Part 4 — Board Powers and Elections Division 1 Board Powers
76 Establishment of wards
(a) provide for the nomination and election of trustees by war ds
and determine the boundaries of the wards, or
(b) provide for the election of trustees by the general vote o f the
electors.
(2) A bylaw passed under this section
(a) does not apply to the general election next following the
passing of the bylaw unless it is passed before December 31
in the year prior to that general election being held, and
(b) does not apply to or affect the composition of the board u ntil
the date of the next general election to which the bylaw
applies.
(2.1) Subject to subsection (2.2), a board shall provide a copy of a
bylaw passed under this section to the Minister as soon as possible
after the bylaw is passed.
(2.2) A board shall provide a copy of a bylaw passed under this
section to the Minister before December 31 in the year prior to an
election year.
(3) A bylaw passed under this section must, if practicable, provide
that the number of trustees to be elected in each ward is in the same
proportion to the total number of trustees of the board as the
population of the ward is to the population of the school division.
(4) A board shall establish, implement and make publicly available
a policy respecting the considerations and process used by the
board to determine ward structures.
(5) The Minister may make regulations respecting
(a) the nomination and election of trustees by wards or electoral
subdivisions;
(b) the partition of a school division into wards.
2012 cE-0.3 s76;2015 c6 s17;2019 c7 s17