Bill PR80 explained in plain English
Emmanuel Bible College Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Emmanuel Bible College Act, 2018 continues Emmanuel Bible College as a corporation, defines its governance, objects, and operational rules, and repeals a previous Act.
This Act, named the Emmanuel Bible College Act, 2018, continues Emmanuel Bible College as a corporation. It outlines the College's objects, its Board of Governors (including composition, terms, and powers), and how its affairs are managed. The Act also specifies that the College is a non-profit entity and details the distribution of assets upon dissolution. It repeals the Emmanuel Bible College Act, 1981.
- Continues Emmanuel Bible College as a corporation with its existing name.
- Defines the objects and purposes of the College.
- Establishes rules for the management of the College's affairs by its Board of Governors.
- Specifies the composition, election, term limits, and powers of the Board of Governors.
- Sets requirements for the College's by-laws and financial audits.
- Declares the College to be a non-profit corporation.
- Outlines the process for distributing the College's assets upon dissolution.
- Repeals the Emmanuel Bible College Act, 1981.
- Emmanuel Bible College
- Members of the Board of Governors of Emmanuel Bible College
- Faculty of Emmanuel Bible College
- Students of Emmanuel Bible College
- The Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (in case of dissolution)
- The Board of Governors must manage the College's affairs.
- At least 51% of the Board members must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- Board members have a term limit of nine consecutive years.
- The College must appoint auditors licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004.
- Audited annual statements must be made available to the public.
- Meetings of the Board are generally closed to the public, with exceptions.
- The College must operate without the purpose of personal gain for Board members.
- Upon dissolution, remaining assets are distributed to the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada or another qualified donee.
- This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (May 7, 2018).
- The College can establish and collect fees and charges for tuition and services.
- The College can borrow money and give security.
- The College can invest money.
- The distribution of assets upon dissolution is subject to the definition of 'qualified donee' under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
- The specific composition and election of the Board of Governors are subject to the College's by-laws.
- The process for admitting additional members to the corporation is determined by the by-laws.
- The manner in which by-laws are published is at the discretion of the Board.
- The manner in which the audited annual statement is made available to the public is at the discretion of the Board.
- The specific terms and amounts for borrowing money are subject to the Board's discretion and by-laws.
- The distribution of assets upon dissolution to a 'qualified donee' relies on the definition provided in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
This previous Act that incorporated Emmanuel Bible College is no longer in effect.
Source: Section 12
In case of a conflict, this Act takes precedence over the general Corporations Act.
Source: Section 4 (1)
If there is a conflict between this Act and the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, this Act will take precedence.
Source: Section 4 (2)
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