E-8.1 - Act respecting public elementary and secondary education

Section 556 Disposition versions

2999-12-31

556. Sections 22 and 23 of the Act respecting the Conseil supérieur de l’éducation (chapter C-60) are replaced by the following sections:

“22. The committees shall have the following duties:

(a)  to make regulations respecting Catholic or Protestant instruction in moral and religious values, Catholic pastoral care and guidance or Protestant religious care and guidance provided in educational institutions;

(b)  to make regulations respecting the conditions required of the teaching staff providing Catholic or Protestant instruction in moral and religious values and from the non-teaching staff providing services in Catholic pastoral care and guidance or Protestant religious care and guidance in educational institutions;

(c)  to approve the programs, teaching guides, teaching materials and instructional equipment and supplies required for the official programs in respect of Catholic or Protestant moral and religious values instruction;

(d)  to approve the statements of objectives and related curriculum guides for Catholic pastoral care and guidance or Protestant religious care and guidance;

(e)  to make regulations to recognize educational institutions as Catholic or Protestant and to ensure their confessional character;

(f)  to recognize educational institutions as Catholic or Protestant and to revoke such recognition when necessary;

(g)  to advise the Council or the Minister on any matter within their competence.

Regulations made under this section come into force after their approval by the Government.

“23. The committees may

(a)  advise the Minister, from a moral and religious standpoint, on the programs and instructional equipment and supplies required for instruction other than moral religious instruction that the Minister is required to transmit to them not later than 60 days before they are approved or authorized;

(b)  receive and hear requests and suggestions from associations, institutions or any person on any matter within their competence;

(c)  cause any survey or research they consider necessary or useful for their objects to be carried out;

(d)  make by-laws for their internal management, subject to government approval.”.

1984, c. 39, s. 556.