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Bill 85 explained in plain English

Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education), 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 85
Full title
Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education), 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 31, 2010

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 31, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill 85, the Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education), 2010, establishes a new legislative committee to review public spending in health and education.

What It Means

This bill amends the Legislative Assembly Act to create a new committee called the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education. This committee will review and report on the parts of the Auditor General's annual report that deal with how public money is spent on the health system, the education system, and post-secondary education institutions in Ontario.

What This Bill Does
  • Establishes a new standing committee of the Legislative Assembly named the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education.
  • Requires the Assembly to appoint members to this committee within the first 10 sitting days after the bill comes into force.
  • Mandates the committee to review specific parts of the Auditor General's annual report.
  • Specifies that the reviewed parts of the Auditor General's report must relate to the disbursement of public money for the health system, the education system, and the post-secondary education sector.
  • Requires the committee to report its observations, opinions, and recommendations on these matters to the Legislative Assembly.
  • Outlines the procedure for the committee to table its report, either by laying it before the Assembly when it is in session or depositing it with the Clerk of the Assembly when it is not in session.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • The Auditor General of Ontario
  • The health system in Ontario
  • The education system in Ontario
  • Post-secondary educational institutions in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Legislative Assembly must appoint members to the new committee.
  • The Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education has a duty to review and report on specific portions of the Auditor General's annual report.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill concerns the review of public money disbursement, implying potential financial scrutiny of government spending in health and education.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify the exact number of members for the committee, only that the Assembly shall appoint members.
  • The bill does not detail the frequency or specific format of the committee's reports beyond tabling them before the Assembly or the Clerk.
  • The exact definition of 'disbursement of public money' for the specified sectors, beyond what is contained in the Auditor General's report, is not detailed in the bill.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Legislative Assembly Act
amends

Adds a new section to establish the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education and defines its duties and reporting procedures.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 31, 2010
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

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Jerry J. Ouellette
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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