b'Bill 49 to Bill 57 An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions was adopt-ed November 4, 2021. There was an amendment in Bill 49 which prohibited a sitting commissioner/chair from being elected to both municipal council and school service centres. This same amendment is found in Bill 40 of which currently is not implement-ed in our network and therefore was not enacted. We currently have a few commis-sioners and one chair impacted by this. The Justice who heard the original bill 49 case decided in our favour prior to the decision on Bill 40. The government decided to introduce the same amendment at the 24th hour of the new municipal Bill 57, QESBA lobbied to come to an agreement given that Bill 40 is still suspended and has an article in the same spirit as the two from Bill 49 and Bill 57. We were able to be granted an 18-month reprieve on this article. Elections November 3 QESBA is preparing for the 2024 School Board Elections!We held a rst event that featured experts from federal, provincial, municipal and school board elections on June 4, 2024. We discussed becoming a candidate for the November 3, 2024 school board elections, the English voters list and much more! Labour Relations As is the case in school boards across the country, there is a cycle of labour re-lations in education that pivots around negotiations. When negotiations are completed, collective agreements are drafted and they are applied. It is the job of Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), through its Director of Labour Relations, to interpret and apply the collective agreements for the em-ployees of the nine English school boards. In Quebec, the collective agree-ments for teachers, support staff, and professionals expired in March 2023, we are happy to report that we have signed the Teacher, Professional and Support Staff agreements. Now the next step is to conclude Management agreements.'