Bill 127 explained in plain English
Pathways to Post-secondary Excellence Act (Post-secondary Educational Report), 2015
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Bill 127 requires the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario to collect and publish detailed information about post-secondary programs to help with informed choices.
Bill 127, the Pathways to Post-secondary Excellence Act (Post-secondary Educational Report), 2015, amends the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Act, 2005. It requires the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (Council) to collect and publish specific information about programs of study offered by post-secondary educational institutions each school year. The purpose is to help people make more informed decisions about post-secondary education. The Lieutenant Governor in Council will have the power to make regulations about these requirements.
- Amends the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Act, 2005.
- Requires the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario to collect specific information on post-secondary programs each school year.
- Requires the Council to publish this information on its website, unless it determines the information is not ready for publication.
- Requires the Council to report to the Minister on its progress in publishing this information.
- Gives the Lieutenant Governor in Council the power to create regulations related to the collection and publication of this information.
- The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
- Post-secondary educational institutions in Ontario
- Students and prospective students considering post-secondary education
- The Minister of Education
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council
- The Information and Privacy Commissioner
- The Council has the obligation to collect specific information about post-secondary programs each school year.
- The Council has the obligation to publish this information on its website, with a possible exception if the information is not ready for publication.
- The Council has the obligation to ensure the published information is in a consistent, accurate, and easy-to-use format.
- The Council has the obligation to report to the Minister on its progress in publishing the information one year after the section comes into force.
- The Information and Privacy Commissioner must approve the manner in which the information is collected.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council has the power to make regulations governing the collection of information, surveys, and prescribing additional information to be collected.
- The Act comes into force one year after it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill requires the collection of information on the costs of programs, including tuition and ancillary fees.
- The bill requires the collection of information on the financial value of government student aid and bursaries.
- The bill requires the collection of information on the average annual compensation of graduates and average government-issued student debt.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance.
- The bill does not specify when or if the Council can determine information is not ready for publication.
- The bill does not specify what happens if the Information and Privacy Commissioner does not approve the manner of collection.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance by institutions or the Council.
Adds a new section (8.1) that requires the Council to collect and publish specific information about post-secondary programs, and amends section 6 to give the Council the power to collect and publish this information. It also amends section 9(1) to give the Lieutenant Governor in Council regulatory powers related to this new information collection and publication requirement.
Source: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
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