Bill 116 explained in plain English
Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Board of Internal Economy), 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 116, the Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Board of Internal Economy), 2012, changes the composition of Ontario's Board of Internal Economy.
This bill amends the Legislative Assembly Act to change the membership of the Board of Internal Economy. The Board will continue to include the Speaker. However, the number of members appointed by the governing party and opposition parties will be adjusted. The total number of members appointed by the government party, plus one member appointed from the Executive Council, will now equal the total number of members appointed by the opposition parties.
- Changes the composition of the Legislative Assembly's Board of Internal Economy.
- Specifies the appointment process for members of the Board of Internal Economy.
- Establishes rules for communication of appointed members' names to the Speaker and the Assembly.
- Defines the quorum for the Board of Internal Economy.
- Includes a transitional provision for commissioners in office before the new appointments are made.
- Repeals and replaces section 87 of the Legislative Assembly Act.
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- Members of the Executive Council
- Members of recognized opposition parties
- Members of the party from which the Government is chosen
- The Speaker is the chair and a non-voting member of the Board.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints one member from the Executive Council.
- Each recognized opposition party caucus appoints one member.
- The government party caucus appoints members such that their total number, plus the Executive Council member, equals the total number of members appointed by opposition parties.
- Appointing authorities must notify the Speaker of appointments within 10 days.
- The Speaker must inform the Assembly of appointed members' names.
- A quorum consists of the Speaker, the Executive Council appointee, and one opposition appointee.
- The Act received Royal Assent on September 11, 2012.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Transitional provisions apply until the first commissioner is appointed after Royal Assent and their name is communicated to the Speaker.
- The specific number of 'other members' appointed by the government party under clause (1)(d) is not explicitly stated, but the total number is determined by the number of opposition appointees.
- The definition of 'recognized party' and 'caucus' is referenced from subsection 62(5) of the Legislative Assembly Act, which is not provided within this bill text.
This Act replaces section 87 of the Legislative Assembly Act, which deals with the composition of the Board of Internal Economy. The changes affect how members of the Board are appointed and the overall balance of representation on the Board.
Source: Section 1
The existing rules for the composition of the Board of Internal Economy are removed and replaced with new rules outlined in this bill.
Source: Section 1
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