Bill 3: An Act to Amend the Private Schools Act

This bill directly affects anyone who operates a private school in Prince Edward Island, whether it's a small independent school run by a handful of staff or a larger institution with many employees and students. School operators will need to create and maintain a written sexual misconduct policy, ensure every employee — not just teachers — gets a vulnerable sector or criminal record check before starting work and every three years after that, and promptly report any sexual misconduct incidents to the provincial Administrator. Existing schools have one year to get their sexual misconduct policy in place and three months to catch up on background checks for non-teaching staff already on payroll. Operators must also be ready to release student records to other schools when a student transfers or applies for enrollment elsewhere.