Bill 66 (Legislature 5, Session 3)

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Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 66 of 1923. All Act to amend The School Grants .\et. (Assented to , 1\)23.) H IS MAJESTY, by and with the ad\'ice and consent of the Legislative .-\ssembly of the Pwyince of Albertg, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The School Grants 11 ct A IIIcndment Act, 1923." 2. ~ection 4 of The School Grants Act, being chapLer 5:3 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is all1ended~ (

a) as to paragraph (

a) thereof, by striking out the words "one dollar" from the first line thereof, and substituting therefor the words" ninety cents," and by striking out the words "fifty cents" from the fourth line thereof, and substituting therefor the words" t"'enty-fi ve cents"; \ (

b) af) to paragraph (

b) thereof, by striking out the same, and substitpting therefor the following: " (

b) To each district an additional grant· of twenty cents per day for each legally authorized teaching day during which the school is kept open in the first year of its operation and the succeeding year" ; (

c) as to paragraph (

c) thereof, by striking out the word "three" in the third line thereof, and sub stituting therefor the word" t\\,o"; (

d) as to paragraph (

d) thereof, by striking out the word " fifty" from the fifth line thereof, and substituting therefor the word "twenty-five," and by striking out the words "without fees"; (

e) by striking out paragraphs (

e) and (f); (

f) as to paragraph (

h) thereof, by striking out the first paragraph thereof, and substituting therefor the following: "(

h) To each district whose school attains a minimum grading in its efficiency in respect of grounds, buildings, equipment, government and progress, a grant not exceeding fifteen cents per day for the first year in which it is operated, and

2 for the five subsequent years, the grant to be paid in proportion to such grading for each day the school is kept open, and such grading shall be based upon the inspector's report or reports as prescribed by the regulations of the Department"; (

g) by striking out paragraphs (i), (

j) and (Ie). (

h) by striking out paragraph (rn) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following: " (rn) Once only to each district that erects a teacher's residence of not less than OIW thousand dollars in value, according to plans approved by the Department, and provides appl'O\"ed fm nishings a.nd maintains such residence aJld fur nishings and the grounds appurtenant to such residence to the satisfaction of an inspector of schools and h3,s prior to the first day of May, one thousa.nd nine hundred and twenty-three, issued a debenture to provide such residence, grounds and fU\'I1ishings, a grant equal to one third of the value of such residence, grounds and furnishings together with the debenture interest accruing due during the first one-third portion of the total period the debenture has to run. and such grant shall be payable in such annual amounts during the first one-third portion of the period -the debenture has to run .at; may be determined by the .M:inistet." :~.

Section!j of the said Act is' amended- (

a) as to paragraph (

a) thereof, by striking out the words ., one dollar," and substituting therefor the words "ninety cents"; (

b) as to paragraph (

b) thereof, by striking out the words" eighty cents" from the third line thereof, and substituting therefor the wordl, "seventy cents"; , (e:) as to paragraph (

c) thereof, by striking out the \\~ords "sixty cents" from the third line thereof, and substituting therefor the words" fifty cents"; ((~) as to paragraph (

d) thereof, by striking out the same, and substituting therefor the following: "(

d) To any district having in the senior room a daily average attendance of at least six pupils in grades above the eighth as classified by the regulations of the Department and maintaining not more than one room exclusively for such grades, in addition to the grant mentioned under paragraph (

a) of this section, a grant of one dollar and thirty-five cents per day for each day such

3 room is kept open; provided, however, that upon the recommendation of an inspector a district whose senior room has not maintained an average attendance of six in grades above the eighth for any term may be paid a grant, the amount of which shall bear the same ratio to the amount which would have been paid had the said average been maintained that the actual average attendance for the term bears to six; provided further, that such grant shall not be payable unless provision is made for the education of all non-resident children of such grades who may apply. for admission, and unless the teacher in charge of such room holds qualifications sat is Jactory to the Department."

Section 6 of the said Act is amended- (

a) as to paragraph (

b) thereof, by striking out the same, and substituting therefor the following: .. (

b) To every consolidated district having in the senior room a daily average attendance of at least six pupils in grades above the eighth as classified by the regulations of the Departmen_t and maintaining not more than one room exclusive ly for such grades, in addition to the grant men tioned under paragraph (

a) of this section; a grant of one dollar and thirty-five cents per day for each day such room is kept open; provided, however, that upon the recommendation of an inspector a district whose senior room has not maintained ah average attendance of six in grades above the eighth for· any term may be paid a grant, the amount of which shall bear the same ratio to the amount which would have been paid had the said average been maintained that the actual average attendance for the term bears to six; provided further, that such grant shall not be payable unless provision is· made for the education of all non-resident children of such grades who may apply for admission, and unless the teacher in charge of such room holds quali fications satisfactory to the Department"; (

b) as to paragraph (

c) thereof, by adding thereto the following: "and that in no case shall the grant exceed fifty pel' cent. of the cost of conveyance"; (

c) by stl'ikillj.!; out paragraph (

J) thereof. :i.

Section 7 of the said Act is amended- (

a) as to paragraph -(

c) thereof, by striking out the words "without fees" and by striking out the

4 words "two dollars" in the eighth line thereof, and substituting therefor the words" one dollar"; (

b) as to paragraph (

d) thereof, by striking out the words" without fees." 6. Rection 8 of the said Act.is amended-:- (

a) as to paragraph (

b) thereof, by strikillg out the same, and substituting therefor the following: "(

b) A grant, where illstruction is given in household economics, manual training, music or art by approved teachers, equa.J to that pa.id for the regular grade teachers in the sallle district."

Section 9 of the said Act is amended- (

a) as to paragraph (

a) thereof, by striking out the same, and substituting therefor the following: "(

a) A grant, where instruction is given in household economics, manual training, music or art by approved teachers, equal to that paid for the regular grade teachers in the same district"; (

b) as to paragraph (

b) thereof, by striking out the word "fifty" in the first line thereof, and sub stituting therefor the word "twenty-five." S.

Section 11 of the said Act is hereby struck out.

Section 15 of the said Act is hereby struck out. 1 o.

Section 20 of the said Act is amended by striking out the word "calendar," and substituting therefor the \yord "school."

Section 22 of the said Act is amended as to sub section (2) thereof by striking out the word "calendar," and substituting therefor the word" school."

Section 2G of the said Act is amended by striking out the word "calendar," and substituting therefor the 'YOI'd" school." 13. This Act shall come into force upon being assented to.

No. 66. rfHIRD SESSION FIFTH LEGISLArrURE 13 GEORGE V 1923 BILL

An Act to amend The School Grants Act. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time. . ............... . Third time .................. . HON. MR. BAKER. EDl\IONTON: J. W. JEFFERY, KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1923 Title: 1923 (5th, 3rd) Bill 66,

An Act to amend The School Grants Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L5 S3 9517
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