Bill 44 explained in plain English
Education Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 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, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill requires Ontario school boards to promote awareness and understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and collaborate with parents and support groups.
This bill, known as the Education Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 2018, amends the Education Act. It requires school boards in Ontario to promote awareness and understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including best practices for supporting students who may have FASD. School boards must also work with parents and FASD Support Groups in these awareness efforts.
- Amends the Education Act by adding a new Part XIII.2 concerning Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
- Requires every school board to promote awareness and understanding of FASD.
- Requires school boards to promote best practices for supporting pupils who may have FASD.
- Requires school boards to facilitate collaboration with parents and FASD Support Groups for awareness and understanding initiatives.
- States that the Act comes into force on September 1, 2018.
- School boards in Ontario
- Pupils who may have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Parents of pupils
- FASD Support Groups
- School boards have an obligation to promote awareness and understanding of FASD.
- School boards have an obligation to promote best practices for supporting pupils with FASD.
- School boards have an obligation to facilitate collaboration with parents and FASD Support Groups.
- The Act comes into force on September 1, 2018.
- The bill does not specify the exact nature or extent of the 'best practices' that school boards must promote.
- The bill does not define what constitutes an 'FASD Support Group'.
The Act is amended to add a new Part XIII.2 that requires school boards to promote awareness and understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and best practices to support students with FASD, and to collaborate with parents and FASD Support Groups.
Source: Section 1
This is the short title of the Act.
Source: Section 3
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