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EDUCATION ACT
AMENDMENTS COMING
Teachers Association
:FTTUTA for teachers to be
given the opportunity to be
represented by a majority
union.
The teachers have been
campaigning for the amend-
ments and first announce-
ment relating to agree-
ment to amendments was
made in the 1981 Budget.
Since then, a draft
amendment Bill published
and circulated to the organ-
isations represent ting
teachers and TTTI'A. was
rejected by TTUITA
At present, teachers are
represented by the Tnn:dad
and To(,a go eanhers
Union, the Publc Services
Asso c a : on ard the
Secondary School Tfeahersl
Associat:1in.
T T I-' TA and t ese
or animations have heeld
talks with Govern ::rnt ',s
Chief Personnel Officer, Mr.
Hilton Cupid, on the amend-
ments and subsequently
fTTTA called for further
discussions before the
amended Bill is taken to
Parliament.
Yesterday, following
Cabinet's consideration of
:he discussions the CPO
held with the organizations.
final drafting discussions
were issued and finishing
touches were reportedly
being p u1 o the
amendments.
RENT INCREASES
Like :hc Education Act.
in January\ t h s y ear
C'ab net called for r.
mediate drafting of legisla-
:ion for rent control
The Bill has now been
dra fted.
Rent Control legislation
Swas tirsi announced in the
180 Budget when Prime
SMinister Dr. Eric Williams
stated that Cabinet had di-
r c ted the Attorney
G;enera! to draft legislation
o bring under rent control
all accommodation built be-
fore January 1, 1978, and
which did not fall under the
existing Rent Restriction
)Ordinance.
Although rent control
legislation was mentioned
in that Budget it was not
taken to Parliament during
the year and landlords have
Sheen increasing rents by
Srnrrie than 100 per cent
Since Parliament has not
bee n sitting, Oppos itun
Leader Mr. Basdeo Panday
called for a resumption of
sittings and claimed the de-
lay was undemocratic and
uiL:consti, ut:onal.
At Wednesday's sitting,
several questions from Op-
position members are ex-
pected to be on the Order
Paper.
i I; addition. a number of
rcreports will be presented
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Parliament again next week
EDUCATION ACT
AMENDMENTS COMING
POLITICAL REPORTER
THE BILL to amend the Education Act will come up for debate in the House
of Representatives on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
The Rent Control Act will also be introduced in Parliament this week.
Wednesday's meeting will be the first in Parliament for the year and comes
after an 11 week break.
The amendment to the Education Act is expected to be taken through all its
stages on Wednesday and on the following day, Thursday.
SENATE FRIDAY
A meeting of the Senate is scheduled for Friday.
Last meeting of the House of Representatives was on December 19, while
the Senate last met on December 22.
Usually, the Senate meetings are held on Tuesdays and the House, on
Friday.
A Whitehall statement yesterday confirmed the resumption of Parliament
meetings yesterday and explained that the Education Amendment Bill would be
introduced and a motion moved to take it through all its stages.
Rep. Kamaluddin Mohammed, Leader of Government Business in the
House, will propose that consideration of the Bill continue on the following day
since debate is unlikely to be concluded in one day.
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While the statement did not make reference to the Rent Control Bill, Red
House sources revealed that this Bill was also going to be introduced in
Parliament next week.
Amendments to the Education Act follow the campaign by the Trinidad and
Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) for teachers to be given the
opportunity to be represented by a majority union.
The teachers have been campaigning for the amendments and first
announcement relating to agreement to amendments was made in the 1981
Budget.
Since then, a draft amendment Bill published and circulated to the
organizations representing teachers and TTUTA was rejected by TTUTA.
At present, teachers are represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Teachers'
Union, the Public Services Association and the Secondary School Teachers'
Association.
TTUTA and these organizations have held talks with Government's Chief
Personnel Officer, Mr. Hilton Cupid, on the amendments and subsequently
TTUTA called for further discussions before the amended Bill is taken to
Parliament.
Yesterday, following Cabinet's consideration of the discussions, the CPO
help with the organizations, final drafting discussions were issued and finishing
touches were reportedly being put to the amendments.
RENT INCREASES
Like the Education Act in January this year, Cabinet called for immediate
drafting of legislation for rent control.
The Bill has now been drafted.
Rent Control legislation was first announced in the 1980 Budget when Prime
Minister, Dr. Eric Williams stated that Cabinet hand directed the Attorney
General to draft legislation to bring under rent control all accommodation built
before January 1, 1978, and which did not fall under the existing Rent
Restriction Ordinance.
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Although rent control legislation was mentioned in that Budget, it was not
taken to Parliament during the year and landlords have been increasing rents by
more than 100 per cent.
Since Parliament has not been sitting, Opposition Leader, Mr. Basdeo
Panday called for a resumption of sittings and claimed the delay was
undemocratic and unconstitutional.
At Wednesday's sitting several questions from Opposition members are
expected to be on the Order Paper.
In addition, a number of reports will be presented.
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