Bill ID 3032 (Legislature 21, Session 3)

L21 S3 3032

Alberta — Bills

1988 BILL Pr 6 Third Session, 21st Legislature, 37 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL Pr 6 OLD SUN SOCIETY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Third Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Royal Assent Title: 1988 (21st, 3rd) Bill Pr6, Old Sun Society Community College Act

Bill Pr 6 Mr. R. Speaker BILL Pr 6 1988 OLD SUN SOCIETY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT (Assented to , 1988)

Preamble

WHEREAS the Old Sun Society was incorporated on March 21, 1973 pursuant to the Societies Ac t; and

WHEREAS the Society is operating a college near the Town of Gleichen, on the Blackfoot Reserve, under the name of the Old Sun Community College; and

WHEREAS a petition has been presented praying that it be enacted as hereinafter set forth and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Old Sun Community College; (b) "by-laws" means the by-laws of the Old Sun Community College; (c) "College" means the Old Sun Community College incorporated by

section 2; 1

(d) "Property" includes real and personal property; (e) "Society" means "The Old Sun Society" incorporated under the Societies Act; (f) "teaching staff" includes the professors, associate professors, lecturers, instructors and all others engaged in the work of teaching, given instruction or carrying out research on behalf of the College.

Board of Directors2 Mervin Wolf Leg, Audrey Breaker and Marguerite Watson of Strathmore; Wilbert Hayden, Fred Jorgenson and Brian Van de Wark of Calgary; Morris Running Rabbit, Ann McMaster and Robert Sun Walk of Cluny; and Wallace Weasel Head and Margaret Waterchief of Gleichen, and such other persons as are from time to time appointed to be members of the Board, are hereby incorporated as a corporation under the name of the "Old Sun Community College". Objects 3 The objects of the College are: (

a) to establish, maintain, conduct and support an educa tional institution of secondary and higher learning in the arts, sciences, literature and agriculture and such fields as the Board may from time to time determine; (

b) to promote the advancement of learning and the dissemi nation of knowledge, whether theoretical or practical, as it relates to Canadian Indians; (

c) to further the intellectual, spiritual, moral, physical and social development of, as well as a community spirit amongst its undergraduates, graduates and teaching staff and to promote cultural development and awareness among the members of the community. Powers 4 The College (

a) may borrow, raise or secure the payment of money for any of the purposes of the College in such manner as it deems expedient; 2

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b) may establish, maintain and operate one or more Colleges; (

c) may undertake and support research related to the objects of the College; (

d) may solicit, receive and hold gifts upon any trusts or conditions acceptable to the Board and administer the gifts in accordance with those terms and conditions; (

e) may publish, produce or distribute books, pamphlets, films and other productions that relate to any matters pertaining to the objects of the College; (

f) may make rules, regulations and by-laws necessary to exercise the other powers of the College concerning the government, conduct, management and control of the College and its property, revenue, business and all affairs thereof; (

g) may pass by-laws to provide for the method of selection of members the College and of the Board, to set their terms of office, to provide for their removal from office and to vary the number and composition of the Board; (

h) in addition to the powers with which it will become vested under the

Interpretation Act, has all the other powers and privileges and immunities invested by law in a corporation, necessary or proper for the carrying out of its objects. Co-operation 5 The College may co-operate with any other person or institu tion for the establishment and provision of programs, services and facilities. Board of Directors 6 The College shall be managed and administered by a governing Board of Directors of not more than 12 members, the first members of which shall be the persons named in

section 2, and such other persons as may be named in place of or in addition thereto. By-laws; procedure 7 The Board shall by by-law prescribe the terms of office and method of election, appointment, replacement and retirement of members of the Board and the procedure to be followed by the Board, subject to the provisions of this Act. 3

Voting 8 Each member of the Board shall have one vote except the member acting as chairman of the meeting of the Board who shall cast a vote only if there is otherwise a tied vote on a resolution. Powers of the Board 9 The conduct, management and control of the College and its property, revenues, business and affairs are vested in the Board and the Board has all the powers necessary or convenient to perform its duties and achieve the objects and purposes of the College, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power: (

a) to appoint and to remove and to fix the number, duties and other benefits of officers, teaching and administrative staff and other employees, servants or agents; (

b) to make rules governing the educational policy, the admission of students, the curriculum, the issuance of diplomas and certificates to graduates and any other matter whatsoever in connection with the operation of the College; (

c) to appoint an executive committee and such other committees of the Board as it deems advisable and to delegate to any such committee any of its powers, except its power to make by-laws and orders; (

d) to make such by-laws and orders as are deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of the College and from time to time to amend, alter or repeal the by-laws and orders, or any of them, as the Board deems fit and proper; (

e) to make such by-laws respecting the number of the members of the Board, the election or appointment of the members of the Board and of the officers of the Board and their respective rights, powers, privileges and duties and the suspension and removal of members of the Board; (

f) to select a seal for the College and have sole custody and use of the seal; 4

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g) to appoint a President of the College and professors, lecturers, instructors and other officers to the service of the College on such terms and conditions as the Board may seem fit and to terminate such an appointment at such time or times as the Board may seem fit; (

h) to appoint and remove the auditor of the College. Funds 10(1) Subject to subsection (3), the funds of the College shall be applied to the achievement of its objects.

(2) The funds of the College not immediately required for its purposes and the proceeds of all property that come into the hands of the Board, subject to any trust or trust affecting same, may be invested and reinvested in such investments as the Board deems advisable.

(3) No member of the College or of the Board shall be entitled to receive any of the funds or assets of the College except in respect of remuneration for services to the College or remuneration of expenses incurred in the fulfillment of duties, in the amount and manner approved by the Board. Head office 11 The head office of the College shall be located in Alberta in a place specified in the by-laws.

President 12 The President shall generally supervise and direct the academic work of the College, teaching and administrative tasks, staffs and the officers and servants, and shall be an advisor to the Board and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as assigned to him from time to time by the Board. Accounting 13 The College shall at all times when called upon so to do, render an account in writing of its property and affairs to the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

General laws 14 The powers herein granted shall be subject to the general laws now or hereafter in force in the Province of Alberta. 5 Title: 1988 (21st, 3rd) Bill Pr6, Old Sun Society Community College Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S3 3032
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L21 S3 3032
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5204d5e022ac6934bc7904f3ab5c1d2bef9e1712

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