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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................... |
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Committee............................................................................................................................................ |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
JOAN BURKE Minister of Education |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES Clause 1 of the Bill would amend the definition section of the Private Training Institutions Act to add a definition of personal information. In clause 2 of the Bill, the minister would require that private training institutions provide information regarding the contacting of students and the clause would prescribe limitations on the use of that information. Clause 3 of the Bill would amend the regulation-making section of the Act to clarify that information to be provided to the superintendent to administer the Act may include personal information. |
A AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ACT Analysis 1.
S.2 Amdt. 2.
S.18.1 Added 3.
S.19 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cP-25 1. Section 2 of the Private Training Institutions Act is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (c) the following: (c.1) "personal information" means (i) personal information within the meaning of section 2 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and (ii) personal information within the meaning of
section 2 of the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act ( 2. The Act is amended by adding immediately after section 18 the following: Information may be required 18.1 (1) The minister may require that a private training institution provide to the minister or the superintendent students' personal information which is necessary to advise students under paragraph (2)(a) or to conduct interviews or surveys under paragraph (2)(b), including (a) names; (b) addresses; (c) telephone numbers; (d) program of study information; (e) information regarding program participation; and (f) the other student contact
information that the minister may require. (2) Information required under subsection (1) shall
only be used for the purpose of contacting students to (a) advise them of their rights under this Act, including provisions in this Act relating to protection of students' financial interests; or (b) conduct interviews or
surveys, including surveys conducted to (i) collect information on performance indicators applicable to programs provided by a private training institution, (ii) evaluate whether the program provides the skills and knowledge required in order to obtain employment in a vocation, or (iii) determine whether a private training institution has met the performance objectives applicable to its programs. 2. Paragraph 19(g) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (g) requiring private training institutions to make returns and provide information to the superintendent, including personal information of students, officers, directors and employees of the private training institution, required for the administration of this Act; ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |