Title: Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools)Amendment Bill 2011
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: parliamentary.copy
Document comments: lc131

Legislative Council—No 131
As introduced and read a first time, 28 September 2011

Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011

Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011
Part 1—Preliminary

Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011
Preliminary—Part 1

Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011
Part 2—Amendment of Education Act 1972

Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011
Amendment of Education Act 1972—Part 2

South Australia
Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Bill 2011
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Education Act 1972.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Education Act 1972
3	Amendment of section 14A—Application of Part
4	Amendment of section 14F—Minister's decision as to closure or amalgamation
5	Insertion of section 14G
14G	Requirement for resolution of both Houses of Parliament

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Education (Closure and Amalgamation of Government Schools) Amendment Act 2011.
2—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Education Act 1972
3—Amendment of section 14A—Application of Part
Section 14A(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:
	(2)	However—
	(a)	this Part does not apply to the temporary closure of a Government school in an emergency or for the purposes of carrying out building work;
	(b)	sections 14B to 14F (inclusive) do not apply to the closure of a Government school if—
	(i)	a majority of the parents of the students attending the school; or
	(ii)	if the school is wholly or principally for adult students—a majority of the students attending the school,
indicate that they are not opposed to the closure.
4—Amendment of section 14F—Minister's decision as to closure or amalgamation
	(1)	Section 14F(1)—delete "The Minister" and substitute:
Subject to section 14G, the Minister
	(2)	Section 14F(2) and (3)—delete subsections (2) and (3) and substitute:
	(2)	The Minister must cause a copy of a committee's report and recommendations under section 14E to be laid before each House of Parliament within 6 sitting days of receiving the report and recommendations.
5—Insertion of section 14G
After section 14F insert:
14G—Requirement for resolution of both Houses of Parliament
Despite a provision of any other Act or law, a Government school cannot be closed or amalgamated with another except in accordance with a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament.

LC GP 199-B: the Hon Tammy Franks MLC