Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The answer is yes, we do intend to change the process to ensure that funds transferred to divisional education councils are left to their discretion. What has happened is that with user pay/user say, there has been a change in the way utilities are paid for in public buildings and, as a result of not having enough history to know what constitutes a fair amount of money needed to pay for utilities and some infrastructure costs, it was felt that we would recover under-expenditures and work to develop a better understanding of what the requirements will be in the formula funding that is provided to all divisional education councils. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 36-13(7): Disposition Of Education Board Surpluses
In the Legislative Assembly on March 24th, 1999. See this statement in context.
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Question 36-13(7): Disposition Of Education Board Surpluses
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 23rd, 1999
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