Saskatchewan Polytechnic Act, S-32.21

1 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Act Being Chapter S‑32.21* of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2014 (effective September 24, 2014) as amended by the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2015, c 21; 2019, c A‑22.3; and 2022, c 38. *NOTE: Pursuant to subsection 33(1) of The Interpretation Act, 1995, the Consequential Amendment sections, schedules and/or tables within this Act have been removed. Upon coming into force, the consequential amendments contained in those sections became part of the enactment(s) that they amend, and have thereby been incorporated into the corresponding Acts. Please refer to the Separate Chapter to obtain consequential amendment details and specifics. NOTE: This consolidation is not official and is subject to House amendments and Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel changes to Separate Chapters that may be incorporated up until the publication of the annual bound volume. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the official Statutes and Regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC Table of Contents PART I 23 Borrowing Short Title and Interpretation 24 Guarantee 1 Short title 25 Investments 2 Interpretation 26 Repealed PART II PART V Polytechnic Continued Administrator 3 Polytechnic continued 27 Administrator 4 Mandate PART VI 5 Powers of minister General PART III 28 Limitation of liability Administration 29 Review of programs, etc. 6 Board of directors 30 Review 7 Quorum 31 Regulations 8 Responsibilities of the board PART VII 9 Committees Repeal and Transitional 10 President 32 SS 1996, c S‑25.2 repealed 11 Employees 33 Transitional ‑ board of directors, chief 12 Superannuation and benefits executive officer 13 Bonding PART VIII Consequential Amendments 14 Powers re property 34 Consequential amendments 15 Exemption from taxation 35 SS 2000, c P‑16.11, section 15 amended 16 Additional powers 36 SS 1984‑85‑86, c S‑61.1, section 4 amended PART IV 37 RSS 1978, c T‑8, section 2 amended Financial Matters 17 Fiscal year 38 SS 1994, c T‑9.1, section 2 amended 18 Budget and business plan 39 RRS c E‑8.1 Reg 2, section 2 amended 19 Audit PART IX Coming into Force 20 Annual and other reports 40 Coming into force 21 Banking 22 Inspection Schedule 3 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 CHAPTER S-32.21 An Act respecting the Saskatchewan Polytechnic and making consequential amendments to other Acts and Regulations PART I Short Title and Interpretation Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Act. Interpretation 2 In this Act: (a) “administrator” means an administrator of the polytechnic appointed pursuant to section 27; (b) “board” means the board of directors of the polytechnic appointed pursuant to section 6; (c) “minister” means the member of the executive council to whom for the time being the administration of this Act is assigned; (d) “polytechnic” means the Saskatchewan Polytechnic continued pursuant to section 3; (e) “president” means the president of the polytechnic appointed pursuant to section 10; (f) “SIAST” means the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology continued as a corporation pursuant to The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Act as that Act existed on the day before the coming into force of this Act. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 2. PART II Polytechnic Continued Polytechnic continued 3(1) SIAST is continued as a corporation under the name of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic. (2) In accordance with the regulations, the polytechnic may deliver programs at locations within and outside Saskatchewan. 4 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (3) No person shall use the word “polytechnic” or any derivation or abbreviation of that word in the name of an educational institution or in any advertising relating to an educational institution, without the prior approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 3. Mandate 4 The polytechnic may provide: (a) courses and programs of study, instruction or training, and related services, in academic, scientific, trade, technical, technological and vocational fields of education; (b) subject to The Degree Authorization Act, university programs, by agreement and on the basis agreed to with any university within or outside Saskatchewan; (c) courses or programs of instruction or training that have been determined to be required with respect to a trade, subtrade or occupation pursuant to The Apprenticeship andTrade Certification Act, 2019; (d) courses, programs and seminars of a continuing education nature; (e) credit programs through a regional college as defined in The Regional Colleges Act; (f) student services, career counselling, adult basic education, language training, literacy programming, and newcomer integration services; (g) training and services, including applied research, to governments, corporations, persons or other bodies with respect to courses, programs and related services that the polytechnic provides or expertise or facilities it possesses, on any terms that the polytechnic considers appropriate; (h) services to encourage and support scholarly activity related to programs of study provided by the polytechnic; (i) any other post‑secondary education and training‑related functions or activities that may be prescribed in the regulations. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 4; 2019, c A‑22.3, s 64. Powers of minister 5(1) The minister may: (a) establish policies in consultation with the polytechnic and give directions for post‑secondary education and training to be provided or undertaken by the polytechnic; (b) co‑ordinate programs and activities in the continuing education area between the polytechnic and the Government of Saskatchewan and other agencies or bodies; 5 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 (c) give direction to the polytechnic on programs, courses, functions or activities to be provided or undertaken or discontinued by the polytechnic, including any core program specialities to be provided at any one of the locations where programs are to be provided or undertaken; (d) establish policies or procedures for the approval of programs, courses, seminars or other instruction to be provided by the polytechnic; (e) give direction to the polytechnic on educational, operational, administrative, management or other standards or procedures to be established or maintained by the polytechnic or any changes to any of them; (f) give direction to the polytechnic on the establishment of any accounting or information systems for the polytechnic or changes or additions to existing accounting or information systems; (g) give direction to the polytechnic on fees to be charged by it; (h) direct the polytechnic to acquire any property or services or any category of property or services that it may require from or through the Government of Saskatchewan; (i) require the polytechnic to provide to the minister any information, financial or expenditure plans, reports, proposals or documents that the minister may request. (2) The polytechnic shall comply with any directions or requirements given or made by the minister pursuant to subsection (1) within any period that the minister may require. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 5. PART III Administration Board of directors 6(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a board of directors for the polytechnic consisting of not less than 10 and not more than 20 members. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint as members: (a) one student of the polytechnic; (b) one member of the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission appointed pursuant to The Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Act, 1999; and (c) one member of a board appointed pursuant to The Regional Colleges Act. 6 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a person appointed as a member of the board holds office for a term not exceeding three years and until a successor is appointed, and is eligible for reappointment. (4) No member of the board shall hold office for more than two consecutive terms. (5) A person ceases to be a member of the board when the person dies or resigns. (6) If a member of the board has failed to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board, the board shall promptly make a recommendation, with reasons, to the minister as to whether or not that person should continue to be a member of the board. (7) A vacancy in the membership of the board does not impair the power of the remaining members of the board to act. (8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate one of the members of the board to be chairperson and another member of the board to be vice‑chairperson. (9) Subject to subsection (10), the polytechnic shall pay members of the board: (a) remuneration for their services at the rates approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; and (b) reimbursement for their expenses incurred in the performance of their responsibilities at the rates paid to members of the public service of Saskatchewan. (10) A member of the board who is also a member of the public service of Saskatchewan is not eligible to receive remuneration, but shall be reimbursed by the polytechnic for expenses in accordance with clause (9)(b). 2014, c S‑32.21, s 6. Quorum 7(1) A majority of the members of the board in office constitutes a quorum of the board for the transaction of business. (2) A member of the board may participate in a meeting of the board or of any committee of the board by means of telephone or other communications facilities that permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other, and a member participating in a meeting by those means is deemed to be present at that meeting. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 7. Responsibilities of the board 8 The board shall: (a) subject to section 27, have the conduct of and manage the business and affairs of the polytechnic; (b) ensure that the business and affairs of the polytechnic are conducted in accordance with this Act; 7 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 (c) hold eight regular meetings per fiscal year and any other meetings that the board considers appropriate; (d) make bylaws respecting the calling of its meetings and the conduct of business at those meetings and generally respecting the regulation of the conduct of its business; (e) make bylaws establishing conflict of interest rules governing members of the board or any committee of the board; (f) for each meeting of the board or any committee of the board, provide to the minister a copy of the approved minutes, certified by the secretary of the board or the committee, together with copies of any resolutions or bylaws adopted at the meeting; and (g) prepare and maintain a written record of all proceedings and decisions of the board and any committee of the board. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 8. Committees 9(1) The board may: (a) appoint from among its number an executive committee; and (b) by resolution, delegate to the executive committee any powers that it considers necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the polytechnic. (2) A member of the executive committee holds office until that person: (a) is removed by resolution of the board; or (b) ceases to be a member of the board. (3) The executive committee may exercise any powers of the board that are delegated to it by resolution of the board, subject to any restrictions contained in the resolution. (4) The executive committee shall: (a) fix its quorum at not less than a majority of its members; (b) keep minutes of its proceedings and decisions; and (c) submit to the board at each meeting of the board, minutes of the executive committee’s proceedings and decisions during the period since the most recent meeting of the board. (5) The board may establish any committee consisting of board members that the board considers advisable. (6) Any committee established pursuant to subsection (5) shall comply, with any necessary modification, with the requirements of subsection (4). 8 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (7) The board may: (a) appoint a provincial program advisory committee for any technical or vocational program provided by the polytechnic; (b) appoint technical advisory committees to advise the board on needs, trends and issues relating to any field in which the polytechnic may provide courses, programs or services; (c) appoint any other advisory committees that it considers necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the polytechnic; (d) prescribe the duties of any committee appointed pursuant to this subsection; (e) fix the remuneration of members of any committee appointed pursuant to this subsection; and (f) pay members of any committee appointed pursuant to this subsection for their expenses incurred in the performance of their responsibilities at the rates paid to members of the public service of Saskatchewan. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 9. President 10(1) The board shall appoint a president of the polytechnic. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the board shall determine the term of office of the president and his or her remuneration, which is to be paid by the polytechnic. (3) The term of office for which the president is appointed shall not exceed five years, but the term may be renewed by the board. (4) The president is responsible, subject to the direction of the board, for the general supervision and direction of: (a) the academic work of the polytechnic, its teaching staff and student body and the officers and employees employed in connection with that work; and (b) the business affairs of the polytechnic and the officers and employees employed in connection with those affairs. (5) The president may exercise any powers and shall perform any other duties that are conferred on or assigned to the president by the board. (6) Annually and at any other times requested by the board, the president shall report to the board on: (a) the operation of the polytechnic; (b) the business plan and budget; (c) the progress of the polytechnic towards the achievement of its goals, including recommendations for the benefit and advancement of the polytechnic; and (d) any other matters that the board may require. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 10. 9 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 Employees 11(1) The polytechnic may: (a) employ any officers or other employees that it considers necessary for the conduct of its operations; and (b) determine each officer’s and employee’s respective duties and powers, conditions of employment and remuneration, which is to be paid by the polytechnic. (2) The polytechnic has control over and shall supervise its officers and employees. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 11. Superannuation and benefits 12(1) Subject to subsection (3), The Public Service Superannuation Act, The Superannuation (Supplementary Provisions) Act and The Public Employees Pension Plan Act apply, with any necessary modification, to the officers and employees of the polytechnic. (2) Subject to the approval of the minister, for the benefit of the officers and employees of the polytechnic and their dependants, the polytechnic may establish or provide for: (a) a group insurance plan; and (b) any other employee benefit program. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or any other Act or law or any contract, if an employee, immediately before commencing employment with the polytechnic, was a contributor pursuant to a superannuation Act or plan mentioned in subsection (4), the employee may elect to continue to be a contributor pursuant to that superannuation Act or plan while employed by the polytechnic. (4) The following superannuation Acts and plans apply for the purposes of subsection (3): (a) The Teachers Superannuation and Disability Benefits Act or any predecessor of that Act; (b) a pension plan that is administered by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation pursuant to The Teachers’ Federation Act, 2006 or any predecessor of that Act; (c) The Municipal Employees’ Pension Act or any predecessor of that Act; (d) a pension or superannuation plan established by the Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan. (5) If an employee continues to be a contributor pursuant to a superannuation Act or plan mentioned in subsection (4): (a) the polytechnic is deemed to be a participating employer pursuant to the superannuation Act or plan for the purposes of calculating the service of the employee and the amount of contributions to be made with respect to the service of the employee pursuant to the superannuation Act or plan; 10 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (b) the service of the employee with the polytechnic is deemed to be continuous service with a participating employer pursuant to the terms of the superannuation Act or plan; (c) the salary of the employee with respect to which contributions pursuant to the superannuation Act or plan are calculated is the remuneration paid to the employee by the polytechnic; and (d) the polytechnic shall pay contributions with respect to the service of the employee with the polytechnic to the administrator of the superannuation Act or plan in accordance with the terms of the superannuation Act or plan. (6) The polytechnic shall reimburse the Minister of Finance for any part of the premiums paid by the Minister of Finance pursuant to The Teachers’ Life Insurance (Government Contributory) Act that the Minister of Finance determines to be attributable to the provision of insurance for employees mentioned in clause 2(d.4) of that Act. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 12. Bonding 13 The board may require any officers and employees of the polytechnic who, in the course of their employment, receive or disburse cash, and any other officers or employees of the polytechnic that the board considers advisable, to be bonded in any sums that the board may require for duly accounting for money or goods that come into the hands of the board or under the board’s control. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 13. Powers re property 14(1) Subject to subsection (2), the polytechnic may: (a) acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise any real and personal property that it considers necessary for the efficient operation of the polytechnic; (b) receive gifts of real and personal property, including moneys, for the purposes of the polytechnic; and (c) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its property, subject to the terms of any gift received by the polytechnic pursuant to clause (b). (2) The polytechnic shall obtain the prior approval of the minister before acquiring or disposing of any real property. (3) The polytechnic may manage, insure, maintain, repair, alter or improve any of its property and may construct or erect any buildings, structures or other improvements. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 14. 11 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 Exemption from taxation 15 Neither the polytechnic nor the polytechnic’s real or personal property is liable to taxation for municipal or school purposes. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 15. Additional powers 16 The polytechnic may: (a) provide programs, courses and seminars in the daytime or evening and on a full‑time or part‑time basis; (b) determine admission, enrolment and graduation requirements and standards for students; (c) fix and determine fees: (i) for any programs, courses, seminars or other instruction; (ii) for the use of or access to any facility or property of the polytechnic; (iii) relating to examinations, diplomas, certificates and degrees; and (iv) for any other matter that the polytechnic considers advisable; (d) provide for the discipline of the polytechnic’s students, including admission, dismissal, suspension and expulsion of students and the imposition of fines and the levying of assessments for damage done by them to property; (e) provide for the conduct of examinations; (f) provide for the granting of diplomas, certificates and post-graduate certificates relating to programs, courses and seminars provided by the polytechnic; (g) provide for the granting of honorary diplomas relating to programs provided by the polytechnic; (h) provide for the granting of degrees in accordance with The Degree Authorization Act; (i) provide or facilitate the provision of scholarships, awards or bursaries to students of the polytechnic; (j) accept any gift, grant, devise or bequest of any money or other property made to it; (k) act as a trustee of any money or other property given in any manner for the support of the polytechnic or its students; (l) procure the registration of and promote any corporation for charitable purposes benefiting, directly or indirectly, the polytechnic or its students; (m) enter into any agreements for the purpose of performing its duties or exercising its powers; (n) enter into any agreements for the purpose of performing applied research; 12 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (o) enter into agreements or arrangements with the Government of Canada, any other government or any body, agency or person for the purpose of taking advantage of any programs or funding considered of benefit to the polytechnic or for the purpose of performing applied research; (p) do any other things that the board may consider necessary or advisable to operate the polytechnic and its property or to carry out its functions and duties pursuant to this Act. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 16. PART IV Financial Matters Fiscal year 17 The fiscal year of the polytechnic is the period commencing on July 1 in one year and ending on June 30 of the following year, or any other period that may be prescribed in the regulations. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 17. Budget and business plan 18(1) In each fiscal year, the board shall: (a) prepare a budget and a business plan for the polytechnic, in the form specified by the minister; and (b) submit copies of the budget and the business plan to the minister on or before the date specified by the minister. (2) The minister shall review the budget and the business plan submitted pursuant to subsection (1) and may: (a) approve them; or (b) after consultation with the board, require the board to revise all or any part of either of them in any manner that the minister considers appropriate. (3) On approval of the budget and the business plan by the minister, the board shall adopt them for the polytechnic as approved by the minister. (4) The polytechnic shall not incur any liability or make or commit itself to any expenditure unless: (a) payment of the whole of the liability or expenditure can be provided out of the income of the polytechnic for the fiscal year in which it is incurred, made or committed or out of other money available for the purpose; or (b) the liability or expenditure: (i) has been approved by the minister as part of the budget for the fiscal year; or (ii) has been otherwise approved by the minister. 13 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 (5) If the polytechnic contravenes subsection (4), the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the minister, may terminate the appointments of persons who were members of the board at the time of the contravention. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 18. Audit 19(1) Subject to the approval of the minister, the board shall appoint an auditor or firm of auditors to audit the records, accounts and financial statements of the polytechnic. (2) The auditor appointed pursuant to subsection (1) shall audit the records, accounts and financial statements of the polytechnic: (a) annually; and (b) at any other times that the minister may require. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 19. Annual and other reports 20(1) In each fiscal year, in accordance with section 13 of The Executive Government Administration Act, the board shall submit to the minister: (a) a financial statement for the polytechnic for the preceding fiscal year, in any form that may be required by Treasury Board; and (b) any other information that the minister may require. (2) In accordance with section 13 of The Executive Government Administration Act, the minister shall lay before the Legislative Assembly each financial statement received by the minister pursuant to clause (1)(a). 2014, c S‑32.21, s 20; 2015, c 21, s 52. Banking 21(1) The polytechnic shall keep its funds in any bank, trust company or credit union registered in Canada. (2) All payments from the funds of the polytechnic are to be made in any manner that the board may determine. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 21. Inspection 22(1) The minister may appoint a person to examine and inspect the financial condition or administrative condition of the polytechnic or any other matter relating to the management, administration or operation of the polytechnic. (2) The person appointed pursuant to subsection (1) is to have access to all information, books, records and other documents in the possession or under the control of the polytechnic relating to the activities and functioning of the polytechnic. 14 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (3) Each member of the board and each officer or employee of the polytechnic shall provide to the person appointed pursuant to subsection (1), on request, any information, books, records or documents that are requested. (4) Within any period that the minister may specify, the person appointed pursuant to subsection (1) shall report to the minister on the examination and inspection that was conducted pursuant to this section. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 22. Borrowing 23(1) Subject to the approval of the minister, the board, by resolution, may authorize the borrowing of money by the polytechnic for its purposes by way of temporary loans, overdraft or line of credit or by the issue of notes, bonds, debentures or other securities of the polytechnic. (2) The terms and conditions of any temporary loans, overdraft or line of credit shall be as determined by resolution of the board and approved by the minister. (3) Any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities issued pursuant to this section shall be in any form, bear any rate or rates of interest and be payable as to principal, interest and premium, if any, in the currency of any country or countries, at any times and places and in any amounts and manner and on any other terms and conditions that the board, with the approval of the minister, may determine by resolution. (4) Subject to the approval of the minister, the board may: (a) sell or otherwise dispose of any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities issued pursuant to this section, on any terms and conditions that the board considers advisable; or (b) charge, pledge, hypothecate, deposit or otherwise deal with them as collateral security. (5) The board, by resolution, shall determine the manner of execution of: (a) any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities issued pursuant to this section; and (b) any contracts or agreements to be entered into by the board for the purpose of a borrowing pursuant to subsection (1). (6) The board, by resolution, may provide that any seal or signature on any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities or on the coupons, if any, attached to them, may be reproduced on them, and any seal or signatures so authorized to be reproduced on any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities shall have the same force and effect and be as valid and binding on the polytechnic as if manually affixed or signed, notwithstanding that any person whose signature is so reproduced has ceased to hold office before the date of issue of the security. 15 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 (7) Any notes, bonds, debentures and other securities issued pursuant to this section may be issued in any amounts that will realize the net sums required for the purposes of the polytechnic, and a recital or declaration in the resolution of the board authorizing the issue of the securities to the effect that the amount of those securities authorized is necessary to realize the net sum required for the purposes of the polytechnic is conclusive evidence of that fact. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 23. Guarantee 24(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council, on any terms that may be stated in the order passed for the purpose, may guarantee the payment of: (a) the principal, interest and premium, if any, of any notes, bonds, debentures or other securities issued by the polytechnic; (b) money borrowed by the polytechnic by way of temporary loan, overdraft or line of credit, including interest and other charges relating to that money; or (c) any indebtedness or liability for the payment of money incurred by the polytechnic or to which it may be or become subject. (2) Any guarantee made pursuant to subsection (1) is required to be in any form and manner that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may approve. (3) The Minister of Finance, or any other officer that may be designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, shall sign a guarantee made pursuant to subsection (1) and, on being so signed, the Government of Saskatchewan is liable, according to the tenor of the guarantee, for the payment of: (a) the principal, interest and premium, if any, of the notes, bonds, debentures or other securities; (b) the money borrowed by way of temporary loan, overdraft or line of credit, including interest and other charges relating to that money; or (c) the indebtedness or liability for the payment of money. (4) Any guarantee signed in accordance with subsection (3) is conclusive evidence of compliance with the terms of this section. (5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make any arrangements that may be necessary for supplying the money required to implement any guarantee made pursuant to this section and to advance the amount necessary for that purpose out of the general revenue fund. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 24. 16 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC Investments 25 Subject to the approval of the Minister of Finance and the terms of any trust under which money to be invested is held by the polytechnic, the board may: (a) invest any part of the moneys of the polytechnic in any security or class of securities authorized for investment of moneys in the general revenue fund pursuant to The Financial Administration Act, 1993; and (b) dispose of the investments in any manner, on any terms and in any amount that the board considers expedient. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 25. 26 Repealed. 2202, c 38, s 15. PART V Administrator Administrator 27(1) On the recommendation of the minister, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a person as administrator of the polytechnic if: (a) the polytechnic has contravened subsection 18(4); (b) in the opinion of the minister, financial or significant operational problems exist with respect to the polytechnic; or (c) in the opinion of the minister, it is otherwise in the public interest to do so. (2) On the appointment of an administrator pursuant to subsection (1), the appointments of all members of the board terminate. (3) An administrator appointed pursuant to subsection (1) shall: (a) conduct and manage the affairs of the polytechnic; (b) be the sole member of the board; and (c) in the name of the board, perform all of the duties and exercise all of the powers otherwise vested in the board. (4) The administrator shall act in accordance with any instructions or directions given by the minister or the minister’s designate. (5) In carrying out his or her responsibilities, the president is subject to any instructions or directions given to him or her by the administrator. (6) The polytechnic shall pay any remuneration and reimbursement for the administrator’s expenses that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may determine. (7) At any time, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may: (a) terminate the appointment of the person appointed as administrator of the polytechnic; and (b) appoint another person as administrator in that person’s place. 17 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 (8) If the office of the president is or becomes vacant, the requirement of section 10 to appoint a president of the polytechnic is suspended during the appointment of an administrator. (9) While the office of the president is vacant, the administrator shall perform the duties and may exercise the powers otherwise vested in the president. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 27. PART VI General Limitation of liability 28(1) No action or proceeding lies or shall be commenced against the polytechnic, the board, any member of the board, the president or the administrator, or any officer or employee of the polytechnic, with respect to any act or omission of any student or of any students, whether organized as a student body or not, arising out of any association or activity organized, managed, controlled or done, in whole or in part, by a student or students of the polytechnic. (2) No action shall be brought against the administrator or the board, any member of the board or the president on account of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance of a duty imposed or the exercise of a power given pursuant to this Act. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 28. Review of programs, etc. 29(1) At any times that the minister considers appropriate, the minister may conduct or cause to be conducted a review and evaluation of programs and courses or any program or course provided by the polytechnic. (2) For the purpose of conducting a review and evaluation pursuant to subsection (1), the minister, or the person appointed by the minister to conduct the review and evaluation, is to have access to all information, books, records and other documents in the possession or under the control of the polytechnic that the minister considers relevant to the review and evaluation to be conducted. (3) Each member of the board and each officer or employee of the polytechnic shall provide to the minister or the person appointed, on request, any information, books, records or documents requested by the minister or the person appointed that the minister or that person considers relevant to the review and evaluation to be conducted. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 29. Review 30(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a committee to review and report on the polytechnic’s mandate as set out in section 4 and any other matters concerning this Act that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may specify. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall: (a) appoint the members of the committee mentioned in subsection (1); and (b) designate one of those members as chairperson. 18 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC (3) The members of the committee are entitled to any remuneration for the performance of their duties that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may determine. (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall pay members of the committee for travel and other expenses incurred by the members in connection with committee business at a rate to be determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (5) The minister shall provide any technical, clerical and other assistance that the minister considers necessary to assist the committee in carrying out its review. (6) The committee and its members are to have access to all information, books, records and other documents in the possession or under the control of the polytechnic related to the activities and functioning of the polytechnic. (7) Each member of the board and each officer or employee of the polytechnic shall provide to the committee or any member of the committee, on request, any information, books, records or documents. (8) The committee shall provide its report to the minister by the date specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council for its submission. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 30. Regulations 31 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations: (a) defining, enlarging or restricting the meaning of any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act; (b) respecting the delivery of programs by the polytechnic at locations within and outside Saskatchewan; (c) prescribing any matter or thing required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed in the regulations; (d) respecting any other matter or thing that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 31. PART VII Repeal and Transitional SS 1996, c S-25.2 repealed 32 The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Act is repealed. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 32. 19 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC c S-32.21 Transitional - board of directors, chief executive officer 33(1) Those persons who were members of the board of directors of SIAST on the day before the coming into force of this Act: (a) continue as members of the board of directors of the polytechnic pursuant to this Act; (b) are deemed to be have been appointed pursuant to section 6; and (c) hold office for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed pursuant to The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Act, as that Act existed on the day before the coming into force of this Act, until they resign or are replaced pursuant to this Act. (2) The persons who held office as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board of directors of SIAST on the day before the coming into force of this Act: (a) are deemed to have been designated as chairperson and vice‑chairperson, respectively, of the board of directors of the polytechnic pursuant to subsection 6(8); and (b) continue to hold office as chairperson or vice-chairperson until they resign or are replaced pursuant to this Act. (3) The person who was the chief executive officer of SIAST on the day before the coming into force of this Act is deemed to have been appointed president of the polytechnic pursuant to section 10. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 33. PART VIII Consequential Amendments 34 to 39 Dispensed. This/these section(s) makes consequential amendments to another/other Act(s). Pursuant to subsection 33(1) of The Interpretation Act, 1995, the amendments have been incorporated into the corresponding Act(s). Please refer to the Separate Chapter to obtain consequential amendment details and specifics. PART IX Coming into Force Coming into force 40 This Act comes into force on proclamation. 2014, c S‑32.21, s 40. 20 c S-32.21 SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2022