Bill 18 (Legislature 12, Session 1)

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Bill No. 18 of 1953 A BILL TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACT NOTE This Bill amends The Department of Education Act, being

chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta,

Section 7 is amended. Subclause (iii) of clause (

a) is amended to delete the power of the Minister to make regula tions for the examinations of persons desiring to enter professions. Such matters are now covered by the various professional Acts, and the General Faculty Council of the University of Alberta generally sets such examinations. New clauses (

f) and (

g) have been added to empower the Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, to operate technical institutes and provide cor respondence instruction in elementary, high school and vocational school subjects.

Section 8 is amended to bring a reference up to date.

Section 9 is struck out and new sections 9 and 9a sub stituted therefor. The effect of this amendment is to re move reference to The School Grants Act and the provision of that Act whereby, in lieu of a grant, the Minister could supply books for a school library. In 1945 a new School Grants Act was enacted and that provision does not appear in The School GTants Act, 194.5. While

section 9 has been redrafted, only the provisions relating to the grant of school library books and the payment of premiums on school district or division .treasurers' bonds have been removed therefrom.

Section 9a is a new

section and incorporates the pro visions of the former

section 9 relating to the payn1ent of premiums upon treasurers' bonds. Instead of this pay ment being advanced from the fund providing for the printing, publishing and purchasing of school books, it is now advanced out of the General Revenue Fund. Sub section (2) sets a limit upon the aggregate amount that may be outstanding at anyone time. That limit is two thousand dollars. Subsection (3) provides that the amount deducted from a grant under subsection (2) of

section 194 of The School Act, 1952, by reason of the payment of such a premium must be repaid to the Provincial Treasurer and applied by him in reduction of the outstanding advance.

Section 11 is amended to remove all reference in this

section to "The 8chool Boards Trust Ac'count" which is no longer used. The former subsection (3) is divided into two subsections; the effect is that now the Minister, by regulation, may set the reasonable or necessary expenses

ii I incurred on behalf of a school district or division in dis posing of its issue of debentures. The provision empower ing the Minister to make disbursements and to deduct same before paying the proceeds of the debentures to the district or division issuing them is removed.

Section 13 is amended to refer to school divisions as well as districts. This Bill comes into force on the 1st day of July, 1953. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No.. 18 o.f 1953

An Act to. amend The Department o.f Educatio.n Act. ( Assented to ,1953) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Department of Education Act, being

chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes o.f Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended. 2. Sectio.n 7 is amended

Section 7 amended (

a) by striking out the wo.rds "who. may desire to. enter pro.fessio.ns o.r", where they Occur in subclause (iii) of <Clause (a) ; (

b) by adding immediately after clause (

e) the fo.IIo.w ing new clauses: "(

f) to operate one o.r more technical institutes pro.- :rec~nical viding vo.catio.nal instructio.n; Institutes " (

g) to. pro.vide fo.r instructio.n byco.rresPo.ndence Instruction in elementary, high school and vocatio.nal sub- ~~n~O:~~: jects. 3. Sectio.n 8 is amended by adding immediately after the

Section R words "The School Act", wherever they occur, the figures amended ", 1952". 4. Sectio.n 9 is struck out and the following is sub- Sectiodn 9 stituted : amen ed "9.

(1) The Minister may have scho.o.I bo.oks printed School bo?ks and published and may also purchase scho.ol books and bo.o.ks and supplies for school library purposes, and school supplies, and may sell the same to school districts o.r divisions o.r teachers o.r o.ther persons. "

(2) Upo.n the requisition of the Minister, the Provincial Advances for T d f t · t t· t f th G school books reasurer may a vance rom lme 0 lme o.U 0 e en- and supplies eral Revenue Fund such sums o.f mo.ney as are required to. pay for the printing and publishing or purchase of bo.oks and for the purchase o.f school supplies, but the aggregate amo.unt of such advances at any time o.utstanding shall no.t exceed the sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand do.llars. "

(3) Moneys received from time to time fro.m the sale Reduction of o.f any books o.r supplies referred to in subsection (2) shall advances be paid to. the Pro.vincial Treasurer and credited in reduc- tion o.f the amo.unt of the 'advances outstanding under sub- section (2).

Determining value of school books and supplies New

section 9a Advance for premiums on bonds

Section 11 amended Proceeds of debentures Expenses re sale of debentures

Section 13 amended Coming in.to force 2 "( 4) In computing the value of any book or

article sold the Minister may take into account the cost of handling, storage, transportation, insurance, distribution and other costs charges or expenses, including the expense of office assistance, that may be incurred from time to time in con nection therewith. "9a.

(1) Upon the requisition of the Minister the Pro vincial Treasurer may also advance out of the General Revenue Fund such sums of money as are required to pay the premiums upon the bonds of treasurers of school dis tdcts or divisions ,pursuant to subsection (2) of

section 194 of The School Act, 1952. "

(2) The aggregate amount of such sums of money so advanced outstanding at anyone time shall not exceed two thousand dollars. "

(3) The amounts deducted by the Minister under the provisions of subsection (2) of

section 194 of The School Act, 1952, from the legislative grant to each s:chool district or division shall be repaid to the Provincial Treasurer and applied by the Provincial Treasurer in reduction of the ad vances outstanding under subsection (1) .".

Section 11 is amended by striking out subsections (2) and (3) and by substituting the following: "

(2) The proceeds of all debentures sold by the Minister on behalf of a school district or division shall be paid to the s'chool district or division that issued the debentures. "

(3) A school district or division for which debentures have been sold by the Minister may be charged such reason able or necessary expenses connected with the sale of the debentures as are determined by regulations which may be made by the Minister.".

Section 13 is amended (

a) by striking out the words "schools and districts" where they occur in clause (a), and by substituting the words "schools, districts and divisions" . , (

b) by adding immediately after the words "The School Act", where they Occur in clause (b), the figures ", 1952". 7. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, 1953.

No. 18 FIRST SESSION TWELFTH LEGISLATURE 2 ELIZABETH II 1953 BILL

An Act to amend The Department of Education Act Recei ved and read the First time ....................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time .................................... . HaN. MR. AALBORG. Title: 1953 (12th, 1st) Bill 18,

An Act to Amend The Department of Education Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S1 6686
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