Bill No. 36 of 1949. A BILL RESPECTING THE PROVISION OF ASSIST­ ANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COSTS OF PUBLIC WELFARE SERVICES. NOTE. This Bill enacts a new Act to be known as "The Public Welfare Assistance Act". The Act enables the Minister of Publi;c Welfare to pay a grant to each municipality not exceeding sixty per cent of the amount paid by the municipality for the maintenance of each indigent person or ward of the Government who is resident in such municipality.

The Minister of Public Welfare is empowered to prescribe forms and returns which he deems necessary or expedient to facilitate administration of the Act. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make rules and regulations and may also enter into agreements with the Dominion and other provinces with respect to the provision of health and welfare services. The Lieutenant Governor in Council is empowered to make regulations respecting the administration of the Act, the method and time of payment of grants and the amounts of the grants. KENNETH A.

MCKENZIE, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL No. 36 of 1949.

An Act respecting the provision of Assistance in Connec­ tion with the Costs of Public Welfare Services. (Assented to , .19J,.9.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Public WelfaTe Assist­ ance Act".

INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Indigent person" means a person who is actually destitute of means from his own resources of obtain­ ing the food, fuel, clothing, shelter, assistance, medical advice or attention and hospitalization, or any of them, necessary for the immediate needs of himself and his dependents; (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Public Welfare; (c) "Municipality" means a city, town, village, muni­ cipal district, improvement district, or special area; (d) "Ward of the Government" means,- (

i) Any child who by order of a judge has been committed temporarily or permanently to the ,care and custody of the Superintendent of Child Welfare; (ii) Any immigrant child as defined in

Part I of The Child Welfal~e Act; (iii) Any child surrendered to the Superintendent of Child Welfare by indenture, agreement or otherwise. GENERAL. 3. The Minister, upon receipt of an application in writing and of such statements of the expenditures and other in­ formation as he may require, may pay to each municipality in respect of each indigent person or ward of the Govern­ ment who is a resident of such municipality a grant not ex­ ceeding sixty percent of the amount paid by the municipality for his maintenance, including medical advice or attention and hospitalization.

2 4. The municipality shall pay t0' the Minister a share 0'f all mQneys recQvered fr0'm any indigent Qr ward 0'f the GQvernment Qr fr0'm his estate 0'r fr0'm the perS0'ns re­ sponsible f0'r his maintenance which bears the same pr0'Por­ tiQn to' the tQtal am0'unt rec0'vered as the am0'unt paid by the GQvernment f0'r his maintenance bears t0' the tQtal C0'st 0'f his maintenance. 5.-

(1) All m0'neys payable t0' any municipality pursuant to' secti0'n 3 shall be paid 0'ut 0'f any m0'neys that may be a;pprQpriated by the Legislative Assembly for that purp0'se and in default 0'f any such appr0'priati0'n shall be a charge UP0'n and paid 0'ut Qf the General Revenue Fund.

(2) The Lieutenant G0'vernor in C0'uncil shall have PQwer t0' raise by way 0'f loan any sum 0'1' sums Qf nl0'ney that may be ne·cessary to discharge the QbligatiQn 0'f the PrQvince under this Act. 6. The Minister may fr0'm time to' time prescribe such forms and returns as he nlay deem necessary 0'1' expedient to' facilitate the administratiQn Qf this Act. 7. The Lieutenant GQvernor in Council may make regula­ tiQns respecting the administration Qf this Act, and the method and time of payment of grants, and the am0'unts Qf the grants . .8.

The' Lieutenant G0'vern0'r in C0'uncil may enter into agreements with the GQvern0'r General in CQuncil from time to' time as to any measure 01' general 8cheme of family allQwances, public welfare insurance, 0'1' any fQrm of health 0'1' welfare services in the PrQvince and may enter into reeiprQcal agreements with the gQvernment of any province in respect to health and welfare measures. 9. This Act shall C0'me into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 36 FIRST SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE 13 GEORGE VI 1949 BILL

An Act respecting the prOVISIOn of Assistance in Connection with the Costs of Public Wel- fare Services. Recei ved and read the First time ...................................... . Second time . . ......................... . Third time. HON. DR. CROSS. Title: 1949 (11th, 1st) Bill 36,

An Act respecting the provision of Assistance in Connection with the Costs of Public Welfare Services