Governing Ourselves informs members of legal and regulatory matters affecting the profession. This section provides updates on licensing and qualification requirements, notification of Council resolutions and reports from various Council committees, including reports on accreditation and discipline matters.
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Summary — April 4–5, 2013
At its April 4–5 meeting, College Council:
- approved changes to the Guidelines for the Provision of Laptop Computers and Accessories for Council Members
- asked the Minister of Education to amend the College’s regulations so that, effective July 1, 2015, all Council members would be prohibited from holding any elected or appointed union/association positions directly related to the protection of the profession, other than at the school level
- asked the Minister of Education to amend regulations to extend the nomination review period for the election of Council members to 10 days
- approved the professional advisory, Safety in Learning Environments: A Shared Responsibility
- requested the Registrar to communicate with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to receive a commitment that exempts elected and appointed Council members, and those appointed as a roster or a panel member for a statutory or regulatory committee, from the rules governing the definition of a re-employed pensioner
- amended section 31 of the bylaws by deleting a duplicate section
- amended section 25 of the bylaws so that the College’s register shall contain a notation if members have been reinstated following a revocation of their certificate
- amended section 26 of the bylaws to ensure the language is consistent with College practice so that terms, conditions and limitations are removed from the public register when they have been fulfilled, and to reflect that the Registration Appeals Committee or the Registrar can impose conditions
- approved recommended legislative amendments governing an interim suspension of a Council member.
