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Hon Anne Tolley

Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill

Government Bill

70—2

As reported from the Education and Science Committee

Contents

3 Principal Act amended

Part 1
Substantive provisions

Amendments to existing provisions of principal Act relating to tertiary education

4 Interpretation

5 Institutions to be governed by councils

6 Section 168 repealed

7 Constitutions of councils of new institutions

8 Amendment of constitution

9 Requirements as to constitutions of councils

10 Section 172 repealed

11 Term of office

~~12 Vacation of office~~

12 Vacation of office

13 Chairperson and deputy chairperson

14 Criteria for risk assessment of institutions

New provisions relating to polytechnics

15 New Part 15A inserted

Part 15A
Special provisions relating to polytechnics

222A Specialist help

222B Performance improvement plans

222C Crown manager

222CA Protection of Crown managers

222D Powers may be used concurrently

222E Polytechnic council may request intervention

16 New headings and sections 222AA to 222AP inserted

Polytechnic councils

222AA Constitution of polytechnic councils

222AAB Statutes relating to appointment of members by polytechnic councils

222AB Membership of more than one polytechnic council

222AC Matters to be considered when appointments made

222AD Term of office

222AE Reappointment and re-election

222AF Chairperson and deputy chairperson

222AG Duties of members of polytechnic councils

222AGA Accountability for individual duties

222AH Removal of members

222AI Process for removal

Combination of polytechnic councils

222AJ Voluntary combination of councils

222AK Constitution of combined councils

222AL Effect of combination

222AM Dissolution of combined council

222AN Effect of dissolution

222AO Initial membership of polytechnic councils after dissolution of combined council

Combined academic boards

222AP Polytechnic councils may establish combined academic boards

Enabling school students to attend tertiary high school at Manukau Institute of Technology

17 Enabling school students to attend tertiary high school at Manukau Institute of Technology

Part 2
Transitional matters

18 Interpretation

19 Initial membership of reconstituted councils

20 Members of existing polytechnic councils to go out of office

21 Council continues to be same body

22 Temporary power of direction

Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: