Alberta Regulation 13/2025

Education Act

IN-PERSON LEARNING REGULATION

Filed: February 5, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Education (M.O. 8/2025) on January

27, 2025 pursuant to

section 11.1 of the Education Act.

Table of Contents

1 Application

2 In-person learning option required

3 Right to education during emergencies under

section 3.1 of the Act

4 Face masks, face coverings

5 Temporary at-home learning

6 Same education courses, programs

during at-home learning

7 Requirement to make policies

8 Transitional

9 Repeal

10 Expiry

11 Coming into force

Application

1(1) This Regulation applies to a board, a Francophone regional

authority, an operator of a charter school and a person responsible for

the operation of a private school, and a reference in this Regulation to

a board is deemed to include a reference to a Francophone regional

authority, an operator of a charter school and a person responsible for

the operation of a private school.

(2) This Regulation does not apply in respect of a student enrolled in

an early childhood services program.

In-person learning option required

2(1) Subject to

section 5, in fulfilling its responsibility to deliver

appropriate education programming, a board offering or providing

in-person learning for some or all of grades 1 to 12 may offer or

provide at-home learning only if the board provides or continues to

provide an option for in-person learning for each student at the

student's regularly attended school for all grades for which that board

offers or provides at-home learning.

(2) The option for in-person learning must allow the student to

continue with the same courses and education program that the student

is enrolled in as of the date at-home learning is offered or provided.

(3) The Minister may, by order, exempt a board from the application

Minister considers appropriate.

Right to education during emergencies

under

section 3.1 of the Act

Section 2 and any orders made under that

section apply during

emergencies described in

section 3.1(1) of the Act, except to the extent

of any conflict or inconsistency referred to in

section 75 of the Public

Health Act and

section 18(5.1) of the Emergency Management Act.

Face masks, face coverings

4 In fulfilling its responsibility to deliver appropriate education

programming, a board may not deny a student access to in-person

learning if the student does not wear a face mask or any other face

covering for the primary purpose of preventing or limiting the spread

of any communicable disease as defined in the Public Health Act.

Temporary at-home learning

5(1) Subject to subsection (4), a board may, without being exempt by

an order referred to in

section 2(3), provide at-home learning without

also providing an in-person learning option for some or all students if

(

a) there are circumstances that threaten the safe operation of all

or part of the building where students regularly attend school,

(

b) the circumstances referred to in clause (

a) are not related to

or a result of an emergency described in

section 3.1(1) of the

Act,

(

c) the board is satisfied that, under the circumstances referred to

in clause (a), it is reasonably necessary to restrict access to all

or part of the building where students regularly attend school

such that it is not reasonable to conduct in-person learning,

and

(

d) the board plans to provide at-home learning without an

in-person learning option for 3 consecutive school days or

less.

(2) When a board begins to provide at-home learning without also

providing an in-person learning option, the board must, within 48

hours, notify the Minister, in a form and manner acceptable to the

Minister, of

(

a) the date and time when the board began providing at-home

learning without an in-person learning option,

(

b) the total number of students and the grades of the students for

whom at-home learning is provided without an in-person

learning option, and

(

c) the date and time when the board plans to resume providing

an in-person learning option for some or all of the students.

(3) When a board resumes providing an in-person learning option for

some or all of the students, the board must, within 48 hours, notify the

Minister, in a form and manner acceptable to the Minister, of

(

a) the date and time when the board resumed providing the

in-person learning option, and

(

b) the total number of students and the grades of the students for

whom

(

i) the in-person learning option resumed, and

(ii) the board plans to, subject to subsection (4), continue

providing at-home learning without providing an

in-person learning option, if any.

(4) A board may not continue providing at-home learning without

providing an in-person learning option for some or all of the students

beyond 3 consecutive school days unless

(

a) the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(

a) continue,

(

b) the board is satisfied that it is reasonably necessary under the

circumstances to continue to restrict access to all or part of

the building where students regularly attend school such that

it is not reasonable to resume in-person learning,

(

c) the Minister has made an order under

section 2(3)

authorizing the board to do so, and

order.

Same education courses, programs

during at-home learning

6 When, in accordance with this Regulation, a board provides

at-home learning without an in-person learning option, the board must

make reasonable efforts to enable a student to continue with the same

courses and education program that the student is enrolled in as of the

date at-home learning begins, in accordance with its policies made

under

section 7.

Requirement to make policies

7(1) A board must establish, publish, implement and maintain policies

in respect of providing at-home learning without an in-person learning

option, including policies that address

(

a) factors for consideration in determining if learning should be

in person or at home, or a combination of both,

(

b) opportunities for continuing in-person learning at buildings

other than the building where students regularly attend

school,

(

c) how the board plans to provide at-home learning while

fulfilling its obligations under the Act and the regulations,

and

(

d) how the board plans to make reasonable efforts to enable

students to participate in at-home learning.

(2) When establishing policies under subsection (1), the board must

consider any guidelines the Minister may make in respect of providing

at-home learning without an in-person learning option.

(3) A board must establish, publish and, as required, implement

policies made in accordance with subsection (1) no later than

September 1, 2025.

Transitional

8(1) In this section, "former order" means an order made under

(a)

section 12(6) of the Charter Schools Regulation

(AR 85/2019),

(

b) section 4 of the In-person Learning Regulation

(AR 226/2022), or

(

c) section 3.1(4), 11.1(4) or 16.1(4) of the Private Schools

Regulation (AR 127/2022).

(2) A former order that was in effect immediately before the coming

into force of this Regulation is deemed to be an order made under

section 2(3) of this Regulation and continues to have effect according

by the Minister.

Repeal

9 The In-person Learning Regulation (AR 226/2022) is repealed.

Expiry

10 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on August 31, 2027.

Coming into force

11 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 5 of the Education Amendment Act, 2024.

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Alberta Regulation 14/2025

Education Act

CHARTER SCHOOLS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 5, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Education (M.O. 7/2025) on January

27, 2025 pursuant to

section 28(1) of the Education Act.

1 The Charter Schools Regulation (AR 85/2019) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 12(2) to (6) are repealed.

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 5 of the Education Amendment Act, 2024.

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Alberta Regulation 15/2025

Land Titles Act

TARIFF OF FEES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 5, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 23/2025)

on February 5, 2025 pursuant to

section 213 of the Land Titles Act.

1 The Tariff of Fees Amendment Regulation (AR 5/2025) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "Financial Statutes

Amendment Act (No. 2), 2024" and substituting "Financial Statutes

Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2)".