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The Committee will recommend any legislation it may deem necessary to implement the melding as above. It will recommend the conditions within whatever form of agreement is adopted that will safeguard the interests of

‘the Government employees who are to become employees of College Councils.

It will suggest the future relationship between the College Councils and governmental departments such as Education, Labour, Public Works and Health, and Canada Manpower. It will recommend the establishment of new admini- strative and financial procedures.

II. THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE

The task force on the melding of Colleges and B.C. Vocational Schools has met on three occasions to organize its work and reach consensus on its recommendations. The work itself has been carried out mainly by two sub-committees. One of these committees considered the problems involved in the transfer of government personnel to the colleges. It was chaired by Mr. R. Mercer. The other committee, chaired by Mr. J. Galt Wilson, con- sidered legal, financial and administrative questions.

The committee on personnel visited each melding college. It hele meetings with the government employees and with the representatives of the Councils and administration of the colleges. The committee also met with representatives of the Civil Service Commission and the Superannuation Commission. In its meetings, the sub-committee discussed proposals and accepted recommendations. The objective was to establish and elaborate the terms necessary to safeguard the interests of the government employees affected by melding.

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The committee on legal, financial and administrative matters hel a meeting involviag College administrators and officials representing tn Department of Labour. It met with the Deputy Minister of Public Works =n2 with the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council. It has worked with representatives of the Attorney- General's Department.

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' The task- force as a whole has debated each item in this report. The final recommendations have been approved unanimously by the full com- mittee. It has been evident to all that the successful result of the melding process will require some years of change and development among all. the agencies concerned.

III. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

1.. The Public Schools Act should be amended such that each of the public colleges in British Columbia will become a body corporate. This should be accomplished prior to April 1, 1974.

2. In order to safeguard the interests of those employees of the Provincial Government who are becoming employees of a College as a result of melding, each College involved should enter into a memorandun of agreement with the Department of Educa- tion. The memorandum of agreement should embody the recom- mendations elaborated in this report.

3. Where a vocational school is melded with a’College, the land defined as the vocational school site should be leased to the College. ‘he buildings and the associated equipment should be sold to the College.

4. The administrative procedures and relationships outlined in this report should be established or allowed to continue.

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