S.M. 1996, c. 39

THE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT

(Assented to November 19, 1996)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. E10 amended

1         The Education Administration Act is amended by this Act.

2         Subsection 3(1) is amended

(a) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) establish courses of study, including setting the amount of instruction time, and authorize programs and instructional materials for use in public or private schools;

(b) by adding the following after clause (l):

(m) release information relating to pupil achievement and the effectiveness of programs in public or private schools;

3         The following is added after clause 4(1)(r):

(r.1) prescribing methods and procedures for the assessment and evaluation of any aspect of pupil achievement;

(r.2) prescribing methods and procedures for the assessment of the effectiveness of courses of study and programs;

(r.3) respecting information that school boards are required to provided to the minister, the times and form and manner in which it is to be provided;

(r.4) respecting information concerning pupil achievement that school boards are required to release to the public, and procedures governing the release of the information;

(r.5) respecting the matters which must be included in  annual school plans;

(r.6) for the purposes of subsection 41(12) of The Public Schools Act, the matters which must be included in an auditor's supplementary report.

4         Subsection 8(1) is amended by adding ", or any other aspect of the operation of" before "public".

Coming into force

5         This Act comes into force on a day fixed by proclamation.