The Registrar’s Report was received. The Registrar spoke to his report and responded to questions.

The Registrar advised that Minister Sandals had introduced Bill 103, Protecting Students Act, 2013 for first reading in the Ontario legislature and that it was now going for second reading. This bill is subtitled An Act to Amend the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 with respect to discipline and other related matters.

Council members were advised that attendance at the Canadian Network of National Associations of Regulators (CNNAR) Conference on October 25, 2013 was a professional development opportunity.  The topic of effective and meaningful stakeholder relationships making professional regulation more responsive to the public interest would be examined.

The Ontario College of Teachers Financial Report as at August 31, 2013 was received. 

7. Chair’s Report

8. Committee Reports

8.1 Executive Committee (GC20131004-83)

The report of the Executive Committee was received. The Chair, Liz Papadopoulos, spoke to the report.

8.2 Investigation Committee (GC20131004-84)

The report of the Investigation Committee was received. The Chair, Terry Price, spoke to the report and welcomed Monique Châteauvert
back to the committee.

8.3 Discipline Committee (GC20131004-85)

The report of the Discipline Committee was received. The Vice-Chair, Monika Ferenczy, spoke to the report.

The Presiding Officer noted that the motion contained in the Discipline Committee report was identical to the motion contained in the Fitness to Practise Committee report, and therefore the motion would be considered at the same time.

It was moved by Monika Ferenczy, “That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that section 17 (2) paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act be amended by substitution to read as follows:
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(2) The powers and duties of a committee mentioned in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 15 (1) may be exercised by a panel that satisfies the following rules:

• The panel must consist of at least three persons.
• The panel must include at least one elected member of the committee or if none are available a present elected member of Council on the Roster established under subsection (3) followed alternatively by a previously elected member of Council, from the Roster.
• The panel must consist of at least one member of the public drawn from the Committee who is appointed to Council under clause 4(2) (a) or if none are available a present appointed member of Council on the Roster established under subsection (3) followed alternatively by a previously appointed member of Council, from the Roster.
• The panel must include at least one member of the committee who was elected to the Council under clause 4(2)(a) or appointed to the Council under clause 4(2)(b).”

It was moved by Terry Price, seconded by Jacqueline Gray, “That Council approve that the above motion be amended by the addition of #5.

5.  The panel must include two members of Council who were either elected to Council under clause 4(2)(a) or appointed to Council under clause 4(2)(b).”

         A lengthy discussion ensued on the amendment.

Peter Lipman assumed the role of Presiding Officer at this time.

It was moved by Terry Price, seconded by Jacqueline Gray, but
WITHDRAWN,

That Council approve that the above motion be amended by the addition of #5.

5. The panel must include two members of Council who were either elected to Council under clause 4(2)(a) or appointed to Council under clause 4(2)(b).

            A vote was taken on the main motion, and it was
            CARRIED,

         That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that section 17 (2) paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the OntarioCollege of Teachers Act be amended by substitution to read as follows:

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(2) The powers and duties of a committee mentioned in paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 15 (1) may be exercised by a panel that satisfies the following rules:

1. The panel must consist of at least three persons.
2. The panel must include at least one elected member of the committee or if none are available a present elected member of Council on the Roster established under subsection (3) followed alternatively by a previously elected member of Council, from the Roster.
3. The panel must consist of at least one member of the public drawn from the Committee who is appointed to Council under clause 4(2) (a) or if none are available a present appointed member of Council on the Roster established under subsection (3) followed alternatively by a previously appointed member of Council, from the Roster.
4. The panel must include at least one member of the committee who was elected to the Council under clause 4(2)(a) or appointed to the Council under clause 4(2) (b).

Roll Call Vote:

9. Correspondence (GC20131004-95 to -99)

The following items of correspondence were received for information:

• Letter from the President of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) re the Professional Advisory on Safety in Learning Environments: A Shared Responsibility and a Response from the Chair of Council and subsequent response from OTF President (GC20131004-95)
• Letter of Thanks to the Minister of Education re her Address to Council at the June 2013 Meeting (GC20131004-96)
• Letter to the Minister of Education re the Ontario College of Teachers Interactive 2012 Annual Report (GC20131004-97)
• Letter from the Minister of Education re Regulation 72/97 to provide for interim suspensions and disqualification of Council members (GC20131004-98)
• Letter from the Minister of Education re amendment to Regulation 293/00 re extension of the nomination review period (GC20131004-99)

10. New Business

10.1 Amendments to the Accreditation Regulation re the Extended Teacher Education Program (GC20131004-100C)

The Registrar spoke to and noted the amendments to the Regulation.  It was noted that Council members had participated in a briefing session that provided information on the amendments to the Regulation at the Council Member Retreat the previous day.

The Director of Standards of Practice and Accreditation, Michelle Longlade, spoke to the transitional elements contained in the Regulation and the new schedule that had been added to the Regulation.

Council members were advised that the Regulation would come into force on September 1, 2015 but that the transitional elements would come into effect as soon as the Regulation was filed.

The Director of Standards of Practice and Accreditation advised members that consequential amendments to the Regulation would be dealt with at the December Council meeting.

A question and answer session followed the presentation.

It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,

That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the amendments to the Accreditation Regulation re the extended teacher education program as outlined in document
GC20131004-100C be approved.

Roll Call Vote:

10.2 College Bylaws: Proposed Amendment to Section 31 – Information to be provided to the College (business address description) (GC20131004-101)

The Registrar noted the reason for the modification to the bylaws. He stated that members need to provide business addresses for any education-related employment as well as for any voluntary positions they hold which places them in a position of trust or authority over children and students

It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,

That Council approve that section 31 of the bylaws of the Ontario College of Teachers be amended by adding the words “where the member is employed as a teacher or in which the member is in a position of trust or authority over children or students or in education” to sub-section (a) to read as follows:

31.01 A member shall notify the Registrar in writing, or in another form acceptable to the Registrar of the following:

(a) the member’s business address(es) and telephone number(s) where the member is employed as a teacher and/or in which the member is in a position of trust or authority over children or students or in education.

Roll Call Vote:

10.3 College Bylaws: Proposed Amendment to Section 23 re Accreditation Fees (GC20131004-102)

The Registrar noted that Section 23.11 of the bylaws needs to be amended in order to provide clarity on the amount of daily per diem fees to be charged for accreditation renewals. 

It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,

That Council approve that section 23.11 of the bylaws of the Ontario College of Teachers be amended by the following addition, to read as follows:

23.11 That the renewal fee for application for the accreditation of programs of professional education be based on a one-time travel cost of $231.81 per person, and a daily per diem of $222.90 per person for the number of days needed to conduct a site visit.

Roll Call Vote:

10.4 College Bylaws: Proposed Additions re Regulatory Committees and proposed Process for the Selection of Chairs of Regulatory, Standing and Special Committees (Sections 5, 6 and 7) (GC20131004-103)

The Registrar noted that a number of housekeeping amendments were required in the College bylaws to make them coterminous with the Act.

It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,

That Council approve the additions and deletions and renumbering to Section 5 – Standing Committees, Section 6 – Special and Ad Hoc Committees and Section 7 – Committee Vacancies, of the College Bylaws as contained in document GC20131004-103, Attachment 1.

Roll Call Vote:

11. Notices of Motion

The following Notice of Motion was read into the Minutes for consideration at the December 5-6, 2013 Council Meeting:

Moved by Steering:

That Council approve that section 31 of the bylaws of the Ontario College of Teachers be amended by adding the following sub-section (k) to read as follows:

31.01  A member shall notify the Registrar in writing, or in another form acceptable to the Registrar of the following:
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            (k) the member’s email address.

12. Next Meeting(s) of Council

• December 5-6, 2013

13.  Adjournment

The Chair announced that the money collected from Council Members “dress down day” would be contributed to the College’s United Way campaign.

The Chair noted that John Tucker’s term of office ended on October 24, 2013.  She thanked him for his contributions to Council and to the teaching profession.

Council members were reminded that the Budget Briefing Session would take place on October 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Chair thanked the Registrar for his support in getting the Council Member Retreat planned and noted that the facilitator of the retreat, Scott Ferguson, would be providing a report.

The meeting adjourned at 1:35 p.m.