I-13.012 - Act respecting the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire du Québec

Section 17 Disposition versions

2021-07-01

17. The Institute is administered by a board of directors composed of 15 members, as follows:

(1)  the director general appointed in accordance with section 41;

(2)  the academic director appointed in accordance with section 44;

(3)  eight independent members appointed by the Government, on the recommendation of the Minister;

(4)  two members of the teaching staff from the Institute’s different campuses appointed by the Government; each member is designated, at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at the campus concerned, by the staff of that campus;

(5)  two student members from different campuses appointed in accordance with section 32 of the Act respecting the accreditation and financing of students’ associations (chapter A-3.01); and

(6)  one member of the Institute’s non-teaching staff, appointed by the Government from different campuses on an alternating basis; each member is designated, at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at the campus concerned, by the staff of that campus.

For the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, members who qualify as independent directors within the meaning of section 4 of the Act respecting the governance of state-owned enterprises (chapter G-1.02) are independent. Sections 5 to 8 of that Act apply to those members, with the necessary modifications. The independent members are appointed taking into consideration the expertise and experience profiles approved by the board and their interest in training and agri-food and after consultation with the education, agri-food and labour sectors. The independent members must include at least one member of the Ordre professionnel des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.

For the purposes of subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the first paragraph, if the Institute has more than two campuses, the members are appointed on an alternating basis from the different campuses.

For the purposes of subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph, in the absence of an accredited students’ association or students’ association alliance, the two student members are elected by a majority of the votes cast by their peers at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at each of the campuses concerned.

2021, c. 3, s. 17.

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In force: 2021-07-01

17. The Institute is administered by a board of directors composed of 15 members, as follows:

(1)  the director general appointed in accordance with section 41;

(2)  the academic director appointed in accordance with section 44;

(3)  eight independent members appointed by the Government, on the recommendation of the Minister;

(4)  two members of the teaching staff from the Institute’s different campuses appointed by the Government; each member is designated, at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at the campus concerned, by the staff of that campus;

(5)  two student members from different campuses appointed in accordance with section 32 of the Act respecting the accreditation and financing of students’ associations (chapter A-3.01); and

(6)  one member of the Institute’s non-teaching staff, appointed by the Government from different campuses on an alternating basis; each member is designated, at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at the campus concerned, by the staff of that campus.

For the purposes of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, members who qualify as independent directors within the meaning of section 4 of the Act respecting the governance of state-owned enterprises (chapter G-1.02) are independent. Sections 5 to 8 of that Act apply to those members, with the necessary modifications. The independent members are appointed taking into consideration the expertise and experience profiles approved by the board and their interest in training and agri-food and after consultation with the education, agri-food and labour sectors. The independent members must include at least one member of the Ordre professionnel des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.

For the purposes of subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the first paragraph, if the Institute has more than two campuses, the members are appointed on an alternating basis from the different campuses.

For the purposes of subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph, in the absence of an accredited students’ association or students’ association alliance, the two student members are elected by a majority of the votes cast by their peers at a meeting called and presided over by the director general at each of the campuses concerned.

2021, c. 3, s. 17.