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Bill 7 explained in plain English

Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act, 2013

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 7
Full title
Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act, 2013
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Feb 25, 2013
Sponsor
John O'Toole

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Feb 25, 2013
Sponsor
John O'Toole
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act, 2013, establishes an award for one elementary and one secondary school pupil per school board who demonstrate key skills, with the possibility of a bursary, as determined by the Minister of Education.

What It Means

This bill, titled the Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act, 2013, proposes the creation of an award by the Ontario Minister of Education. The award would be given to a maximum of one elementary school pupil and one secondary school pupil from each school board. To be eligible, a pupil must demonstrate specific skills during the school year, including responsibility, organization, ability to work independently, collaboration, initiative, self-regulation, and, if applicable, oral French proficiency for those in French-language programs. Teachers can nominate students, and the Minister makes the final selection. The Minister may also provide a bursary to the award recipients. The Act states that the Minister's selection process is not considered a regulation.

What This Bill Does
  • Creates the Twenty-First Century Skills Award and the Prix Compétences pour le 21e siècle.
  • Empowers the Minister of Education to confer this award to selected elementary and secondary school pupils.
  • Specifies the criteria for award recipients, focusing on skills such as responsibility, organization, independence, collaboration, initiative, self-regulation, and oral French (for relevant students).
  • Allows teachers to nominate students for the award.
  • Grants the Minister the authority to select no more than one elementary and one secondary school pupil per school board for the award.
  • Enables the Minister to award a bursary to recipients, funded by the Ministry's budget.
  • Clarifies that the Minister's selection of award recipients is not a regulation under the Legislation Act, 2006.
Who Is Affected
  • Elementary school pupils in Ontario
  • Secondary school pupils in Ontario
  • Teachers in Ontario
  • School boards in Ontario
  • The Minister of Education for Ontario
  • The Ministry of Education for Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Teachers have the right to nominate pupils for the award.
  • The Minister has the duty to evaluate nominations and select recipients.
  • Selected pupils will receive a certificate and potentially a bursary.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • Teachers must nominate pupils no later than two months before the end of each school year.
  • The Minister must select recipients within two months of the end of the school year.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The Minister may pay a bursary to award recipients, funded from amounts allocated by the Legislature to the Ministry of Education.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific amount of the bursary is not defined in the Act and will be determined by the Minister.
  • The Act does not specify the exact criteria or process the Minister will use to 'evaluate' nominations beyond the stated skills.
  • The Act limits the award to no more than one elementary and one secondary school pupil per school board.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Legislation Act, 2006
amendment

Specifies that the Minister's act of selecting a pupil for the Twenty-First Century Skills Award is not a regulation within the meaning of Part III (Regulations) of this Act.

Source: Section 2(4)

Education Act
reference

Defines terms used in this Act, such as 'board', 'French-language instructional unit', 'Minister', 'school year', 'teacher', 'elementary school pupil', and 'secondary school pupil'.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 25, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

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Sponsor
John O'Toole
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

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