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Special Council Meeting

Summary – May 2006

At its May 18 special meeting, College Council, at the request of the Minister of Education:

  • approved in principle proposed amendments to Teachers’ Qualifica­tions regulations (Regulation 184/97) pending royal assent of Bill 78, Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Student Performance), 2006. This removes the Ontario Teacher Qualifying Test as a condition of certification and halts the issuance of provisional certificates.
  • approved in principle proposed amendments to Regulation 72/97, General, pending royal assent of Bill 78, Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Student Performance), 2006. This introduces an oath of office that all Council members must take to assume their duty to serve and protect the public interest.
  • approved in principle proposed amendments to Regulation 293/00, Election of Council Members, pending royal assent of Bill 78, Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Student Performance), 2006. This provides for the addition of six new regional positions for classroom teachers on Council.

College Council also:

  • authorized the Chair of Council and the Registrar to sign the final regulations (Ontario Regulation 184/97, Ontario Regulation 72/97, and Ontario Regulation 293/00), pending the passage of Bill 78, provided there are no substantive policy changes or amendments to the regulations approved by Council.
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