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I-13.3 - Education Act

Section 169
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169. The members of the school service centre’s board of directors may participate in a meeting of the school service centre’s board of directors through a means that allows the persons participating in or attending the meeting to communicate directly with each other, unless the operating rules provide otherwise.
At least one board member or the director general must however be physically present at the place of the meeting. The director general must ensure that the place of the meeting is equipped with means that allow the persons participating in or attending the meeting to communicate directly with each other.
A board member who participates in a meeting through such a means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
1988, c. 84, s. 169; 2002, c. 63, s. 22; 2004, c. 38, s. 2; 2016, c. 26, s. 27; 2020, c. 1, s. 64; 2023, c. 32, s. 17.
169. The school service centre’s board of directors may provide that, in the cases and on the conditions determined by by-law, any board member may participate in a meeting of the school service centre’s board of directors through a means that allows the persons participating in or attending the meeting to communicate directly with each other.
At least one board member or the director general must however be physically present at the place of the meeting.
A board member who participates in a meeting through such a means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
1988, c. 84, s. 169; 2002, c. 63, s. 22; 2004, c. 38, s. 2; 2016, c. 26, s. 27; 2020, c. 1, s. 64.
169. The council of commissioners may provide that, in the cases and on the conditions determined by by-law, any commissioner may participate in a meeting of the council of commissioners through a means that allows the persons participating in or attending the meeting to communicate directly with each other.
At least one commissioner or the director general must however be physically present at the place of the meeting.
A commissioner who participates in a meeting through such a means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
1988, c. 84, s. 169; 2002, c. 63, s. 22; 2004, c. 38, s. 2; 2016, c. 26, s. 27.
169. The council of commissioners may provide that, in the cases and on the conditions determined by by-law, a commissioner may participate in a meeting of the council of commissioners through a means that allows the persons participating in or attending the meeting to communicate directly with each other.
The person presiding over the meeting and the director general must be physically present at the place of the meeting.
A commissioner who participates in a meeting through such a means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
1988, c. 84, s. 169; 2002, c. 63, s. 22; 2004, c. 38, s. 2.
169. With the consent of a majority of the commissioners physically present at a meeting of the council of commissioners, any commissioner may take part in the meeting and vote thereat by any means enabling all participants to communicate verbally, such as the telephone.
This consent can only be validly given if the commissioners physically present at the place where the meeting is held form a quorum and if the chairman is among those present.
The requirement that commissioners be physically present shall not, however, prevent a meeting from being held if the majority of the commissioners participating in the meeting consent to any commissioner participating and voting by videoconference. A commissioner may only exercise such a right if the director general and the chairman are present at the place where the council meeting is held.
The minutes of such a meeting shall indicate
(1)  that the meeting was held with the aid of a means of communication indicated therein;
(2)  the name of every commissioner physically present at the meeting and the names of those who have agreed to proceed in such a way;
(3)  the name of any commissioner who took part in the meeting by that means of communication.
Any commissioner participating in and voting at the meeting by such means of communication is deemed to be present at the place where the meeting is held.
1988, c. 84, s. 169; 2002, c. 63, s. 22.
169. With the consent of a majority of the commissioners physically present at a meeting of the council of commissioners, any commissioner may take part in the meeting and vote thereat by any means enabling all participants to communicate verbally, such as the telephone.
This consent can only be validly given if the commissioners physically present at the place where the meeting is held form a quorum and if the chairman is among those present.
The minutes of such a meeting shall indicate
(1)  that the meeting was held with the aid of a means of communication indicated therein;
(2)  the name of every commissioner physically present at the meeting and the names of those who have agreed to proceed in such a way;
(3)  the name of any commissioner who took part in the meeting by that means of communication.
Any commissioner participating in and voting at the meeting by such means of communication is deemed to be present at the place where the meeting is held.
1988, c. 84, s. 169.
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