Bill 49 explained in plain English
French Language Services Amendment Act, 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 49 amends the French Language Services Act to change the reporting requirements for the French Language Services Commissioner from the Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
This bill, the French Language Services Amendment Act, 2012, 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 directly to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, who would then present them to the Assembly. The Commissioner can also publish these reports after they have been presented to the Assembly, unless the Speaker agrees to an earlier release.
- Amends the French Language Services Act.
- Changes the reporting recipient for the French Language Services Commissioner's annual and special reports.
- Requires the French Language Services Commissioner to submit reports to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- Requires the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to present these reports to the Assembly.
- Allows the Commissioner to publish reports after they are laid before the Assembly, with the possibility of earlier publication if the Speaker agrees.
- French Language Services Commissioner
- Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Commissioner has the obligation to prepare and submit annual and special reports to the Speaker of the Assembly.
- The Speaker has the obligation to lay any received report before the Assembly.
- The Commissioner has the right to publish reports after they are laid before the Assembly, unless the Speaker agrees to earlier publication.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'reasonably possible' for the Speaker to lay the report before the Assembly.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'earlier publication' for the Commissioner's reports if the Speaker consents.
This bill amends the French Language Services Act by changing where the French Language Services Commissioner submits their reports.
Source: Note: This Act amends the French Language Services Act.
This section of the French Language Services Act, which outlines the reporting requirements for the Commissioner, is repealed and replaced with new provisions specifying that reports are to be submitted to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
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This section of the French Language Services Act, which deals with the publication of reports, is repealed and replaced to allow the Commissioner to publish reports after they are tabled in the Assembly, unless the Speaker permits earlier publication.
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