Bill 104 — An Act To Amend the Universities Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4941

Alberta — Bills

1971 Bin 104 Fourth Session, 16th Legislature, 20 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 104

An Act to amend The Universities Act THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION First Reading ......................... ..... . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 104 1971

AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIVERSITIES ACT ( Assented to ,1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Albe~ta, enacts as follows: 1. The Universities Act is hereby amended.

Section 4 is amended (

a) by adding the following subsection after subsection (4): ~ ( 4.1) The members of the interim governing body are a body corporate under the name given to the interim governing body by the order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council under subsection ( 4). (

b) by striking out subsection (6) and by substituting the following:

(6) An interim governing body appointed under subsection (4) has the authority to exercise the powers vested in the senate, the chancellor, the president, the board and the general faculties coun cil and may exercise those powers either in its own name or in the name of the senate, the chan cellor, the president, the board or the general faculties council, as the case may be. (

c) as to subsection (7) by adding after the word "senate," the wO(f'ds "the chancellor, the president".

Section 33, subsection (4) is amended by adding after the words "from the staff" the words "and students".

Section 40, subsection (4) is amended by striking out the words ", by the order,".

Section 44 is amended by striking out subsection (2) and by substituting the following:

(2) A member of a senate, a board or an interim govern ing body appointed under

section 4 is not personally liable

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 378 of the Revised Statutes of Al berta 1970. 2.

Section 4(4) to(7) presently read:

(4) Where an addition3!1 university is established under subsection (2) the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, after consultation with the Universities Commission and other interested persons, appoint an interim governing body consisting 'ofsuch p-er,sons as the Lieute'nant Governor in Council considers necessary.

(5) The term of the interim governing body shall be limited to one year from ;the date of the 'Order establishing the university under sub section (2), unless extended by 'Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(6) An interim g10verning body appointed unde'r subsectioOn (4) has authority to exercise the powers vested in the senate, the board and the general faculties council.

(7) The senate, the board and the general faculties council are respec tively bound by an exercise of the powers by the interim governing body. 3.

Section 33 (4) presently reads:

(4) The ex officio, elected and student members shall appoint the appointed members of the general faculties councLl from the staff IQf the university, in such number and fo,r such terms oOf .office 3!S the ex officio, elected and student members determine. The amendment will permit the addition toa general faculties council of additional representation for the student body. 4.

Section 40(4) presently reads: (4)When the Lieutenant Governor in Council establishes an addi tional Provincial university under

section 3, he shall also, by the order, incorporate a students' uni/on for the university with such name as he considers appropri3!te. 5.

Section 44(2) presently reads:

(2) A member of a senate or a board is not persona"lly liable f'Or any thing done by the senate or the board, as the case may be, or for any thing done by himself in good faith and in the purported exercise lof his powers, duties and functions under this Act. The subsection is re-written to include reference to members of an interim governing body.

for lany th1ing done by the sena,De, tlhe board or the interim governing body, as ,the 'Clase may be, or for 'any thing done by himself in good fa!ith and in the purported exercise of his powers, duties and functions under this Act. 6. The following

section is added after .section 66: 66.1

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Min ister may from time to time make grants to boards in amounts equal to funds raised by way of gift or public subscription under the fund raising campaign known as "Three Alberta Universities".

(2) Grants under this

section shall be made only from funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose but shall not exceed in the aggregate $25,000,000.

(3) The Minister may make a grant under this

section (

a) only where the grants and the funds raised by way of gift or public subscription are to be used for (

i) capital purposes, or (ii) library books other than rare book collections, and (

b) only upon the recommendation of the University Capital Development Committee established under

section 66. 7. This Act cmnes into force on the day upon which it is assented to and upon so corning into force sections 2 and 5 shall be deemed to have been in force at all times on and after June 24, 1970. 2

G. The new

section 66.1 will authorize the payment of grants equal to funds raised in the "Three Alberta Universities" campaign. 7. The amendments in the Bill pertaining to the interim govern ing ,body are made retroactive to June 24, 1970, that is, immediately prior to the establishment of the Athabasca University Governing Authority. 2 Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 104,

An Act to amend The Universities Act

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