Assembly Vote
19th Assembly, 2nd SessionMarch 30, 2022
Motion Sponsor
Topic
Motion Text
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Clause-by-Clause Review
The clause-by-clause review of Bill 39 was held on March 25, 2022. At this review, the Standing Committee moved three motions. The Minister concurred with two motions. The Minister did not agree with the motion on the composition of the Post-Secondary Education Advisory Board.
Motion 1 - proposes changing section 7 by focusing the Post-Secondary Education Advisory Committees and their work on quality assurance matters and adding a requirement for the Minister to ensure membership on the Advisory Committees reflects the uniqueness and diversity of the NWT.
The Minister concurred, and clause 3 has been amended.
Motion 2 - The Standing Committee moved that after subclause 7(2.1), a new subsection requires that at least one-half of the Minister's appointed members to a Post-Secondary Education Advisory Committee under subsection (2) must be Indigenous residents of the Northwest Territories.
The Minister did not concur. The amendment will not take effect.
Motion 3 - The Standing Committee moved that Clause 15 of Bill 39 be amended by making the language consistent with other sections in the act.
The Minister concurred with the motion. Clause 15 has been amended.
Conclusion
The Standing Committee on Social Development's review of Bill 39 resulted in three motions. The Standing Committee thanks the public for their participation in the review process and everyone involved in the review of this bill for their assistance and input.
Following the clause-by-clause review, a motion was carried to report Bill 39: An Act to Amend the Post-Secondary Education Act, as amended and reprinted, as ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. This concludes the Standing Committee's review.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Great Slave, that Committee Report 28-19(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 39: An Act to Amend the Post-Secondary Education Act be received and adopted by the Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.