Bill 140 (Legislature 15, Session 1)

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Alberta — Bills

No. 140 1st Session, l'5th Legislature, Alberta 12 Eliza;beth II BILL 140 A Bill to amend The University Act HON. MR. MANNING P1rJnted by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most E%ceUent Kajeet7, EclmonUm, Alberta, 1964

Explaifatory Note I. This Bill amends The University Act, which is

chapter 351 of the Revised Statutes. 2. The present definition of registrar contemplates there being only one registrar. It is revise~ - to mak~ it applicable to two registrars. .

Section 25 which sets out the powers of the Board of Governors is amended to provide for a President of the University at Calgary. Clause (

d) of subsection (1) authorizes a pension plan. This is covered in greater detail in a new

section 25a. See clause 4 of this Bill.

BILL No. 140 of 1964

An Act to amend The University Act (Assented to , 1964) HER MAJ.ESTY, by and. with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of" AI:berta, enacts as follows: 1. The University Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

h) and by substituting the following: (h) "registrar" means a registrar of the University or a person designated by the Board to act as a reg istrar of the University;

Section 2'5 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) (

i) by striking out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) subject to subsections (2) and (3), ap point a President of the University at Calgary and vice~presidents, deans of all faculties, the librarians, the Ibursar, the registrars, the professors, teachers and instructors of and in the University, the director of the Department of Extension, or any of such officers as the Board con siders necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the University, to gether with all such other officers and servants as the Board considers necessary, (ii) by striking out clause (d), (

b) by striking out subsection (3) and (4) and by sUlbstituting the following:

(3) No person shall be appointed under clause (

b) of subsection (1) as a dean of a faculty, or as a member of the teaching staff of the University or of a faculty unless he has first been nominated for the position to which it is proposed to appoint him (

a) by the President of the University in the case of an appointment other than at Calgary, or

2 4. A new

section is added providing for the establishment of a pension plan by the University.

(

b) by the President of the University at Calgary in the case of an appointment at Calgary. ( 4) Except where there is a vacancy in the of fice of the appropriate President, a dean of a faculty or a member of the teaching staff of the University or of a faculty shall not be promoted or removed from the office except on the recommendation of (

a) the President of the 'University in the case of a person employed other than at Calgary, or (

b) the President of the University at Calgary in the case of a person employed at Calgary. 4. The following

section is added after

section 25: 25a.

(1) The Board, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may provide for the creation, altera tion or extension of any 'pension, annuity or other pay ment for or for the benefit of any person whomsoever, or class of persons whomsoever, as the Board may approve, which pension, annuity or other payment maybe under any plan providing for: (

a) contributions from individuals, or from the Board or both; (

b) the creation of a fund to partly or wholly discharge liability to the persons who are the beneficiaries under a plan; (

c) the appointment by the Board of persons and com mittees for the management of such a plan and the investment and reinvestment of any funds; (

d) the guarantee by the Board of 'any or aU liability to persons who are the beneficiaries under such a plan.

(2) Notwithstanding any other Act, any appointee under clause (

c) of subsection (1) has such investment powers with respect to any such fund as the Board may approve.

(3) The interest of any person in any pension, annuity or other payment under a plan established pursuant to this

section is not subject to garnishee proceedings or attach ment or seizure, or any legal process, except in respect of a charge of failure to account for University, public or staff members' moneys, and is not assignable.

(4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, for and in the name of the Province, guarantee the payment by the Board of any or all liability to such persons as are the beneficiaries of any pension, annuity or other payment under a plan established pursuant to this section. 2

6. Sectioo 31,subsEfation (1), 'f:!laus¢ .(a),:lupelau~s (xii), (xv) arid (xvi) and subsections (2) and (3) .. presently read: "31.

(1) The Senate shall be composed of twenty~nine members conslstihg ·of (~) the .foio'Wing m:embers, who shan be eal~ed I 'statutory members" : (±Ii) ih6' 'p~l~l~itml of ·tile University of Albet"ta, ba;l~ry; (xv) two representatives of the General Faculty Council; (xVil) one representative of the Deans' Council; and

(2) The aJ)pOihte<l Ineinbers shall be app6int~by the statutory members. and as vaeanciesboo~r in the S-enate tlie 'statutory members snaIl fill such vacanCies by apPointment, but the total rlumber of statUtory andappoliitetl meniberssna.lI riot, 'ata-tty time, exceed twehty·ntne. (3) -The reg'istrar of the Universtiy Shall be the sooretaryof the Senltte .... o.

Section 34 s'ets out, ~ertain powers 01 the Senate. The.pro visions being ,fJ;mended refer to matters done in conjunction with tile General Faculty Council. There will now be. two General Faculty Councils and the

section is amended acedrdirigly. 7.

Section : 61wl1ich provides. for a GenetEil Faculty Council for the Universiiywith sp1!cifiedpowers and duties isteplaced. The new slilctions provide for separate General Faculty Councils for EBrt'lt1ntbh ahcl ·Calgary anti ftJr a CO-Ol'dinating Cobncil. 3

Section 31 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) (

i) Iby striking out the word "twenty-nine" and by substituting the word "thirty-two", (ii) by striking out subclause (xii) of clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (xii) the President of the University at Cal gary; (iii) by striking out subclauses (xv) and (xvi) of clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (xv) two representatives of the General F'aculty Council, Edmonton and two representa tives of the General Faculty Council, Cal gary; (xvi) one representative of the Deans' Council, Edmonton and on representative of the· Deans' Council, Calgary; (

b) as to subsection (2) by striking out the word "twenyt-nine" and by sUbstituting the word "thirty two", (

c) as to subsection (3) by' adding after the word "University" the words "'at Edmonton".

Section 34, subsection (2), clauses (

d) and (

e) are amended by adding before the words "General Faculty Council" the word "appropriate".

Section 61 is struck out and the f'Ollowing sections are substituted: 61.

(1) There shall be a General Faculty Council, Edmon ton which, unless otherwise provided by the Board, shall be composed of the President of the University, the vice president at Edmonton, the deans and the full professors of all the faculties of the Un$versity at Edmonton, the registrar at Edmonton, the librarian at Edmonton, the director of the Department of Extension, and such heads of departments of instruction at Edmonton as are not in cluded in the foregoing list.

(2) There shall he a General Faculty Council, Calgary which, unless otherwise provided by the Board, shall be composed of the President of the University at Calgary, the vice-president at Calgary, if any, the deans and the full professors 'Of all the faculties of the University at Calgary, the librarian at Calgary, the registrar at Calgary, the head of the Department of Extension at Calgary, and such heads of departments of instruction at Ca'lgary as are not included in the foregoing list.

(3) Subject to the control of the Board, the General Faculty Council, Edmonton with respect to the University at Edmonton, and the General Faculty Council, Calgary 3

with respect to the University at Calgary, shall perform the following duties and have the following powers: (

a) to exercise any of the powers granted to faculty councils that the General Faculty Council considers it desirable to exercise; (

b) to consider and make decisions on the reports of the faculty councils as to the courses of study in the faculties; (

c) to consider and determine all courses of study to which clause (

b) does not apply; (

d) to fix and determine the time ... tables for examina tions, lectures and other instruction in the different faculties ; (

e) to consider and make decisions on the reports of the faculty councils as to the appointment of ex aminers and the conduct and the results of the ex aminations in the faculties; (

I) to provide for the granting of, and to recommend to convocation the conferring of, degrees in course; (

g) to provide for the preparation and publication of the University calendar and of the calendars of those affiliated institutions or colleges that desire their calendars to be inserted in the University calendar; (

h) to hear and determine ap,peals from decisions of the faculty councils upon applications by memorials by students and others; (

i) to consider all matters reported to it by the council of any faculty, and to communicate its opinion or action thereon to the faculty council concerned; (

j) to determine the date for the beginning and end ing of lectures in the University and also the be ginning and ending of each University term; (

k) to make rules and regulations for the management and conduct of the library; (

l) to recommend to the B'Oard the establishment of faculties, departments, chairs, and courses of in struction in the University in any subject that the council thinks fit. Co-ordinating Council 61a.

(1) There shall be a Go-ordinating Council, which unless 'Otherwise provided by the Board, shall be composed of the President of the University, the President of the University at Calgary, the vice-presidents, the deans of all faculties and two other members who shall be nominees of the General Faculty C'Ouncil, Calgary.

(2) The Co-ordinating Council shall, subject to the con trol of the Board, perform the following duties and has the following powers: 4

(

a) to recommend to the Board the affiliation with the University of any institution or coHege established in the Province for the promotion of any useful branch or branches of knowledge together with the terms of such affiliation; (

b) to recommend to the Board the dissolution of any such affiliation or the modification or altering of the terms thereof; (

c) to arrange with (

i) the Law Society of Alberta, (ii) the College of Physicians and Surgeons 'Of the Province 'Of Alberta, (iii) the Alberta Dental Association, (iv) the Alberta Association of Architects, (

v) the Veterinary Association 'Of Alberta, (vi) the Alberta Land Surveyors Associati'On, (vii) the Alberta Pharmaceutical Association, (viii) the Institute of Chartered Accountants 'Of Al berta, (ix) the Ass'Ociation 'Of Registered Nurses of Al berta, (

x) The Ass'Ociati'On 'Of Professi'Onal Engineers of Alberta, (xi) The Ass'Ociati'On 'Of Chartered Physi'Otherapists 'Of Alberta, and (xii) the Alberta Institute 'Of Agr'OI'Ogists, f'Or the c'Onducting of exntnifiatidii's : for ckndida~s and 'Others applying f'Or 'registrati'On 'upon the r'OB 'Of, 'Or f'Or admissi'Oh:to, ~Hysb.ch society, ;cbln~ge 'Or ass'Ociati'On; (

d) to apP'Oint examiners 'On the n'Omin~.ti'On 'Of the appr'Opriate fnctilty council to C'Onduct the ejeiiniiria ,tfoI1s . atrtingea pursua.nt to clause (c); (

e) t,o rep'Ort the . results 'Of e~aminati'Ons conducted pursuant to clause (

c) t'O 'the ;goverriinghody 'Of the society, 'cb'l1ege br aSS'Ociation c()ncerned; <

f) to waive any 'Or all examinati'Ons 'Or parts thereof in the case 'Of a candidate applyingf'Or regi'Stratitin 'Or adpIissi'On uru.ier clause. (c:) if in its. "'Opinion the 'q'baUfiG,ati'Onsdf th~ cab.tIitlate ate 'eijual t'O or better than the standard currently 'required by the . society, college tirasso~itttionf'Or registration or adritissi'On ; (

g) t'O teport t'O t~ g'Overnirig body of. t~e 'society, col lege 'Or association c'Oncerned, it~ findings.;respect irig the qualfficati'Ons 0'1 a candIdate in whbse case examinati'On has been waived ,pursuantto clause </) ; (

k) to c'Onsider program& of graduate studies and make 5

6 8 •.

Section 63, clause (

a) presently reads: "63. Each faculty . council shall consist of (

a) the president of the University, .............

Section 64, clause (

d) presently reads: "64. The faculty councils, subject to the control of the Board, shall perform the following duties and have t~e following powers: (

d) to nominate examiners for such professionai. societies or associations as have representation on the respective councUs, and to repo,~t such nominations to the General Faculty Council; .............

Section 65 presently reads: "65: There shall be 'a Deans' CounCil, consisting of the president of the. University and the deans of the different faculties, which has, subject to the control of the Board, the following duUes and powers: (

a) to advise the president of the University in academic matters; (1:1) to act as an executive body for the Generai Faculty Council; (

c) to authorize le,cturing and teachdng in the Univer,sUy by others than duly appointed members of the staff; (

d) to exercise disciplinary jurisdi'Ction, including the power. to impose .fines, with resnect to the students in aAtendance at the University, or to delegate its disciplinary authority in any particular case or by any general regulation to any- council, person or bo<Iy of persons; " (

e) such other duties and powers as may be assigned to it by the Board." ..

recommendations to either or both General Faculty Councils as it may consider appropriate; (

i) to consider any other matter that is academic in character and which requires, or would be assisted by co-operative decisions of both General Faculty Councils and to make recommendations to either or both Gouncils as it may consider appropriate.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, a society, college or association referred to in clause (

c) of subsection (2), (

a) may enter into an arrangement with the Co ordinating Council for the conduct of its examina tions as provided in clause (

c) of subsection (2), and (

b) is bound by the report of the Co-ordinating Council as to the qualifications of any candidate whether the report is made after examination pursuant to clause (

e) of subsection (2) or is made without examination pursuant to clause (

I) of subsection (2) • .

(4) The terms ot_ an affiliation -between the Upiversity and an institution or college referred to in clause (a).o of subsection (2) may include the right of the institution or college to present students for examination leading to de grees in the University, and such students on the passing of such examinations as the University requires are entitled to receive degrees from the University.

Section 63 is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (

a) the President of the University in the case of a faculty at Edmonton or the President of the Uniser sity-at~Calgary in the case of a-faculty iIi Calgary,-

Section 64, clause (

d) is amended by striking out the words "General Faculty Council" and by substituting the words "Co-ordinating Council". 6

Section 65 is amended (a) (b) (

c) by renumbering the

section as subsection (1), as to the renumbered subsection (1) (

i) by adding after the words "Deans' Council," the word" Edmonton";-" (ii) by adding after the words "different faculties" the words "at Edmonton", (iii) by adding after the words cOGeneral Faculty Council" in clause (

b) the word ", Edmonton", by adding the following subsection after the re numbered subsection (1):

(2) There shall be a Deans' Council, Calgary,

II.

Section 67 sets out the powers and duties of the President of the University. The new

section 67a provides for the assign ment of certain of those powers and duties to the President at Calgary.

Section 70 is revised to provide for two registrars. 13. Commencement of Act. 7

consisting of the President of the University at Calgary and the deans of the different faculties at Calgary, which has, subject to the control of the Board, the following duties and powers: (

a) to advise the president of the University at Cal gary in acade,mic matters; (

b) to act as an executive body for the General Faculty Council, Calgary; (

c) to authorize lecturing and teaching in the University by others than duly appointed mem bers of the staff; (

d) to exercise disciplinary jurisdiction, including the power to impose fines, with respect to the students in attendance at the University, or to delegate its disciplinary authority in any par ticular case or by any general regulation to any council, person or body of persons; (

e) such other duties and powers as may be as signed to it by the Board. 11. The following

section is added after

section 67: 67a. Notwithstanding

section '67 or anything in this Act, the Board may confer upon the President of the Uni versity at Calgary, such of the powers and duties of the President of the University with respect to the University at Calgary as the Board may from time to time consider fit, and uJ)<>n such conferring and to the extent thereof and for such time as the same remains in effect the President of the University ceases to have those powers and duties with respect to the University at Calgary.

Section 70 is struck out and the following is sub stituted: 70. There shall be (

a) a registrar of the University at Edmonton, and (

b) a registrar of the University at Calgary, who have the powers and who shall perform the duties that are assigned to them by the Board or by the President of the University. 13. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, 1964. 7

No. 140 FIRST SES,sION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELI~.ABETH II L964 BIL;L

An Act to amend The University Act Received and read the First time Second time Third time HON. MR. MANNING Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 140,

An Act to amend The University Act

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