Indigenous education board action plan
 5.5 (1) For the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years, a district school board shall use the amount determined as follows only for the purpose of the board action plan referred to in the Indigenous education supplemental allocation under the legislative grant regulations: A − B in which “A” is the greater of the census-based Indigenous amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years and the Indigenous education lead amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years, and “B” is the portion of the Indigenous education lead amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years that the board uses only for the purpose of paying the salary and benefits of the Indigenous education lead. O. Reg. 550/17, s. 4; O. Reg. 380/18, s. 7 (1). (2) For the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years, a district school board shall use the amount determined in subsection (3) only for the purpose of the board action plan referred to in the Indigenous education supplemental allocation under the legislative grant regulations, if the following conditions are satisfied: 1. The district school board has used all of the amount determined for the Indigenous education lead component (part of the program leadership amount for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years and part of the program leadership allocation for the 2020-2021 fiscal year) under the legislative grant regulations for the salary and benefits of the Indigenous education lead. 2. The total expenses incurred by the district school board for salaries, benefits, travel and professional development under the program leadership amount or allocation, as the case may be, is equal to or greater than the district school board’s program leadership maximum amount (part of the program leadership amount or allocation, as the case may be) under the legislative grant regulations. O. Reg. 380/18, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 562/20, s. 3; O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (1, 2). (3) The amount referred to subsection (2) is determined as follows: A − B in which “A” is the census-based Indigenous amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations, and “B” is the portion of the census-based Indigenous amount in a given fiscal year that the board has elected to use to pay for the benefits and salaries of the Indigenous education lead. O. Reg. 380/18, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (3). (4) If the conditions set out in subsection (2) are not satisfied, a district school board shall use the census-based Indigenous amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations for the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years, only for the purpose of the board action plan referred to in the Indigenous education supplemental allocation under the legislative grant regulation. O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (4). (5) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year and the following fiscal years, a district school board shall use the amount determined as follows only for the purpose of the board action plan referred to in the Indigenous education supplemental allocation under the legislative grant regulations: A − B in which “A” is the maximum amount for the Indigenous education lead, determined as part of the board’s program leadership allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, and “B” is the expenses of the board to pay for the salaries, benefits, travel and professional development of the Indigenous education lead, if any, determined as part of the board’s program leadership allocation under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year. If A – B is negative, it is deemed to be zero. O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (4). (6) A district school board shall use the amount determined as follows only for the purpose of the board action plan referred to in the Indigenous education supplemental allocation under the legislative grant regulations: A + B + C − D in which “A” is the Indigenous language amount for elementary school pupils (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, “B” is the Indigenous language amount for secondary school pupils (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, “C” is the First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulation for the fiscal year, and “D” is the expenses of the board to pay for the salaries and benefits incurred in relation to the provision of instruction in the subject of an Indigenous language or First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies. If A + B + C – D is negative, it is deemed to be zero. O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (4). (7) A district school board shall use the board action plan amount (part of the board’s Indigenous education supplemental allocation) under the legislative grant regulations for the 2018-2019 fiscal year and the following fiscal years, in addition to the amount determined under subsection (2), (4) or (5), as the case may be, and subsection (6), only for the purpose of the board action plan. O. Reg. 663/21, s. 9 (4).