Bill 29 explained in plain English
Protection of Child Care Centres Act (Extended Day Programs), 2011
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Bill 29 amends the Education Act to ensure that third-party extended day programs continue in schools if they were operating on September 1, 2011.
This bill, titled the Protection of Child Care Centres Act (Extended Day Programs), 2011, amends the Education Act to change the rules around extended day programs offered in schools. Specifically, it clarifies requirements for school boards to ensure that third-party programs continue to operate in schools where they were already in place on September 1, 2011, under certain conditions. It also makes consequential changes to other sections of the Education Act.
- Amends the Education Act concerning extended day programs.
- Adds new subsections to Section 259 of the Education Act to set conditions for the operation of third-party extended day programs.
- Makes consequential amendments to subsections 259.3 (1) and 260.4.1 (1) of the Education Act.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force 60 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Protection of Child Care Centres Act (Extended Day Programs), 2011.
- School boards in Ontario.
- Pupils enrolled in schools where extended day programs are offered.
- Third-party providers of extended day programs.
- School boards must ensure that a third-party program is operated in a school if a third-party program was in operation in that school on September 1, 2011 (new subsection 259 (1.1)).
- School boards that provided a third-party program on September 1, 2011, must ensure a third-party program is operated if they decide to provide a program in that school (new subsection 259 (2.1)).
- School boards that had an agreement to provide a third-party program for pupils of another board on September 1, 2011, must ensure a third-party program operates if they agree to provide a program for such pupils (new subsection 259 (4.1)).
- The Act comes into force 60 days after it receives Royal Assent.
- September 1, 2011, is a key date used to determine requirements for continuing third-party extended day programs.
- The bill text does not specify what constitutes a 'third party program' or the exact nature of the 'agreement' mentioned.
- The bill does not detail the process or criteria for deciding to provide a program if a board was not already doing so.
- The specific details of the consequential amendments to sections 259.3 (1) and 260.4.1 (1) are not fully elaborated beyond the replacement of cited subsections.
Changes rules regarding extended day programs, specifically related to third-party providers and their operation in schools based on past agreements and operations.
Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the bill
Adds new rules (subsections 1.1, 2.1, and 4.1) that require school boards to ensure third-party extended day programs continue to operate in specific circumstances, particularly if they were operational on September 1, 2011.
Source: Section 1 of the bill
Modifies references to subsection 259 (1) to include the new subsection 259 (1.1) regarding extended day programs.
Source: Section 2 of the bill
Modifies references to subsection 259 (1) to include the new subsection 259 (1.1) regarding extended day programs.
Source: Section 3 of the bill
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