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The Task Force on the Community College has agreed upon a process which will
allow people in the Community Colleges and their regional communities to
contribute to the development of a Working Paper on the colleges and later to

participate in a series of public hearings based on a Working Paper.

The first opportunity for participation will occur in the period from January
14-23 when four sub-committees of the Task Force will visit all college regions.
Colleges will be requested to set-up meetings with all elements of the college
community, the college council, the administration, faculty, staff and students,
The meetings will hopefully be of an informal nature and provide an opportunity
for the expression of the chief concerns of each group. The sub-committees will
also visit a number of smaller communities to gain a greater understanding of

the problems of extending educational opportunities to rural British Columbia.

The Task Force will welcome the presentation of views by provincial interest

groups on three days, February 9th, 15th and 16th in Vancouver. Once again

this will provide interested groups in making initial input to the development

of a Working Paper, A third opportunity for participation in the process of
developing a new Community College Act will occur after the Task Force Working
Paper is made public, Public hearings will be held throughout the province in

May to gain the community reaction to the Task Force Paper, It is hoped that

the Task Force will be able to submit its report to the Commission for transmission
to the Minister by the end of June,

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Jan. 14-23

- Sub-committee meetings at all colleges
Feb, 8,15,16 - Meet provincial interest groups
Mid-March - Task Force Working Paper made public

April 19 _«* Last date to indicate desire for presentation
at public hearings

April 26 - Last date for submission of briefs for public
hearings + one-page summary required.

May - - Public hearings throughout province,

Late June - Task Force report submitted to Commission for

submission to the Minister

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