O. Reg. 217/03: EQUITY IN EDUCATION TAX CREDIT

 

ontario regulation 217/03

made under the

income tax act

Made: May 22, 2003
Filed: May 26, 2003
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 14, 2003

Amending O. Reg. 498/01

(Equity in Education Tax Credit)

1. (1) Subsection 4 (1) of Ontario Regulation 498/01 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

5.1 The school consults the public register of the Ontario College of Teachers before September 1 each year and reviews any information recorded in the register that relates to the school’s teachers and prospective teachers.

(2) Subparagraph 6 iv of subsection 4 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

iv. A description of the methods used by the school to measure the progress of its pupils in reading, writing and mathematics, including details about how and when the school assesses pupils’ progress in those subjects, details about the standard tests, if any, used by the school to assess pupils’ progress in those subjects, and details about how and when the school reports pupils’ progress in those subjects to their parents or legal guardians.

(3) Paragraph 6 of subsection 4 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subparagraphs:

vi.1 A summary of the information obtained by the school about its teachers and prospective teachers from the public register of the Ontario College of Teachers, including details about the status of the Certificate of Qualification of those teachers and prospective teachers who are registered with the College.

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xi. A statement indicating that parents and legal guardians can obtain information about their rights as consumers from the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, and indicating the Ministry web site and telephone number at which such information can be obtained.

Janet Ecker

Minister of Finance

Dated on May 22, 2003.