PART II SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Fee payable
49 (1) Where a person qualified to be a resident pupil of a secondary school district or separate school zone attends a secondary school that the person has a right to attend under subsection 39 (1), the board of which the person is qualified to be a resident pupil shall pay to the board that operates the secondary school attended by the pupil the fee, if any, payable for the purpose under the regulations.  1997, c. 31, s. 24 (1). Same (2) Where a person qualified to be a resident pupil of a board attends a public or secondary school in the area of jurisdiction of another board under section 48.1, the board of which the person is qualified to be a resident pupil shall pay to the board that operates the school attended by the pupil the fee, if any, payable for the purpose under the regulations.  1997, c. 31, s. 24 (1). (3) Repealed:  1997, c. 31, s. 24 (1). Admission of resident pupil to another school by reason of distance to school (4) A child who resides with his or her parent or guardian in a residence that is assessed to the support of public schools and who may be excused from attendance under clause 21 (2) (c) may be admitted to a public school in another school section if the appropriate supervisory officer certifies that there is sufficient accommodation for the child, and the board of the section in which the child resides shall pay to the board of the other school section the fee, if any, payable for the purpose under the regulations.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 49 (4); 1997, c. 31, s. 24 (2); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (1). Admission of qualified non-resident pupil (5) A board may admit to a school that it operates a person whose admission with or without the payment of a fee is not otherwise provided for in this Act but who, except as to residence, is qualified to attend such school, and may, at its discretion, require the payment by or on behalf of the person of the fee, if any, payable for the purpose under the regulations.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 49 (5); 1997, c. 31, s. 24 (3). Fees for pupils (6) Despite any other provision of this Part but subject to subsection (7), if a board admits to a school that it operates a person who is a temporary resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or a person who is in possession of a study permit issued under that Act, the board shall charge the person the maximum fee calculated in accordance with the regulations.  2002, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 5 (1); 2005, c. 21, s. 2. Non-application of subs. (6) (7) A board shall not charge a fee to, (a) a person who is a participant in an educational exchange program under which a pupil of the board attends a school outside Canada without a fee; (b) a person who is a dependant within the meaning of the Visiting Forces Act (Canada); (c) a person if that person, his or her parent or someone else with lawful custody of him or her is in Canada, (i) under a temporary resident permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
(Canada), (ii) under a diplomatic, consular or official acceptance issued by the Government of Canada, or (iii) claiming refugee protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or having had such protection conferred on him or her; (d) a person if that person is awaiting determination of an application for permanent residence in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or an application for Canadian citizenship and his or her parent or someone else with lawful custody of him or her is a Canadian citizen resident in Ontario; (e) a person if his or her parent or someone else with lawful custody of him or her is in Canada, (i) under a work permit or awaiting the determination of an application for a work permit under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), (ii) as a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or is awaiting determination of an application for permanent residence in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), (iii) as a religious worker authorized to work in Canada under clause 186 (l) of the Regulations made under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), (iv) in accordance with authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to study in Canada and is a full-time student at a university, college or institution in Ontario, including an institution that is an affiliate or federated institution of a university or college, that receives operating grants from the Government of Ontario, or (v) in accordance with an agreement with a university outside Canada to teach at an institution in Ontario, including its affiliated or federated institutions, that receives operating grants from the Government of Ontario; (f) a person who is a member of a class of persons prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection.  2005, c. 21, s. 3; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (1). Regulations (8) The Minister may make regulations prescribing one or more classes of persons for the purposes of subsection (7).  2005, c. 21, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 24 (1-3) - 01/01/1998 2002, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 5 (1, 2) - 28/06/2002 2005, c. 21, s. 2, 3
- 01/09/2005 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (1) - 19/04/2021