Bill 56 explained in plain English
Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education), 2012
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Bill 56 establishes a new Legislative Assembly committee to review and report on the Auditor General's findings regarding public spending in health care and education.
This bill, titled the Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education), 2012, proposes to amend the Legislative Assembly Act. It aims to establish a new standing committee within the Legislative Assembly. This committee will be named the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education. Its main duty will be to review specific parts of the Auditor General's annual report that deal with how public money is spent on health care, the education system, and post-secondary education. The committee is required to report its findings, opinions, and recommendations on these matters to the Legislative Assembly.
- Establishes a new standing committee of the Legislative Assembly, to be known as the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education.
- Requires members of the Legislative Assembly to be appointed to this new committee within the first 10 sitting days of the Legislature after the bill comes into force.
- Mandates that the new committee review and report to the Legislative Assembly on the portion of the Auditor General's annual report that relates to the disbursement of public money on the health system, the education system, and the post-secondary education sector.
- Specifies how the committee's report should be tabled, either before the Assembly if it is in session or with the Clerk of the Assembly if it is not in session.
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- The Auditor General of Ontario.
- The health system in Ontario.
- The education system in Ontario.
- The post-secondary education sector in Ontario.
- The Legislative Assembly has the duty to appoint members to the new committee.
- The Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education has the duty to review and report on specific parts of the Auditor General's annual report.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Members of the Assembly shall be appointed to the Committee within the first 10 sitting days of the Legislature after the day this section comes into force.
- The bill relates to the disbursement of public money on the health system, the education system, and the post-secondary education sector, which are funded by public money.
- The exact composition of the committee (number of members) is not specified beyond that members of the Assembly will be appointed.
- The specific timing or frequency of the committee's reporting is not detailed beyond its duty to report observations, opinions, and recommendations.
Adds a new section to establish the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for Health Care and Education, defining its members and duties.
Source: Section 1
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