Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, do you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, please introduce your witnesses for the record.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my right is Mr. Andy Bevan. He is the assistant deputy minister for Labour and Income Security with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. On my left is Christina Brownlee. She is the legislative counsel for the Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witnesses.
I will open the floor to general comments. Anything from committee? Seeing nothing, we will proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill, deferring the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Committee, please turn to page 1 of the bill. I will call out each clause individually. Clause 1.
Agreed.
Thank you. Clause 2.
Agreed.
Clause 3.
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. To the bill as a whole.
Agreed.
Does committee agree that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act, is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Bill 16?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Bill 16 is now ready for third reading. Thank you to the Minister and your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Committee, the final bill we have agreed to consider is Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. I will turn to the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Cochrane.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here today to introduce Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. I'd like to thank the Standing Committee on Social Development for their review.
This bill seeks to extend the term of Student Financial Assistance Appeal Board members from two years to up to four years. It also seeks to amend the qualifications for the post-secondary student representative on the appeal board to include individuals who have been a post-secondary student within five years of their appointment.
This bill will allow board members to establish continuity and build greater corporate knowledge over the course of their term. It will also allow for more effective use of training resources over the course of members' terms as the turnover in membership is expected to decrease.
The second proposed amendment in the bill would change the criteria for the student seat on the board, allowing recent post-secondary students to be appointed.
With that, I am pleased to answer any questions Members may have. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, which considered the bill, for opening comments. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Standing Committee on Social Development concluded its review of Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, on September 27, 2018, with a public hearing held at the Legislative Assembly building. Committee received no submissions from the public. Committee supports the government's change to extend the terms of appeal board members and broaden the qualifications necessary for the position of student representative. Individual Members may have additional comments or questions as we proceed with consideration of this bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, do you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, please introduce your witnesses for the record.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my right is Mr. Andy Bevan, the assistant deputy minister for Labour and Income Security with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. On my left is Ms. Christina Brownlee, the legislative counsel with the Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Welcome back to the witnesses. I will open the floor to general comments. Seeing none, we will proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill, deferring the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Committee, please turn to page 1 of the bill. If you agree with the clause, please reply accordingly after I read it out. Clause 1.
Agreed.
Thank you. Clause 2.
Agreed.
Thank you. No more clauses. Committee, to the bill as a whole, does committee agree that Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you. Bill 17 is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Bill 17?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and to your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. What is the wish of committee, Mr. Testart?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour. All those opposed. The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, Bill 15, Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act, Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act, and Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. I would like to report progress with one motion carried, and that Bills 13, 15, 16, and 17 are ready for third reading, and that Bill 14 is ready for third reading as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Thank you. Do I have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife North. The motion is in order. All those in favour. All those opposed. Motion carried.
---Carried
Orders of the day for Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 1:30 p.m.:
Prayer
Ministers' Statements
Members' Statements
Reports of the Standing and Special Committees
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgments
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to Commissioner's Opening Address
Petitions
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
Motions
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Bill 7, Chartered Professional Accountants Act
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Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process
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Tabled Document 215-18(3), Capital Estimates, 2019-2020
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
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Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act
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Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018
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Bill 15, Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act
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Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act
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Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
Orders of the Day.
Masi, Mr. Clerk. Colleagues, remember today is a voting day, so keep that in mind. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
