Acts and Regulations

2001-48 - Governance Structure

Section 15
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Length of term of office
15(1)Subject to subsection (7) and except as provided in section 16, the term of office of a parent member of a Parent School Support Committee,
(a) where the parent member is elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee on or before the thirtieth day of September in any school year, commences on the first day of October immediately following their election or appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September three years later, or
(b) where the parent member is elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee after the thirtieth day of September in any school year, commences on the date of their election or appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September three years after the thirtieth day of September which immediately precedes their election or appointment.
15(2)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a teacher elected to a Parent School Support Committee under subsection 32(5) of the Act commences on the first day of October in the year of their election and ends on the thirtieth day of September one year later.
15(3)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a pupil who is a member of a Parent School Support Committee commences on the first day of October in the year of their election and ends on the thirtieth day of September one year later.
15(4)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a person appointed as a community member of a Parent School Support Committee commences on the date of their appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September immediately following their appointment.
15(5)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a person appointed to a Parent School Support Committee by a Home and School Association or Comité de parents under subsection 32(7.1) of the Act commences on the date of their appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September immediately following their appointment.
15(6)A person whose term of office on a Parent School Support Committee ends may be re-elected or reappointed to the Parent School Support Committee where that person continues to be eligible for such re-election or reappointment.
15(7)A position on a Parent School Support Committee is considered to be vacant where a member
(a) dies or resigns,
(b) who was elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee as an eligible parent, no longer has a child enrolled as a pupil in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(c) is declared by the District Education Council concerned to have acted wilfully or negligently in contravention of the Act,
(d) is convicted of an indictable offence,
(e) is declared, by the Parent School Support Committee, to have failed to attend three scheduled meetings of the Parent School Support Committee during a twelve consecutive month period without reasonable cause,
(f) becomes an employee in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(g) who is a teacher elected to the Parent School Support Committee under subsection 32(5) of the Act, ceases to be employed at the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(h) who is a pupil, ceases, between the first day of October and the last day of school, to be enrolled in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established, or
(i) who is a parent appointed by a Home and School Association or Comité de parents under subsection 32(7.1) of the Act, no longer has a child enrolled as a pupil in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established.
2021, c.10, s.2
Length of term of office
15(1)Subject to subsection (7) and except as provided in section 16, the term of office of a parent member of a Parent School Support Committee,
(a) where the parent member is elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee on or before the thirtieth day of September in any school year, commences on the first day of October immediately following his or her election or appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September three years later, or
(b) where the parent member is elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee after the thirtieth day of September in any school year, commences on the date of his or her election or appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September three years after the thirtieth day of September which immediately precedes his or her election or appointment.
15(2)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a teacher elected to a Parent School Support Committee under subsection 32(5) of the Act commences on the first day of October in the year of his or her election and ends on the thirtieth day of September one year later.
15(3)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a pupil who is a member of a Parent School Support Committee commences on the first day of October in the year of his or her election and ends on the thirtieth day of September one year later.
15(4)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a person appointed as a community member of a Parent School Support Committee commences on the date of his or her appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September immediately following his or her appointment.
15(5)Subject to subsection (7), the term of office of a person appointed to a Parent School Support Committee by a Home and School Association or Comité de parents under subsection 32(7.1) of the Act commences on the date of his or her appointment and ends on the thirtieth day of September immediately following his or her appointment.
15(6)A person whose term of office on a Parent School Support Committee ends may be re-elected or reappointed to the Parent School Support Committee where that person continues to be eligible for such re-election or reappointment.
15(7)A position on a Parent School Support Committee is considered to be vacant where a member
(a) dies or resigns,
(b) who was elected or appointed to the Parent School Support Committee as an eligible parent, no longer has a child enrolled as a pupil in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(c) is declared by the District Education Council concerned to have acted wilfully or negligently in contravention of the Act,
(d) is convicted of an indictable offence,
(e) is declared, by the Parent School Support Committee, to have failed to attend three scheduled meetings of the Parent School Support Committee during a twelve consecutive month period without reasonable cause,
(f) becomes an employee in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(g) who is a teacher elected to the Parent School Support Committee under subsection 32(5) of the Act, ceases to be employed at the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established,
(h) who is a pupil, ceases, between the first day of October and the last day of school, to be enrolled in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established, or
(i) who is a parent appointed by a Home and School Association or Comité de parents under subsection 32(7.1) of the Act, no longer has a child enrolled as a pupil in the school for which the Parent School Support Committee is established.