Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 81, An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2. Bill 81 received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2023, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review. The standing committee held a public hearing in Yellowknife on May 31st, 2023. Committee then travelled to Inuvik, Norman Wells, and Deline from June 6th to the 9th, 2023, for further engagement on the bill. Committee held a clause-by-clause review of the bill with the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment on August 15, 2023.
Mr. Speaker, the committee reports that Bill 81, An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2, is ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole as amended and reprinted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.