Belize Teaching Service Commission

(1) There is established for Belize a Commission to be called the Belize Teaching Service Commission. Education and Training [CAP. 36.0123 (2) The Commission established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, shall consist of twelve members selected and appointed as follows, (a) A Chairperson appointed by the Governor- General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, the National Council for Education and the for and (b) eleven other members appointed by the Minister as follows; (i) the Chief Education Officer, ex- officio; (ii) the Director of the Commission’s who shall serve as Secretary to the Commission, ex- officio, (non-voting power); (iii) one representative from General Managers of Government-aided Primary Schools selected by the General Managers of Government- aided Primary Schools at a meeting specially convened by the Ministry for that purpose at which more than fifty per cent of the Managers are present; (iv) one representative from Boards of Management of Government-aided Secondary Schools, who is not an ex- officio member of such boards, selected by chairpersons of the of Management of 24 Government-aided Secondary Schools at a meeting specially convened by the Ministry for that purpose at which more than fifty percent of chairpersons of Boards of Management of Secondary Schools are present; (v) one representative from Boards of Management of Government-aided Tertiary or Post Secondary institutions, who is not an ex-officio member of such selected by the chairpersons of of Management of Tertiary or Post Secondary institutions at a meeting specially convened by the Ministry for that purpose at which more than fifty per cent of chairpersons of Boards of Management of Tertiary or are present; (vi) one representative from Boards of Management of ITVET Institutions, who is not an ex-officio member of such boards, selected by chairpersons of the Managing Authorities of TVET Institutions at a meeting specially convened by the Ministry for that purpose at which more than fifty per cent of the chairpersons of Managing Authorities of TVET institutions are present; (vii) one representative of the largest registered teachers’ union; Education and Training [CAP. 36.0125 (viii) three representatives of parents each selected from among chairpersons of the respective PTA’s of the Northern Districts, Central Districts, and Southern Districts, subject to subsections (5), (6) and (7) of this (ix) one representative of the churches jointly selected by the Council of Churches and the Belize Evangelical Churches Association. (3) No person shall be qualified to be appointed as a member of the Commission if he is a member of the National Assembly or, if he holds, or is a candidate for any elected office. (4) Save in respect of the ex-officio members, a person shall not be appointed as a member of the Commission if he holds or is acting in any public office. (5) A representative under subsection (2) (b) (viii) of this section, does not qualify for the appointment where such person, (a) is not an elected, executive member of the PTA in the respective districts at the time of (b) is represented by other categories of representation under subsection (2) of this (c) is an employed teacher; or (d) is a member of the District Education Council under section 3 (3) of this Act. 26 (6) The Ministry may convene special meetings of the authorities under subsection (2) (b) (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (viii) of this section, for the purpose of selection of persons for nomination to the Commission. (7) The Minister may by Rules made under this Act prescribe the conditions and the manner of selecting representatives under subsection (2) (b) (viii) of this section, so that all denominational schools are equally represented.