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| Public Act | 2008 No 108 |
| Date of assent | 16 December 2008 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Education (National Standards) Amendment Act 2008.
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
This Act amends the Education Act 1989.
Section 24(1) is amended by omitting “$1,000”
and substituting “$3,000”
.
(1) Section 29(1) is amended by omitting “$15”
and substituting “$30”
.
(2) Section 29(2) is amended by—
(a) omitting “$150”
and substituting “$300”
; and
(b) omitting “$400”
and substituting “$3,000”
.
Section 31(7) is amended by omitting “or any person appointed by a board”
and substituting “the Secretary, or any person appointed by a board or the Secretary”
.
The definition of national education guidelines in section 60 is amended by inserting “national standards,”
after “national curriculum statements,”
.
Section 60A(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (b):
“(ba) national standards, which are standards, in regard to matters such as literacy and numeracy, that are applicable to all students of a particular age or in a particular year of schooling:”.
Section 61(4)(a) is amended by adding “, including the assessment of students against any national standard published under section 60A(1)(ba)”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2008 | Introduction (Bill 7–1) |
| 9 December 2008 | First reading |
| 9 December 2008 | Second reading |
| 9 December 2008 | Reported from committee of the whole House |
| 9 December 2008 | Third reading |
| 16 December 2008 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Education.
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