1st Session, 43rd Legislature
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Bill 21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AMENDMENT ACT
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(Assented to )
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
1 The Public Schools Act is amended by this Act.
2 Subsection 1(1) is amended in the definition "resident pupil"
(a) by replacing the part before clause (a) of the French version with the following:
« élève résident » Élève d'une division ou d'un district scolaire, selon le cas :
(b) by replacing clause (a) with the following:
(a) who resides with their parent or legal guardian who is a resident in the school division or school district if the parent or legal guardian
(i) is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada),
(ii) is a member of a visiting force under the Visiting Forces Act (Canada), or
(iii) holds a work or study permit under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), or
(a.1) who becomes a resident in the school division or school district by reason of living with a responsible adult who is not their parent or legal guardian if their parent or legal guardian is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and resides in Canada, or
(a.2) who or whose parent or legal guardian is claiming refugee protection or has had the protection conferred to them under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), or
3 Clause 1.1(a) is amended
(a) in subclause (i), by striking out "seven" and substituting "six"; and
(b) in subclause (ii),
(i) by striking out "six" and substituting "five", and
(ii) by striking out "seven" and substituting "six".
4 Subsection 259(1) is amended, in the part before clause (a), by striking out "six" and substituting "five".
Coming into force — July 1, 2024
5(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on July 1, 2024.
Coming into force — July 1, 2025
5(2) Sections 3 and 4 come into force on July 1, 2025.