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Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act

Government Bill

19th Assembly, 2nd Session

Introduced on Nov. 2, 2020

Events

Timeline of key legislative events

  • First Reading
    Completed Nov. 2, 2020 (Debate | Vote)
  • Second Reading
    Completed Nov. 3, 2020 (Debate | Vote)
  • Third Reading
    Completed Nov. 4, 2020 (Debate | Vote)
  • Commissioner's Assent
    Completed Nov. 5, 2020 (Debate)
  • Status

    Bill Text



    Related Votes

    Nov. 4, 2020 Passed Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the third time, and, Madam Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you.
    Nov. 3, 2020 Passed Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Student Financial Assistance Act to prohibit the inclusion of student's personal information in the public accounts, notwithstanding the Financial Administration Act. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
    Nov. 2, 2020 Passed Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

    Discussion & Mentions

    Assent To Bills
    Assent To Bills

    November 5th, 2020

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    Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories Hon. Margaret Thom

    Now, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:

    • Bill 15, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2020
    • Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Corrections Act
    • Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Legal Profession Act
    • Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    • Bill 21, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2020-2021
    • Bill 22, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2021-2022

    Mahsi cho, thank you, quyanainni, merci beaucoup, koana.

    Recorded Vote
    Third Reading Of Bills

    November 4th, 2020

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    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    Thank you. All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote: 17 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

    ---Carried

    Bill 19 has had third reading. Third reading of bills. Bill 21, Minister of Finance.

    Recorded Vote
    Third Reading Of Bills

    November 4th, 2020

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    Deputy Clerk Of The House Mr. Glen Rutland

    The Member for Hay River North, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Monfwi, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre.

    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    Question has been called, and the Minister has asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

    Some Hon. Members

    Question.

    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

    R.J. Simpson

    R.J. Simpson Hay River North

    Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the third time, and, Madam Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

    ---Carried

    Bill 19 has had second reading. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    Some Hon. Members

    Question.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    To the principle of the bill.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    Kevin O'Reilly

    Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

    Merci, Madame la Presidente. Yes. I wish to speak to the principle of this bill. The current practice is that, of course, we provide good assistance and support for our students when they go off to study in post-secondary institutions, and that's a good thing. We also want to encourage them to come back to the Northwest Territories, and we have a loan remission program, and I think that is a way to ensure that our investment is protected. We want our students to come back here to the Northwest Territories.

    The problem has been, in my view, that, when they come back to the Northwest Territories, the remissions that the individual students receive have been reported publicly with their individual names in the public accounts now for a number of years. That practice takes up space in the public accounts and has been characterized by some as an invasion of the students' privacy. The Standing Committee on Government Operations in the last Assembly reported several times and recommended that this practice stop, that it was an unnecessary disclosure of the students' private information. There was correspondence between the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Comptroller General that I tabled in the last Assembly, as well, on this matter.

    In working through it, it appeared that the best way to stop this practice was to actually amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, so I want to commend the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment for working with me as an individual Member to bring forward this change. It's something that I support and have worked toward for several years, so I'm very pleased to see this come forward today. I want to commend the Minister, again, and I think this is an illustration of how consensus government can truly work. Mahsi, Madam Speaker.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Member for Frame Lake.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    Second Reading Of Bills

    November 3rd, 2020

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    R.J. Simpson

    R.J. Simpson Hay River North

    Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Student Financial Assistance Act to prohibit the inclusion of student's personal information in the public accounts, notwithstanding the Financial Administration Act. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    First Reading Of Bills

    November 2nd, 2020

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    The Deputy Speaker

    The Deputy Speaker Lesa Semmler

    The motion is in order and is non-debatable. All those in favour? Opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

    ---Carried

    Bill 19 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

    Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
    First Reading Of Bills

    November 2nd, 2020

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    R.J. Simpson

    R.J. Simpson Hay River North

    Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.