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Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth

 

 

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​On April 25, 2018, the Legislative Assembly appointed the Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth to select and unanimously recommend the appointment of a Representative, pursuant to section 2(1) of the Representative for Children and Youth Act (SBC 2006, Chapter 29).

On July 16, 2018, the Committee released its unanimous report and recommendation for a new Representative for Children and Youth.

Terms of Reference

​On April 25, 2018, the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly the appointment of a Representative for Children and Youth, pursuant to section 2 of the Representative for Children and Youth Act, S.B.C. 2006, c. 29.

The said Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition is empowered:

  1. to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the committee and to delegate to the subcomittee all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;
  2. to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
  3. to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
  4. to retain such personnel as required to assist the committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

Contact Information

​Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: rcy2018@leg.bc.ca

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https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-reports/692018-07-16T07:00:00Z<a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/41st-parliament/3rd-session/rfcay/Report_SC-RCY-41-3_Web.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/_layouts/15/IMAGES/icpdf.png" />PDF</a>1Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth

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