Bill 30 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 30 the Department of Education Amendment Act, 1976 (Legislature 18, Session 2)

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1976 Bill 30 Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 30 THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION First Reading Second Reading Third Reading ............................. . Printed by tilt Queen" Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 30 BILL 30 1976 THE DE:PARTMENT O'F EDUCATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1976 ( Assented to 1976, HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent 0 the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows 1. The Department of Education Act is hereby amendea

Section 7, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by striking out clauses (

a) and (l), and (

b) as to clauses (h), (i), (j), (k), (

m) and (n) ~ striking out the words "early childhood sen/dee pr( grams" wherever they occur and by substituting tht words "early childhood services programs", 3. The following

section is added after

section 7: 7.1

(1) The Minister may make grants if (

a) he is authorized to do so by regulations under thil section, and (

b) moneys are appropriated by the Legislature for thai purpose or the grant is authorized to be paid pur suant to a special warrant.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may makl regulations (

a) authorizing the Minister to make grants; (

b) prescribing the purposes for which grants may be made; (

c) governing applications for grants; (

d) prescribing the persons or organizations . 'or c1asSei of persons or organizations eligible for grants; (

e) specifying the conditions required to be met b~ ~bn~ applicant for a grant to render that person ehgl for the grant; (

f) prescribing the conditions upon which' a grant~ made and requiring the repayment thereof to I Government if the conditions are not met;

Explanatory Notes t. This Bill will amend

chapter '9'6 of the Revised Statutes of lerta

Section 7, clauses (

a) and (

I) read as follows: '7.

(1) The Minister may make regulations (

a) for the apportionment and distribution of all money appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of making grants towards education in Alberta, (

l) for the apportionment and distribution of all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of making grants towards early childhood service programs, J. Grants.

(g) (

h) providing for the payment of any grant in a 1 sum or by instalments and prescribing the tim~ntP tiIl}es at which the grant or the instalments maYbr prud; e limiting the amount of any grant or class of grant that may be made; (i) 'authorizing the Minister to delegate in writing to any employee of the Government any duty power or function respecting the payment of any gr~nt; (

j) requiring any person or organization receiving a grant to account for the way in which the grant is spent in whole .or in part; (

k) authorizing the Minister to enter into an agreement with respect to any matter relating to the payment of a grant.

(3) Any regulation made under subsection (2) mav be specific or general ,in its application.

Section 8 is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following subsection: (b) (c) 8.

(1) In this

section and in

section 10, "private school" means a school that (

a) provides instruction in courses, other than courses in an early childhood servi~s'pro gram, which are prescribed or approved by the Minister, or (

b) provides instruction to pupils excused fr?m attendance at a school of a board under

section 134 of The School Act, but does not include a sC'hool .operated by a board under The School Act or by the Government of AI· berta or Government of Canada. as to subsection (2) by adding at the end thereof the words "or any class of private schools", by striking out subsection (3) and by substitutinn the following subsections:

(3) No person shall (

a) operate a private school until it has been ap proved by the Minister, or (

b) continue to operate a private school after the Minister has suspended or revoked his approval.

(3.1) The Minister may (

a) approve or refuse to ,approve, or (

b) suspend or revoke his approval of, a private :school. 2

Section 8 presently reads: 8.

(1) In this

section "private school" means a school other than a school as defined in

section 2 that offers or purports to offer instruction in courses pre scribed or approved by the Minister or courses substantially the same.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the establishment, administration, operation and management of private schools.

(3) No person shall operate a private school until it has been approved by the Minister.

(4) A person contravening the provisions of subsection (3) is guHty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500. 2

Section 10, subsection (1) is amended by adding afte the words "of a board" the words ", private school or ear~ childhood services program". 6.

(1) This Act, except

section 2, clause (aJ and

section 3, comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to,

(2) Section 2, clause (

a) and

section 3 come into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Section 101, subsection (1) reads as follows: 10.

(1) The Minister may appoint in writing a person to examine and inspect (

a) the flnancuil condition, or (

b) the administrative conditi0Il, or (

c) any other matter connected with - the management, administration- or operation, of a board and the person appointed by the Minister may examin~, inspect and take copies of (

d) all books of record and -account, (

e) all bank books, and (

f) any other papers, documents or thing 3 Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 30, The Department of Education Amendment Act, 1976

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