26. If the Minister is of the opinion that he or she cannot, considering the list of persons declared qualified for appointment as regional student ombudsmen and in the best interest of the proper operation of the position to be filled, appoint a person, the Minister then asks the National Student Ombudsman to publish a new recruitment notice.
The committee in charge of assessing the qualifications of the candidates who submitted their candidacy after the new recruitment notice and of submitting a report to the Minister in accordance with section 20 may be composed of persons previously designated to sit on a preceding committee.
2023-001M.O. 2023-001, s. 26.