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8  New sections 20A and 20B 

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20A  Independent committee 

(1) The Minister must establish an independent committee.

(2) The functions of the committee are to—

(a) prepare the report mentioned in section 20 (5) (b); and

(b) undertake the consultation on behalf of the Minister under section 20 (5) (c).

(3) The committee must consist of 3 people selected after consultation with the appropriate standing committee.

(4) In this section:

appropriate standing committee means—

(a) the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly nominated by the Speaker for this section; or

(b) if no nomination under paragraph (a) is in effect—the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly responsible for the consideration of educational issues.

20B  Impacts of closing or amalgamating schools 

(1) An assessment under section 20 (5) (b) must include information about the following educational, economic, environmental and social impacts in relation to closing or amalgamating a school:

(a) the following educational impacts:

(i) the range, quality and depth of education programs;

(ii) the age and condition of school infrastructure, facilities and resources;

(iii) teaching resources and workloads;

(iv) social and learning environment for children;

(v) extracurricular activities;

(vi) parent participation in school;

(vii) out-of-hours school programs;

(viii) findings of research studies on school size;

(ix) student outcomes, especially those of parents who have a low income, are Indigenous or from a non English speaking background or with disabilities;

(x) access to public education;

(xi) school enrolments;

(b) the following economic impacts:

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