PART IV SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — ROMAN CATHOLIC
Discontinuing school authority: vote of supporters
86 (1) A Roman Catholic school authority or five supporters of the school authority may, before July 1 in any year, hold a meeting of its supporters to consider the question of discontinuing the school authority and, where the majority of the supporters vote in favour of discontinuing and fewer than five supporters vote in opposition, the school authority shall within 30 days notify the Minister, the clerk of each municipality concerned and the secretary of any board that may be affected and, for assessment purposes, the zone shall be discontinued on September 30 following the meeting.  1997, c. 31, s. 52 (1). Discontinuing school authority: other conditions (2) A Roman Catholic school authority is discontinued on November 30 in any year, if, (a) for any continuous four month period in a school year, after the year in which the school authority was established, the school authority, (i) fails to operate a school, or (ii) fails to make an agreement with another Roman Catholic board for the education of its pupils and fails to provide transportation for the pupils who would otherwise be excused from attendance under clause 21 (2) (c); (b) no one is assessed as a separate school supporter in the separate school zone in relation to property in respect of which taxes are to be levied in the following year; or (c) the supporters fail to elect the required number of board members in two successive regular elections.  1997, c. 31, s. 52 (1). Notice to Minister, etc., of discontinuance (3) When a board is discontinued under subsection (2), the appropriate supervisory officer shall promptly notify the Minister, the clerks of the municipalities concerned and the secretaries of the affected boards.  1997, c. 31, s. 52 (1). Settling accounts (4) The board members who are in office in the year in which the school authority is discontinued under this section shall remain in office for the purpose of settling the accounts and outstanding debts of the school authority and, following an audit by a person licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004, shall forward the balance of its funds to the Minister for deposit in the Consolidated Revenue Fund for safekeeping.  1997, c. 31, s. 52 (1); 2004, c. 8, s. 46. Records (5) The records of a school authority that has been discontinued under this section shall be filed with the Ministry.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 86 (5); 1997, c. 31, s. 52 (2). Boundaries to be revised (6) The boundaries of the zones that are altered as a result of discontinuing a separate school zone shall be revised by the appropriate supervisory officer.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 86 (6). Sale of real property (7) Where a school authority that has been discontinued fails to dispose of its real property in the year in which it was discontinued and the appropriate supervisory officer is notified that an offer to purchase the real property has been made, he or she shall cause notices to be posted to call a meeting of the persons who were supporters in the year in which the school authority was discontinued to elect three persons who, when elected, are a school authority for the purpose of selling the property.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 86 (7); 1997, c. 31, s. 52 (3). Deposit of funds from sale (8) When the school authority has sold the real property, it shall, after paying any outstanding debts, forward the balance of the money received from the sale to the Minister for deposit in the Consolidated Revenue Fund for safekeeping.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 86 (8); 1997, c. 31, s. 52 (4). Re-establishing school authority (9) A school authority that has been discontinued in any year may, in any subsequent year, be re-established in the manner provided for in section 80, and the funds that were deposited by the school authority that was discontinued shall be returned to the school authority.  1997, c. 31, s. 52 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 52 (1-5) - 01/01/1998 2004, c. 8, s. 46, Table
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