Tories Today Propose Amendments to Bill 101 that Do Nothing for Students, Including Students with Disabilities – Tomorrow, will Tories Vote for or Against Opposition Amendments that Help Students with Disabilities?

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Tories Today Propose Amendments to Bill 101 that Do Nothing for Students, Including Students with Disabilities – Tomorrow, will Tories Vote for or Against Opposition Amendments that Help Students with Disabilities?

April 29, 2026 Toronto: The AODA Alliance has just obtained the amendments that each Ontario political party will propose to Bill 101, the Ford Government’s bill to largely take over all Ontario school boards, at the Standing Committee on Social Policy tomorrow. We set out the 92 pages of dense legal text below so the public can see it.

We were only provided a PDF, which presents accessibility issues. Converting it has produced some formatting issues, evident below, for which we are not responsible and which we regret.

“It’s clear from a rushed first read of these proposed amendments that the Liberals, NDP and Greens listened to and acted on some important issues parents of students with disabilities have raised,” said AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky, who got 15 minutes to speak to the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Social Policy this past Monday. “On Thursday, we’ll see if the Tories will vote for or against opposition amendments that try to extend some modest protections for over a third of a million chronically underserved, vulnerable students with disabilities.”

On Monday, at the one day of Standing Committee public hearings on Bill 101, organizations from every perspective of the school system blasted this bill for giving the Education Minister massive, unbridled new power to micromanage all schools, while simultaneously giving him sweeping legal immunity from lawsuits. From an initial read of the Tories’ proposed amendments, it appears that that may not have been enough new power or legal immunity for the Ford Government.

“None of the Tories’ proposed amendments would do anything thing to improve student achievement, much less help vulnerable students with disabilities,” said Lepofsky. “We urge the Tories not to use their majority to defeat the opposition parties’ amendments that would help students with disabilities.”

Opposition amendments that especially help students with disabilities and their families would:

Require the Minister, when making or amending any guidelines, orders, directions or regulations under the bill to consult aSpecial Education Advisory Committee and parents among many others and ensure that an impact assessment is done to ensure there are not anti-Black impacts or negative impacts for students with disabilities resulting from the guideline, order, direction or regulation;
Require that when making one of these, the Minister must:

consider the needs of students with disabilities and ensure that the guideline, order, direction or regulation,
enable students with disabilities to have equal benefit of education at a school board,
not create or continue any disability barriers that would adversely impact students with disabilities; and
provide a public statement with respect to how the Minister reached their conclusion under the previous clause

Require that when the Minister approves a school board’s construction project “…the Minister shall ensure that the approval or confirmation will not negatively impact the accessibility of the facility to students, staff and other members of the community.”
Require that the Minister shall ensure that any school building that is constructed after the day the bill comes into force complies with,

any accessibility requirements set out in the Ontario Building Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005;
any relevant recommendations set out in the Final Report of the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee, dated January 28, 2022.

Require annual publication of data on absenteeism, broken down on disability among other grounds.

“Premier Ford’s Education Minister froze us out of his consultations before introducing this bill and froze us and our kids out of the bill itself,” said Lepofsky. “We’re asking not to also be frozen out of the amendments to the bill made after the public hearings.”

The Tories used their majority to allow only one day of Standing Committee debate over these amendments, which is far too little time for so many amendments issues to be properly discussed.

For more information on the serious problems with Bill 101 from the perspective of more than one third of a million students with disabilities:

Watch the April 27, 2026 Queen’s Park news conference convened by the AODA Alliance, the Ontario Autism Coalition and Ontario Parents for Education Support.
Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s 15 minute appearance at the Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Read the AODA Alliance’s April 23, 2026 brief on Bill 101 submitted to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Watch the April 13, 2026 TDSB Special Education Advisory Committee’s Town Hall for parents of students with disabilities/special education needs for a glimpse of what’s in store for all school boards under Bill 101.

Contact: AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky, aodafeedback@gmail.com

Twitter: @aodaalliance

Text of Proposed Amendments to Ontario Bill 101 that the Political parties Filed on April 29, 2026 with the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Social Policy of

Liberal

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that section 1 of Schedule 1 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:

Subsection 54 (1) of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (b) and by adding the following clauses:

provide services to support operators of child care and early years programs and services and service system managers in carrying out their functions and duties under this Act; and
develop a full continuum of French-language education that is adapted to the reality of francophone communities.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that Schedule 1 to the Bill be amended by adding the following section:

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Information and Privacy Commissioner

1 (1) The Information and Privacy Commissioner may set requirements regarding the collection, use, disclosure and production of a person’s Ontario education number.

Same

If requirements set by the Information and Privacy Commissioner under subsection (1) conflict with the requirements of section 73, the requirements set under subsection (1) shall prevail.

Same

The Information and Privacy Commissioner may, from time to time, review the collection, use, disclosure and production of Ontario education numbers by the Ministry of Education.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifíant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que ¡’annexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifíée par adjonction de Particle suivant:

La Loi est modifíée par adjonction de Particle suivant:

Respect des droits linguistiques

(1) L’exercice des pouvoirs conférés au ministre en vertu de la présente loi et de ses réglements doit se faire dans le respect des droits garantis aux titulaires des droits liés au franjáis.

Idem

II est entendu que les droits visés au paragraphe (1) comprennent le droit á la gestión et au controle des établissements d’enseignement de langue fran^aise.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

(0.1) Subsection 8 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

reports

request a report.

from the Auditor General with respect to any costs to the Province of Ontario that would result from the passage of Schedule 2 to the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026, and
from the Ombudsman with respect to any actions the Minister takes or intends to take under an authority under this Act that resulted from the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026;

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 2 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding striking out paragraph 3.3 of subsection 8(1) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

policies, guidelines: assessment of student achievement

3.3 after taking reasonable steps to facilitate student attendance, including steps with respect to special education, mental health, transportation, class sizes and alternative high schools, establish policies and guidelines for the assessment of student achievement with respect to pupils attending schools under the jurisdiction of a board and require boards to comply with the policies and guidelines;

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Subsection 8 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

policies, guidelines: student absenteeism

establish policies and guidelines to address frequent absences by pupils and, for the purpose, the Minister shall,

require communication strategies and team-based supports for pupils and families of pupils experiencing attendance challenges,
require a board to annually collect and publish data on the number and types of absences by pupils attending schools under the jurisdiction of the board, and

require a board to annually publish the data collected under subparagraph ii broken down by race, ethnicity and students with disabilities;

Projet de loi 101

Loi modiñant diverses lois relatives a ¡’education et á la garde d’enfants

Motion a proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que le paragraphe 2 (2) de l’annexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction de la sous-disposition suivante á la disposition 3.7 du paragraphe 8 (1) de la Loi sur I “education :

tiennent compte des réalités géographiques, linguistiques et représentatives qui sont propres aux conseils scolaires de langue

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:
Paragraph 6 of subsection 8 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “approve for use” and substituting “approve, but not require, for use”.

Liberal

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 2 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out paragraph 7.1 of subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

policies and guidelines: educational materials

establish and require boards to comply with policies and guidelines,

respecting the use of educational materials approved under paragraph 6, such as textbooks and other learning materials, in instruction,
respecting the establishment, content and adoption of rules and procedures, by boards, to govern the selection and use of educational materials for instructional purposes,

requiring consultation with francophone teachers and educational professionals on educational materials, and

requiring that any policies, evaluations and resources for French-language education be developed and adapted for and by the French-language education system;

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 2 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out.

Liberal

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 2 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:
Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Restriction

A policy or guideline established under paragraph 3.3 shall not require the assessment of student achievement to include attendance at school as a component of a pupil’s final grade.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Consultations

Before establishing policies and guidelines under paragraph 7.1 or 27.4 of subsection (1), the Minister shall hold public consultations and publish the rationale for each policy and guideline on a Government of Ontario website.

Policies or guidelines re board’s public communications

A policy or guideline established under paragraph 27.4 of subsection (1) shall not limit,
public communications on the fiscal policy of the Government of Ontario or on the policies and directives of the Ministry; or
the content of public communications made by individual board members.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifíant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 2 de ¡’annexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifíé par adjonction du paragraphe suivant:

L’article 8 de la Loi est modifíé par adjonction des paragraphe suivants :

Evaluation des impacts sur Ies conseils scolaires de langue fran^aise

(Id) Avant d’établir une politique ou une ligne directrice en vertu de la disposition 7.1 du paragraphe (1), le ministre évalue les impacts de celle-ci sur les conseils scolaires de langue fran^aise et fait en sorte qu’elle n’ait pas pour effet de réduire leur capacité d’exercer leurs fonctions de gestión et de gouvernance.

Adaptation du matériel scolaire aux réalités francophones

Les politiques ou lignes directrices établies en vertu de la disposition 1 du paragraphe (1) doivent prévoir que :
le matériel scolaire destiné aux conseils scolaires de langue franfaise est élaboré par et pour les francophones en fonction de leur réalité linguistique et culturelle;
ce matériel ne peut étre imposé de maniere uniforme lorsqu’une telle obligation compromet ¡’adaptation pédagogique aux besoins des éléves

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Communications publiques des conseils scolaires

Les politiques ou ligues directrices établies en vertu de la disposition 27.4` ne peuvent limiter la capacité des conseils scolaires de langue fran^aise de représenter etttt de défendre les intéréts de leurs communautés.

Government

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Expenses

A policy or guideline made under paragraph 3.7 of subsection (1) may provide that, despite anything in this Act, a board shall not pay certain expenses of a member or reimburse a member for certain expenses or that such payment or reimbursement shall be restricted in accordance with the policy or guideline.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Duties of Minister

(3.1) Before making or amending any guidelines, orders, directions or regulations under an authority under this Act that resulted from the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026, the Minister shall,

consult with, and consider the feedback of, the public, parents, teachers and other educators and their associations, special education advisory committees and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate;
ensure that an impact assessment is done to ensure there are not anti-Black impacts or negative impacts for students with disabilities resulting from the guideline, order, direction or regulation;
ensure that the guideline, order, direction or regulation complies with the recommendations set out in the Dreams Delayed action plan, dated March 27, 2025;
at least 90 days before making or amending the guideline, order, direction or regulation, post a draft of such document on a website of the Government of Ontario that is accessible to the public;
consider any feedback received as a result of a posting under clause (d);
consider the needs of students with disabilities and ensure that the guideline, order, direction or regulation,
enables students with disabilities to have equal benefit of education at a school board, and
does not create or continue any disability barriers that would adversely impact students with disabilities; and
provide a public statement with respect to how the Minister reached their conclusion under clause (f).

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Use of digital textbooks, etc.

A policy or guideline established under paragraph 7.1 may provide that digital textbooks and learning materials are available for a teacher’s use but shall not require digital textbooks and learning materials be used in instruction or for instructional purposes.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 2 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 8 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner may,
set requirements regarding the collection and use of student information related to the prescription of educational materials under paragraph 7.1; and
from time to time, review the collection and use of student information related to the prescription of educational materials under paragraph 7.1.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 3 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection

Section 11 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

Before the Minister provides an approval or confirmation in respect of clause (6) (a.l) that may impact a facility of the school board, the Minister shall ensure that the approval or confirmation will not negatively impact the accessibility of the facility to students, staff and other members of the community.

Partí liberal

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives a ¡’education et á la garde d’enfants

Motion a proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 3 de ¡’annexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant:

L’article 11 de la Loi est modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant:

Obligation de consultation

Le ministre consulte les conseils scolaires de langue fran^aise ou leurs associations representatives avant de prendre un réglement en vertu du present article qui pourrait avoir des répercussions sur leur gouvernance ou leurs activités.

NDP

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 6 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Clause 58.1 (2) (k) of the Act is amended by adding the following subclause:

(i. 1) the determination of the roles and responsibilities of members of district school boards,

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that subsection 6 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsection 58.1 (10) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

Number of members on a district school board

A regulation under subclause (2) (k) (i) shall not provide for a number of members of a district school board that is less than one member for each electoral district, as determined under the Representation Act, 2015, within the area of jurisdiction of the district school board.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that subsection 6 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:
Subsections 58.1 (10) to (11) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Number of members on a district school board

A regulation under subclause (2) (k) (i) shall not provide for a number of members of a district school board that is less than 5 or more than 12.

If number of members is 12 or fewer

(10.1) A regulation made under subclause 2 (k) (i) that provides for a number of members of a district school board that is 12 or fewer has no effect until January 1, 2030.

Certain persons not included

The numbers referred to in subsection (10) or (10.1) do not include any person elected or appointed to a district school board under section 188, a student trustee or the director of education of an English-language district school board.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 7 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

(0.1) Subsection 169.1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(e. 1) report annually to the public on the effectiveness of policies developed by the board to promote the goals in clauses (a.l) and (a.2), incorporating the feedback collected from surveys from its pupils and staff, and parents and guardians of its pupils, with respect to the effectiveness of those policies,

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Independent member recommends voting against section 7 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Reason for notice rather than motion: If the Committee wishes to remove an entire section from the Bill, the rules of parliamentary procedure require that the Committee vote against the section, rather than pass a motion to delete it.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 7 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 7 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 7.1 be added to Schedule 2 to the Bill:

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Publication of policy list

.1.1 (1) The Minister shall publish a list to a Government of Ontario website that describes the policies that a board may make decisions on without oversight from the Ministry.

Timing

The first version of the list described in subsection (1) must be published within one month after the day the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

No limitation on powers of board

For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (1) limits the powers of a board.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 8 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following clause to section 191 of the Education Act:

(f) specifying circumstances in which section 191.3 does not apply.

Related motions:

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Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 9 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 195 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Approval by Minister

The Minister shall not give an approval under subsection (1.2) or (2) unless the Minister has determined that the approval will not negatively impact the accessibility of any school site to students, staff and other members of the community.

Related motions: [Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 9 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 195 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

New construction

The Minister shall ensure that any school building that is constructed after the day subsection 9 (4.1) of the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 comes into force complies with,
any accessibility requirements set out in the Ontario Building Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005;
any relevant recommendations set out in the Final Report of the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee, dated January 28, 2022.

NDP

Related motions:

[Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 9 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 195 of the Education Act:

Approval of Minister

The Minister shall not give an approval under subsection (6) unless the Minister has determined that the approval will not negatively impact the accessibility of any building to students, staff and other members of the community.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 9 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following clause to subsection 195 (7) of the Education Act.

(O.a) the activities that constitute additions, erections, alterations or improvements that require the Minister’s approval under subsection (5) or (6) and any requirements that boards must fulfil in order to obtain an approval;

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 9 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 195 of the Education Act:

Accessibility

(7.1) A policy established under subsection (7) must provide details about how the policy ensures the accessibility of the school site, land or building and complies with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that subsection 9 (5) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 195 of the Education Act:

Needs of francophone community to be taken into account

The Minister must take into account the specific needs of the francophone community when making any decision under this section.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que le paragraphe 9 (5) de Fannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant á l’article 195 de la£w sur Veducation :

Prise en compte des réalités francophones

Dans le cas d’un conseil scolaire de langue fran^aise, le ministre exerce les pouvoirs qui lui sont conférés par le présent article dans l’objectif de préserver la croissance et la vitalité des communautés francophones et en tenant compte des besoins qui découlent de leur dispersion géographique.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 9 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 10 de Pannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifíé par adjonction du paragraphe suivant á Particle 195.0.1 de la Loi sur Leducation :

Obligation de consultation

Avant de donner une directive ou de prendre un arrété visant un conseil scolaire de langue francaise en vertu du present article, le ministre consulte de fa^on sérieuse le conseil en

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that section 10 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsection 195.0.2 (1) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

Board vicariously liable

If a board is subject to an order under clause 195.0.1 (1) (b), any current or former member of the Executive Council, deputy minister, employee, officer or agent of the Crown, or a current or former trustee, employee or officer of another board selected for the purposes of clause 195.0.1 (1) (b), is deemed to be an officer of the board and not an employee, officer or agent of the Crown or of the selected board, for the purposes of any cause of action against the person and any claim for vicarious liability in relation to the person’s acts or omissions under section 195.0.1 in managing or administering the addition to, or erection, alteration, improvement or repair of, the board’s buildings.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that section 10 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out the portion of subsection 195.0.3 (1) of the Education Act before clause (a) and substituting the following:

Extinguishment of causes of action

No cause of action arises against the Crown or any current or former member of the Executive Council, deputy minister, employee, officer or agent of or advisor to the Crown, or another board selected for the purposes of clause 195.0.1 (1) (b) or any current or former trustee, employee or officer of the selected board, as a direct or indirect result of.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 10 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

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Independent

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 10.1 be added to Schedule 2 to the Bill:

1 The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Oversight evaluation committee

3.4 (1) The Minister shall establish a committee to evaluate the creation of mechanisms for the independent oversight of members of district school boards.

Composition

2) The committee shall be composed of,
experienced teachers and early childhood educators, including,
teachers and early childhood educators with knowledge of special education, and
teachers and early childhood educators that represent all areas of Ontario;
representatives from each teachers’ bargaining unit;
a representative of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association;

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a representative of the Women of Ontario Say No organization; and
the Integrity Commissioner appointed under the Members ’ Integrity Act, 1994.

Plan

3) The committee shall prepare a plan respecting,
enhancements to district school boards’ codes of conduct;
adequate training for members of district school boards regarding a board’s code of conduct; and
procedures and remedies for breaches of a board’s code of conduct.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 12 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsections to section 230.3 of the Education Act:

List of criteria

The notice required by subsection (5) must include a list of criteria that the board can satisfy in order to have the order revoked.

Publication of list

The Minister shall publish the list of criteria described in subsection (5.1) on a Government of Ontario website.

Automatic revocation if list not provided or published

The order is immediately revoked if,
the list of criteria described in subsection (5.1) is not included in the notice; or
the Minister fails to publish the list to a Government of Ontario website within one month after the day the order is made.

Transition

The following rules apply with respect to any order that was made and not revoked before the day the Putting Student Achievements First Act, 2026 received Royal Assent:

The Minister must provide a list of criteria to the board that the board must satisfy in order to have the order revoked.
The Minister must publish the list of criteria on a Government of Ontario website.
The order is immediately revoked if the Minister does not comply with paragraphs 1 and 2 within one month after the day the Putting Student Achievements First Act, 2026 received Royal Assent.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 12 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsection 230.3 (11) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

Regulations

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing circumstances for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (1).

Government

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 13 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:

. Section 230.4 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

No proceedings against board without leave of Minister

4 (1) Subject to the regulations, after notice has been published in The Ontario Gazette under clause 2303 (3) (b),
no proceeding against the board shall be commenced or continued in any court without leave of the Minister; and
no order of any court shall be enforced against the board without leave of the

Minister.

Suspension of limitation period

Subject to subsection (3), where the commencement or continuance of any proceeding or the enforcement of a court order is prevented under this section,

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the running of any limitation period relating to the proceeding or enforcement is suspended until the Minister gives leave to commence or continue the proceeding or to enforce the court order, as the case may be; and
the person having the right to commence or continue the proceeding or to enforce the court order shall, immediately after the leave is given, have the same length of time within which to commence or continue the proceeding or enforce the court order, as the case may be, as the person had when the notice was published in The Ontario Gazette under clause 230.3 (3) (b).

Same

Subsection (2) does not apply unless application is made to the Minister for leave to commence or continue the proceeding or to enforce the order within the relevant limitation period and the Minister refuses to give the leave.

Effect of order

Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a board that is subject to an order under subsection 230.3 (1) after the Minister makes an order of a type described in clause 230.5.1 (2) (b) or (i) with respect to the board.

Regulations

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,
prescribing circumstances in which leave of the Minister is not required under clause 230.4 (1) (a) or (b);
providing that clause (1) (a) does not apply in respect of any proceeding against a board or that clause (1) (b) does not apply in respect of any order of a court against a board.

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An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 14 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 15 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:

Subsection 230.15 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Appointment of Minister

Where a board is subject to an order under subsection 230.3 (1), the Minister may appoint a person, who may be an officer or employee of the board, to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board that the Minister may provide, and the person so appointed shall be paid the salary and allowed the expenses that the Minister may determine.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 15 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

Section 230.15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Publication of salaries and expenses paid

All salaries, fees, remuneration and expenses paid under subsection (4) must be published on a Government of Ontario website on the first day of each month in which an order

made under subsection 230.3 (1) is in force.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 15 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 16 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out ‘‘Minister” in subsection 230.15.1 (1) of the Education Act and substituting “member of the Executive Council”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 16 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsection

(4) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

Proceedings barred

proceeding shall be commenced against any individual specified in subsection (1) in respect of a matter referred to in that subsection.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 16 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out “or employee” in the portion before clause 230.15.2 (1) (a) of the Education Act and substituting “deputy minister, employee”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 16 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 17 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

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Government

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 18 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsections 232 (5.1) and (5.2) of the Education Act and substituting the following:

Same Minister’s approval of estimates

A board is required to obtain the Minister’s approval of its estimates in the prescribed circumstances and, if such approval is required, the estimates approved by the Minister are deemed to have been approved by the board for the purposes of this section unless otherwise specified by regulation.

Same

The Minister’s approval of a board’s estimates may be subject to any conditions that, in the Minister’s opinion, are necessary or desirable, and the Minister may require the board to comply with the conditions.

Same

The Minister may approve a board’s estimate under subsection (5.1) only if it

would result in the board being in compliance with subsections (3) and (4).

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Same

For greater certainty, an approval of a board’s estimates under subsection (5.1) does not constitute an approval of an in-year deficit as described in subsection (5) or vice versa.

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NDP

Related motions:

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Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 18 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 232 of the Education Act:

Same

The Minister shall not give an approval under subsection (5.1) unless the Minister has determined that the approval will not negatively impact the accessibility of any facility of the board to students, staff and other members of the community.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 18 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 19 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out “a board” in clause 233 (3) (d) of the Education Act and substituting “an English-language public district school board”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Ontario Liberal Party recommends voting against section 19 of Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 23 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out “unless the board has obtained the prior written approval of the Minister” in subsection 280 (2) of the Education Act and substituting “without cause”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 24 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out “The director of education of an English-language district school board” in subsection 283.0.1 (3) of the Education Act and substituting “An English-language district school board”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 24 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsections 283.0.1 (3) to (6) of the Education Act.

Government

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 24.1 be added to Schedule 2 to the Bill:

1 The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Chief education officer

.1.1 (1) The director of education of an English-language district school board shall appoint an employee of the board as the chief education officer of the board.

Same

The director of education may be appointed under subsection (1) as the chief education officer of a board.

Qualifications

A person shall not be appointed as the chief education officer under subsection (1) unless the person is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers or has equivalent qualifications as may be prescribed by regulation, and meets any other qualifications as may be prescribed by regulation.

Regulations

The Minister may make regulations.

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prescribing the powers, duties, responsibilities and qualifications of chief education officers in English-language district school boards;
governing performance appraisals of chief education officers, including the frequency and timing of appraisals and the standards, methods, processes, timelines and steps to be followed and the input and material to be taken into account when conducting the appraisals.

Government

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 25 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out “clauses 169.1 (1) (g) and (h)” in subsection 283.0.2 (2) of the Education Act and substituting “clause 169.1 (l)(h)”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 25 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out section 283.0.3 of the Education Act.

Liberal

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsections 26 (2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:

Subsection 294 (8) of the Act is amended by adding “and to the French Language Services Commissioner” after “to the group”.
Subsection 294 (9) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Referral by group to the French Language Services Commissioner

(9) On receipt of a refusal and the reasons for it under subsection (8), the French-language rights holder group may refer the matter to the French Language Services Commissioner by sending the French Language Services Commissioner,

a written request for consideration of the matter; and
the written proposal of the group.
Subsection 294 (10) of the Act is amended by striking out “the Commission” and substituting “the French Language Services Commissioner”.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifíant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 27 de Pannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par remplacement de chaqué occurrence de «s’il estime que» au paragraphe 295 (3) de Loi sur l’éducation par «s’il existe des motifs raisonnables et fondés sur des éléments probants démontrant que».

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á Péducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 27 de Pannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant á Particle 295 de lafoz sur réducation :

L’article 295 de la Loi est modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant:

Mécanisme indépendant de réglement des différends

Le ministre met en place un mécanisme indépendant chargé de régler les différends relatifs aux droits linguistiques en matiére d’éducation, y compris les différends liés á la langue d’enseignement.

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á l’éducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par:

Je propose que le paragraphe 31 (2) de Fannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par insertion de «pourvu que ces mesures soient nécessaires, proportionnelles et respectueuses des droits garantís par 1’article 23 de la Charle canadienne des droits et libertés» á la fin du paragraphe 299 (2) de la Loi sur I Education.

Partí libéral

Projet de lo¡ 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á ¡’education et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que le paragraphe 31 (2) de ¡’annexe 2 du pro jet de loi soit modifié par remplacement de «lequel n’est pas tenu de donner á qui que ce soit 1’occasion de présenter des observations ou d’etre entendu» au paragraphe 299 (3) de la Loi sur ¿Education par «mais ce dernier est tenu de donner aux parties concernées l’occasion de présenter des observations et d’etre entendues».

Parti libéral

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives á [’education et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que le paragraphe 31 (2) de 1’annexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant á Particle 299 de lafoz sur Véducation :

Arrété motivé

L’arrété que prend le ministre en application du paragraphe (2) doit étre accompagné de motifs écrits et détaillés que le ministre doit rendre publics dans un délai raisonnable.

Partí libéral

Projet de loi 101

Loi modifíant diverses lois relatives a Péducation et á la garde d’enfants

Motion á proposer au comité

Proposée par :

Je propose que Particle 31 de Pannexe 2 du projet de loi soit modifié par adjonction du paragraphe suivant:

1) Le paragraphe 299 (4) de la Loi est modifié par suppression de «, sans les motifs, le cas échéant,».

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Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 33 of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out and the following substituted:

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Schedule comes into force on the later of January 1, 2030 and the day the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.
Subsection 2 (0.1) comes into force on the later of December 1, 2029 and the day the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026 receives Royal Assent.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 33 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be struck out.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 33 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Bill be amended by striking out

“sections 24” and substituting “sections 24J”.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Independent member recommends voting against Schedule 2 to the Bill.

Reason for notice rather than motion: If the Committee wishes to remove an entire Schedule from the Bill, the rules of parliamentary procedure require that the Committee vote against the Schedule, rather than pass a motion to delete it.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

NOTICE

The Independent member recommends voting against Schedule 3 to the Bill.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 4 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 40 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996:

Consultation

The Council must consult with members of the College, teachers’ unions and school boards on the proposed text of a regulation before making any regulation that relates to the matters described in subsection (1.1).

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

move that subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 4 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 40 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996:

Consultation on francophone education system

Before making any regulation that relates to the matters described in subsection (1.1), the Council must consult with teachers’ associations on the proposed text of the regulation and integrate any feedback from them on the realities of the francophone education system.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 6 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsections 22.1 (1) and (2) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 and substituting the following:

Substitution if CODE unable, etc., to act

If the CODE provides written notice to the Minister that the CODE is unable or unwilling to exercise its rights and privileges or perform its duties as an employer bargaining agency under this Act, the Minister may, by regulation, designate a person or a body of persons or establish a body of persons to exercise the rights and privileges and perform the duties on its behalf until central bargaining is completed.

Same

If the CODE is a member of a council designated by or under section 21 and the CODE provides written notice to the Minister that the CODE is unable or unwilling to exercise its rights and privileges or perform its duties as a member of the council, the Minister may, by regulation, designate a person or a body of persons or establish a body of persons to exercise the rights and privileges and perform the duties on its behalf until central bargaining is completed.

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Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 6 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 22.1 of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014:

Same

The Minister shall ensure that a person or body of persons designated under subsection (1) remains independent and free from political intervention.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that subsection 10 (1) of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsection 39 (2.1.1) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 and substituting the following:

Same

A memorandum of settlement of local terms shall only be considered to have been ratified by a school board once the memorandum has been approved by the board’s trustees.

NDP

Related motions:

[Text]

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 12 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 52 of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014:

Compliance with Charter

(1.1) For greater certainty, the actions of the committee shall not adversely affect any right or privilege guaranteed by section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 12 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by striking out subsections 52 (7) and (10) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014.

Bill 101

An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care

Motion to be moved in Committee

Moved by:

I move that section 12 of Schedule 5 to the Bill be amended by striking out clauses 54 (1) (a) and (b) and subsection 54 (2) of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014.