AI-assisted research summary: The regulation sets rules for electronic meetings of boards of education and conseils scolaires, including public notice, accommodation, and minimum in-person attendance at the head office.
1 ELECTRONIC MEETING PROCEDURES E-0.2 REG 6 The Electronic Meeting Procedures Regulations being Chapter E-0.2 Reg 6 (effective July 29, 1999) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulation 39/2001 and the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2009, c.13. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 E-0.2 REG 6 ELECTRONIC MEETING PROCEDURES Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 Repealed 4 Requirements 5 Information 6 Attendance 7 Coming into force 3 ELECTRONIC MEETING PROCEDURES E-0.2 REG 6 CHAPTER E-0.2 REG 6 The Education Act, 1995 Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Electronic Meeting Procedures Regulations. Interpretation 2 In these regulations, “electronic meeting” means a meeting of a board of education or the conseil scolaire at which one or more trustees who are participating in the meeting are not present at the same location as the other trustees who are participating. 13 Aug 99 cE-0.2 Reg 6 s2. Policy respecting electronic meetings 3 Repealed SR 39/2001 Requirements 4(1) Subject to subsection (2), any electronic means used for the purposes of an electronic meeting must enable each trustee participating in the meeting and any member of the public attending that meeting: (a) to hear all of the other trustees participating in the meeting at all times during the meeting; and (b) to follow any votes taken at the meeting. (2) The electronic means used must be provided in a manner that: (a) allows a trustee to participate in the meeting without violating any conflict-of-interest guidelines; and (b) does not allow a member of the public to hear or follow any proceedings conducted in a closed session pursuant to subsection 80(2) of The Education Act, 1995. 13 Aug 99 cE-0.2 Reg 6 s4. Information 5 Where a board of education or the conseil scolaire conducts electronic meetings, it shall: (a) ensure that its policies respecting presentations by delegations enable those presentations to be reasonably accommodated during an electronic meeting; and (b) take reasonable steps to notify the public of the locations from which members of the public may participate in any electronic meetings that are held on a regular basis. 13 Aug 99 cE-0.2 Reg 6 s5; 25 Jne 2001 SR 39/2001 s4. 4 E-0.2 REG 6 ELECTRONIC MEETING PROCEDURES Attendance 6(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a trustee may participate in an electronic meeting from a location to which the public does not have access. (2) Where a member of the public wishes to attend an electronic meeting, other than at the head office of the board of education or the conseil scolaire, the board of education or the conseil scolaire shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate the attendance of that person. (3) In the case of an electronic meeting of a board of education or the conseil scolaire, at least one of the following persons must be present at the head office of the board of education or the conseil scolaire: (a) the director of education or his or her designate; (b) a member of the board of education or of the conseil scolaire, as the case may be. 13 Aug 99 cE-0.2 Reg 6 s6; 2009, c.13, s.46. Coming into force 7 These regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 13 Aug 99 cE-0.2 Reg 6 s7. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2009