Bill 43 — Second Session, 19Th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 43 the Universities Amendment Act, 1980 (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4082

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1980 BILL 43 Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 43 THE UNIVERSITIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 THE MINISTER OF ADVANCED EDUCATION AND POWER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 43, The Universities Amendment Act, 1980

Bill 43 BILL 43 1980 THE UNIVERSITIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Universities Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after clause (d.1): (d.2) “private college” means a college incorporated under

an Act of the Legislature, but does not include a public college as defined in The Colleges Act; 3

Section 9(5) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), members of the senate may be appointed or elected after the coming into force of this subsection to hold office for a term of not more than 3 years as circumstances require so as to provide an orderly change in the membership of the senate, and the members so appointed or elected are, if otherwise qualified, eligible for reappointment or re-election in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be. 4

Section 12(1) is amended by striking out “chairman and six” and substituting “chancellor and not less than 6 or more than 12”. 5

Section 14(5) is amended by striking out “subsection (3)” and substituting “subsection (4)”. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter 378 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2 The amendment is consequential to the proposed new

section 15(3) and (4) (See also NOTE: 6). 3

Section 9 presently reads in part: 9(1) An appointed member of a senate, other than a student, holds office for a term of three years and a student member holds office for a term of one year, but all appointed members are, if otherwise qualified, eligible for re-appointment.

(2) A representative member holds office for a term of three years and is eligible for re-election for a second term of three years but not for further re-election.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2), members may be appointed or elected to hold office for one-year or two-year terms as the circumstances require so as to provide an orderly change in membership in the senate. 4

Section 12(1) presently reads: 12(1) There shall be an executive committee of the senate consisting of the chairman and six other members of the senate to be selected annually by the senate, which shall exercise such powers, duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the senate. 5 Corrects a reference. 1

6 The following is added after

section 15(2):

(3) A board may, for the purposes of subsection (2), by agreement with a private college, affiliate that private college with the university.

(4) An agreement under subsection (3) may contain a provision authorizing the granting of degrees pursuant to this Act to students who, at the affiliated private college named in the agreement, have successfully completed courses acceptable to the university pursuant to the agreement. 7 The following is added after

section 58(1):

(1.1) A private college that (

a) is affiliated with a university under an agreement under

section 15(3), and (

b) is providing instruction in courses that, under the provision of the agreement affiliating that private college referred to in

section 15(4), are acceptable to the university may appoint a representative to attend meetings of the Universities Co-ordinating Council.

(1.2) A person appointed under subsection (1.1) shall be given prior notice of all meetings of the Universities Co ordinating Council and shall have the right to attend and to participate in those meetings, but the person attending those meetings shall not have the right to vote on matters before the Universities Co-ordinating Council. 8 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

6 The proposed subsections will allow affiliation between a private college and a university and the granting of degrees by the university to students who have successfully completed university-equivalent courses at the affiliated private college. 7 Private colleges representatives to the Universities Co-ordinating Council. 2 Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 43, The Universities Amendment Act, 1980

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