employee’s average annual salary for the preceding three years of his or her service.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 179 (1). Surviving spouse (2) Where an employee, (a) has been granted an annual retirement allowance under subsection (1) and subsequently dies; or (b) would have been eligible, except for his or her death, for such an allowance, the board may grant to the surviving spouse of such employee for such period as the board may determine an annual allowance, not exceeding one-half of the maximum allowance that may be granted under subsection (1).  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 179 (2); 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (8). Definition (3) In subsection (1), “pension payments” means, in the case of pension payments under a board or municipal plan, only such payments that result from joint contributions of the employer and employee and does not include any such payments that result solely from contributions of the employee.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 179 (3). Limitation on application of section (4) Where the board has a pension plan in operation, or where a municipality has a pension plan in operation in which the employees of the board are included, this section applies only to employees who were in the employ of the board on or before the 1st day of July, 1954, and in any event does not apply to any employee who enters the service of the board after the 1st day of July, 1956.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 179 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2005, c. 5, s. 21 (8)
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