CHAPTER 34. An Act to amend "The Public Schools Act" [Assented to April 27th, 1923] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the 1. Paragraph (o) of section 2 of the said Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: (0) the expression "non-resident pupils" includes all pupils "Non-resident except: (1) Where the parents or one of them have or has their or his permanent and principal place of residence in the school district; or (2) where the father or mother or legal guardian of such pupils whether resident in the district or not, pays or is liable to pay a school tax in such district at least equal to the average school tax paid by the actual taxpayers of such district; or (3) where the legal guardian of any child or children whose parents are, or whose father is, dead, or who have been adopted under "The Children's Act," or any Act replacing same, is a resident of the school district; or (4) where the legal guardian of any such pupil is resident in the school district and pays a school tax equal to the average school tax paid by the actual taxpayers of such district. 1A. Section 2 of "The Public Schools Act," being chapter 165 of the Revised Statutes, 1913, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: guardian." (v) the expression "legal guardian" means a person who has "legal the lawful custody or control of a child through a testamentary or judicial appointment. of rural board by-law. 2. Subsection (3) of section 24 of said Act, as enacted by Retirement section 2 of chapter 57 of 5 George v, is amended by inserting when same after the words "Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council" in the increased by seventh line the words, "and all members of the existing board of school trustees shall cease to hold office thirty days after the said by-law comes into effect." office of 3. Section 35 of said Act is amended by inserting after the Tenure of word "election" in the first line the words "except where trustee. otherwise provided by law," and by adding at the end thereof the words "and the new board is organized.' 4. The first subsection of section 41 of said Act, as amended, Complaints. is further amended by adding at the end the following: "A Assessment in organized and unorganized districts. Amendment to electors' oath of qualification. Duties of trustees generally. Arrangements with other districts. Validation. Consolidated district. Regulation of conveyances by trustees. Retirement of into wards. complaint involving the qualification of a trustee may be made at any time in like manner as above provided." 5. Section 59A of the said Act as enacted by section 16 of Chapter 67 of 8 George v and as amended is repealed and the following substituted: 59A. Where a school district comprises lands in an organized municipality or municipalities and in unorganized territory the assessment shall be equalized as provided in section 133 of this Act, and the board of school trustees for the said district shall assess for, levy and collect the taxes on the lands in the unorganized territory. 6. Section 63 of said Act as amended is further amended as follows: (a) by striking out the words "freeholder and householder" from the first line and by substituting the word "person." (b) by repealing clause (1) of the oath of qualification; (c) by renumbering the remaining clauses of the said oath, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. (d) by inserting at the beginning of clause 1, as renumbered, the words "I, A.B., do declare." 7. Section 134 of the said Act as amended is hereby further amended as follows: (a) by striking out the word "three" from the third line of paragraph (q) as enacted by section 40 of chapter 67, of 8 George v, and as subsequently amended, and substituting therefor the word "five." (b) by adding thereto the following paragraph: (r) to enter into any arrangements with the trustees of any other school district for the attendance of children from their district at any school in such other district and to pay such fees as may be agreed upon with the trustees of such other district. Any such arrangements at present existing between boards of school trustees are hereby validated and confirmed. 8. Section 93 of said Act as amended is further amended by adding thereto the following subsection: (2) Notwithstanding the provisions herein contained the trustees may arrange only for such transportation as in their discretion they may deem expedient, if, prior to the formation of such district, seventy-five per cent. of the resident ratepayers in each original district voted to give the trustees full authority in the matter, in which case the council need not make the provision for transportation referred to in the first subsection hereof. 9. Subsection (1) of section 106 of said Act is amended by adding thereto at the end thereof the following words: "and all members of the existing board of school trustees shall cease to hold office thirty days after the said by-law comes into effect." Duties of 10. Section 118 of said Act is amended as follows: board in city, town (a) by striking out from paragraph (d) all the words after the or village. word "maintained" in the third line; (b) by adding the following paragraph: of teachers. (o) to provide a legally qualified teacher or teachers according Employment to the regulations prescribed by law and to determine the terms upon which they are to be employed, the amount of their remuneration and the duties which they are to perform, subject to the provisions of this Act, the regulations of the department and of the advisory board. (c) by striking out the words "one dollar" from the second line of paragraph (i) as enacted by section 32 of chapter 67 of 8 George V, and substituting therefor the words "three dollars." Regulation 11. Subsection (2) of section 122 of said Act is amended by Union district. adding thereto the following: "save that notwithstanding the of conveyance provisions herein contained the trustees may arrange only for by trustees. such transportation as in their discretion they may deem expedient, if, prior to the formation of such district, seventy-five per cent. of the resident ratepayers therein have voted to give the trustees full authority in the matter. rural 12. (1) Section 131 of said Act is amended by adding thereto Urban and the following: "but if any such district be divided into only two consolidated wards, the department may determine the number of trustees districts. not exceeding four to be elected for each ward." (2) Said section 131 shall be construed as if it had contained Retroactive. the amendment made by this section on and from January 1st, A.D. 1923. 13. Section 141A of said Act, as enacted by section 27 of Trustees chapter 86 of 4 George v, is repealed. term of office. with teachers. 14. Section 150 of said Act is amended by adding at the end Agreements thereof the words: "and it shall be the duty of each and every board of school trustees to furnish each of its teachers with an agreement in writing within two weeks from the beginning of the engagement and to file with the Department of Education within the said period a copy of such agreement certified by the secretary-treasurer." 15. Section 229A of said Act, as enacted by section 18 of Returned chapter 105 of 10 George v, is repealed. 16. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. soldiers. |