477.18.3. The mission of the committee is to advise the Minister on any matter relating to the place of religion in schools.
The committee may be called upon, in particular, to give its opinion on the orientations to be favoured in this area by the school system and on the adaptation of the school system to the socioreligious evolution of Québec society.
The committee shall approve the confessional aspects of the programs of Catholic or Protestant moral and religious instruction established by the Minister under section 461 and of the local programs of studies in oecumenism; the committee shall also give its opinion on the religious aspects of the local programs of studies in ethics and religious culture submitted to the Minister for approval or established by the Minister.
Before approving the confessional aspects of a program, the committee shall take into account the opinions of the churches concerned; when it is called upon to give its opinion, the committee may consult religious groups and persons or bodies particularly interested in religious issues.