Bill 7 — Third Session, 26Th Legislature, 56 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 7 Private Vocational Schools Amendment Act, 2007 (Legislature 26, Session 3)

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2007 Bill 7 Third Session, 26th Legislature, 56 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 7 PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 MR. WEBBER First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bill 7 Mr. Webber BILL 7 2007 PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 0 7 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cP-24 1 The Private Vocational Schools Act is amended by this Act. 2 The title of the Act is amended by striking out “SCHOOLS” and substituting “TRAINING”. 3

Section 1(

c) is amended by striking out “Schools” and substituting “Training”. 4

Section 3(1) is amended by striking out “Schools” and substituting “Training”. 5

Section 12 is amended 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter P-24 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 The title presently reads: PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ACT 3

Section 1 presently reads in part: 1 In this Act, (b) “Court” means the Court of Queen’s Bench; (c) “Director” means the Dire ctor of Private Vocational Schools; 4

Section 3(1) presently reads: 3(1) In accordance with the Public Service Act, there may be appointed a Director of Private Vocational Schools, inspectors and other employees necessary for the administration of this Act. 5

Section 12 presently reads: 1 Explanatory Notes

(

a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) The Director may, in accordance with the regulations, issue or refuse to issue a licence in respect of one or more programs of instruction that the applicant wishes to provide. (

b) by repealing subsection (6). 6

Section 13(1) is amended (

a) by repealing clause (a); (

b) in clause (

d) by adding “or if a program of instruction will not be provided at premises, the business address of the licensee, and” after “provided,”; (

c) by repealing clause (e). 7

Section 14 is repealed. 2

12(1) A person who wishes to provide vocational training to students shall apply to the Director, in the form prescribed by the Director, for a licence.

(2) The Director may, in accordance with the regulations, (

a) issue a Class A licence in re spect of one or more programs of instruction that the applicant wishes to provide, (

b) issue a Class B licence in re spect of one or more programs of instruction that the applicant wishes to provide, or (

c) refuse to issue a licence.

(3) A licence authorizes the licensee to provide only the programs of instruction that are stated on the licence.

(4) The Director may issue a licence with or without conditions and may, at any time, cancel a condition or add a condition restricting the number of students that may be enrolled in a program of instruction.

(5) A licensee must comply with the conditions stated on the licence.

(6) A licence is valid for a term of not more than 2 years. 6

Section 13(1) presently reads: 13(1) A licence shall state (

a) whether the licence is a Cla ss A licence or a Class B licence, (

b) the name of the licensee, (

c) the programs of instruction t hat the licensee is authorized by the licence to provide, (

d) the premises at which each program of instruction will be provided, (

e) the term of the licence, and (

f) the conditions to which the licence is subject, if any. 7

Section 14 presently reads: 14(1) A licensee shall apply to the Director, in the form prescribed by the Director and before the term of a licence has expired, for a renewal of the licence.

(2) The Director may, in accordance with the regulations, (

a) renew the licence, 2 Explanatory Notes

Section 17(3) is amended (

a) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (

a) and substituting “or”; (

b) in clause (

b) by striking out “in the case of a licensee providing correspondence courses” and substituting “if a program of instruction that is affected by the notice is not provided at premises”. 9 The following is added after

section 17: Request for cancellation of licence 17.1(1) A licensee may request cancellation of a licence insofar as it relates to one or more programs of instruction by submitting a written request to the Director.

(2) If a licensee requests that a licence be cancelled in respect of a program of instruction, the licensee shall provide to the Director a list of the names and addresses of the students registered in that program of instruction.

(3) If the Director is satisfied that the licensee has fulfilled the licensee’s obligations under the student contracts with the students registered in a program of instruction, the Director may, on notice in writing to the licensee, cancel the licence insofar as it relates to that program of instruction. 10

Section 21(

b) is repealed and the following is substituted: (

b) by any form of mail for which the addressee or a person on behalf of the addressee is required to acknowledge receipt of the mail by providing a signature, 3

(

b) change the class of the licence from a Class A licence to a Class B licence or from a Class B licence to a Class A licence, or (

c) refuse to renew the licence.

(3) On the renewal of a licence under this section, the Director may cancel or vary any conditions that were stated on the original or renewed licence or may add other conditions. 8

Section 17(3) presently reads:

(3) On a notice being given under subsection (1), the Director shall (

a) post a notice of the cancellation or suspension in a prominent place at the premises at which a program of instruction that is affected by the notice is provided, and (

b) in the case of a licensee providing correspondence courses, on receiving the list referred to in subsection (2), notify in writing those persons shown on the list of the cancellation or suspension of the licence. 9 Request for cancellation of licence. 10

Section 21(

b) presently reads: 21 An order, stop order or notice made or given under this Act may be served (

b) by double registered mail if the post office receipt for the envelope containing the order is signed by the person to whom the order is made, 3 Explanatory Notes

Section 24(

b) is amended by striking out “a Class A licence, a Class B licence and a renewal of”. 12 The Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act is amended in

section 1(m)(ii)(

F) by striking out “Schools” and substituting “Training”. 4

Section 24 presently reads in part: 24 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) prescribing criteria to be used to determine if an occupation, calling, trade or pursuit is a vocation; (

b) respecting the licensing of pe rsons under this Act, describing the criteria that must be met to enable the Director to issue a Class A licence, a Class B licence and a renewal of a licence and prescribing restrictions on the number of licences that may be issued; 12 Amends

chapter A-42 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 4 Explanatory Notes

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Title: 2007 (26th, 3rd) Bill 7, Private Vocational Schools Amendment Act, 2007

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