Bill 193 explained in plain English
French Language Services Amendment Act, 2011
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 193, the French Language Services Amendment Act, 2011, amends the French Language Services Act to require the French Language Services Commissioner to submit reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly instead of the Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.
This bill, the French Language Services Amendment Act, 2011, changes who the French Language Services Commissioner reports to. Currently, the Commissioner reports to the Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs. This bill would require the Commissioner to submit annual and special reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly instead. The Speaker would then be required to present these reports to the Assembly. The Commissioner would also gain the ability to publish these reports after they have been presented to the Assembly, unless the Speaker agrees to an earlier publication.
- Amends the French Language Services Act.
- Changes the reporting requirements for the French Language Services Commissioner.
- Requires the Commissioner to submit annual and special reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- Requires the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to table these reports before the Assembly.
- Allows the Commissioner to publish reports after they have been tabled in the Assembly, with an option for earlier publication if the Speaker consents.
- French Language Services Commissioner
- Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Francophone residents of Ontario
- The French Language Services Commissioner is obligated to prepare and submit annual and special reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has the right to receive these reports and the obligation to lay them before the Assembly.
- The Commissioner has the right to publish reports after they have been tabled in the Assembly, unless the Speaker permits earlier publication.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'reasonable possibility' for the Speaker to lay a report before the Assembly.
- The conditions under which the Speaker might consent to earlier publication of a report are not detailed.
Changes who the French Language Services Commissioner submits reports to, from the Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and modifies the process for publishing these reports.
Source: Sections 12.5 and 12.6
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