Bill 71 — Third Session, 16Th Legislature, 19 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Asse'Mbly of Alberta Bill 71 An Act To Amend the Agricultural and Vo'Cational Colleges Act (Legislature 16, Session 3)

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Alberta — Bills

1970 Bill 71 Third Session, 16th Legislature, 19 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSE'MBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 71

An Act to amend The Agricultural and Vo'cational Colleges Act THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE First Reading ............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 71 1970

An Act to an1end The Agricultural and Vocational Colleges Act (Assented to , 1970) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Agricultural and Vocational Colleges Act is here by amended.

Section 7 is struck out and the following

section is substituted: 7.

(1) There shall be a Board of Agricultural and Voca tional Education consisting of (

a) the Deputy Minister of Education, or some member of the Department of Education appointed by him to represent him in his absence, (

b) the Dean of Agriculture of each university under The Universities Act having a faculty of agri culture, or some member of that faculty appointed by him to represent him in his absence, (

c) the Director of the Division of Extension and Colleges of the Department of Agriculture or some representative of the Division appointed by him to represent him in his absence, (

d) the chairman of the Alberta Colleges Commission or some member of the Commission appointed by him to represent him in his absence, and the members appointed in accordance with subsection (2) .

(2) The remaining members of the Board shall be ap pointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and shall consist of (

a) one representative from the governing body of each of the following organizations: (

i) The Alberta School Trustees Association;

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 3 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1967. 2. Board members.

Section 7 presently reads: 7.

(1) There shall bea Board of Agricultural and Vocational Educa- tion consisting of (

a) the Minister, (

b) the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, (c) ,the Deputy Minister of Education, (

d) the Dean of Agriculture of each university under The Uni versities Act having a faculty of agriculture, (

e) the Director .of the Division of Extension and Colleges, of the Department of Agriculture, and nine other members appointed in aecordance with subse·cti.on (2).

(2) The nine remaining members shall all be appointed by the Lieu tenant Governo·r in Council and shall consist of (

a) one representative from the governing body of each of the f.ollowing organizations: (

i) The Alberta School Trustees Association; (ii) The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts; (iii) The Alberta Federation 0{ Agriculture; (iv) The Farm Women's Union of Alberta; (

v) Alberta Women's Institute; (vi) Repealed, 1968, c. 1, s. 3 and (a1) one membe,r representing all the agricultural and vocational colleges alumni associations, and (

b) three members app.ointed at large.

(3) Subject to Rection 8, all members of the Board hold office for two years.

(4) No person other than a Canadian citizen or a British subject resi dent in Alberta is eligible for ap·ointment as a member of the Board.

(ii) The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties; (iii) The Alberta Federation of Agriculture or any association formed by its union with the Farmers' Union of Alberta; (iv) The Farm Women's Union of Alberta; (

v) The Alberta Women's Institutes; (

b) one representative nominated by each agricultural and vocational college alumni association; (

c) one representative nominated by each advisory committee of an Agricultural and Vocational Col lege and who is not otherwise a member of the Board, and (

d) three members appointed at large.

(3) Subject to

section 8 all members of the Board ap pointed pursuant to subsection (2) shall hold office for a term of two years.

Section 10 is amended by striking out subsections (1) and (2) and by substituting the following: 10.

(1) The Director of the Division of Extension and Colleges of the Department of Agriculture shall act as chair man of the Board.

(2) The Minister shall appoint a vice-chairman from among the members of the Board to act in the absence of the chairman. 4. Sections 11 and 12 are struck out and the following sections are substituted: 11.

(1) The Board shall hold its regular annual meet ing before the 30th day of June in each year.

(2) At the first meeting following the annual meeting the Board shall

schedule at least three regular meetings the last of which shall be the next regular annual meeting. 12. The chairman, upon the request of three or more members of the Board, shall call a special meeting of the Board as requested, and in every such case the secretary of the Board shall give reasonable notice of the special meet ing to each member. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

3. Chairman of the Board.

Section 10, subsections (1) and (2) presently read: 10.

(1) The Minister or such member ,of the Board as he appOoints shall act as chairman of the Board.

(2) The Board may appoint one Oof its members to be vi,ce-chairman, and whenever the chairman is for any reaso,n unable to act or where there is a vacancy in the Ooffice of chairman, the vLce-chairman is empowered tOo act for and shall act fo'r the chairman. 4. 11 Regular meetings.

Section 11 presently reads: 11. The Board shall hold its regular annual meeting before the 30th day of June in each year at a time and place to, be fixed by the chair man, and the secretary of the Board shall give due notice of the meet ing to each member. This now prescribes a minimum number of meetings. The amend ment to this

section and to

section 12 pass control of calling meet ings to the Board rather than the chairman. 12. Special meetings. This

section has been worded this way as some individual must call the meeting. 2 Title: 1970 (16th, 3rd) Bill 71,

An Act to amend The Agricultural and Vocational Colleges Act

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