Bill 57 — Fu^T Session, 20Th Legislature, 32 Euzabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 57 Public Service Amendment Act, 1983 (Legislature 20, Session 1)

L20 S1 3677

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1983 BILL 57 Fu^t Session, 20th Legislature, 32 EUzabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 57 PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 HON. MR. STEVENS First Readmg Second Reading Committee ofthe Whole Thud Reading Royal Assent

BiU 57 BILL 57 1983 PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT ACT, 1983 (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent ofthe Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Public Service Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 2: 2.1(1) The Minister shaU estabUsh and administer a revolving fimd for the Personnel Administration Office to enable the Min ister to provide employee training and development services to any Provincial agency, as defined in the Financial Administration Act, or to any department.

(2) The Provincial Treasurer shaU, on the requisition ofthe Min ister, advance from and out of the General Revenue Fund to the revolving fund any money required from time to time by the Minister to acquire services, suppUes, equipment and labour ser vices that are necessary to do anything referred to in subsection (1).

(3) The net amount outstanding at any time in respect of ad vances under subsection (2) shaU not exceed $500 000.

(4) On or before June 15 in each year the Minister shaU cause to be prepared an operating statement and balance sheet covering the revolving fund for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(5) The operatmg statement and balance sheet shaU be audited by the Auditor General in each fiscal year and included in the PubUc Accounts for that year.

(6) Any surplus arising from the revolving fimd shall be paid mto the General Revenue Fund and the amount of any deficit may be deducted from the surplus of any succeeding fiscal year or years before the surplus is transferred to the General Revenue Fund. 3

Section 11(1) is amended by striking out "Lieutenant Governor in CouncU" arui substituting "Minister'!

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter P-31 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Revolving fimd. 3

Section 11(1) presently reads: 11(1) The Lieutenant Governor in CouncU shaU make regulations Explanatory Notes

Section 15(3) is ameruied by striking out "or" at the end of clause (a), adding "or" at the erui of clause (

b) and adding the following after clause (b): (

c) the exemption is necessary for the effective utilization of em ployees. J

Section 17(2)(

b) is ameruied by adding "under

section 15(3)(

a) or (b)" after "competition'! 6

Section 21 is ameruied by striking out "Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU" and substituting "Minister'! 7

Section 26(4) is amended by striking out "Lieutenant Governor in CouncU" and substituting "Minister'!

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a) providing for the establishment of one or more classification ap peal boards. (

b) providing, in the case of each board so established, for the manner in which its members are to be appointed and its chairman designated, and (

c) prescribing the procedure for appeals to a classification board and for the conduct ofthe appeals before a board. 4

Section 15(3) presently reads:

(3) The Commissioner may exempt an appointment from competition if he is satisfied that (

a) the person to be appointed has specialized knowledge or qualifi cations which are unlikely to be bettered through competition, or (

b) the urgency ofthe requirement is such as to render the competition procedure impracticable. 5

Section 17(2) presently reads:

(2) When a position (

a) is to befitted by in-service promotion or by limited or open com petition, or (

b) is exempt from competition, an appointment to the position is subject to certification that the person to be appointed is qualified for the position. 6

Section 21 presently reads: 21 Subject to any collective agreement between the Crown in right of Alberta and a bargaining agent under the Public Service Employee Rela tions Act. the Lieutenant Governor in CouncU may make regulations gov erning: (

a) the attendance and hours of work of employees; (

b) the granting of holidays; (

c) overtime; (

d) annual vacation, sick leave, educational leave and any other form of leave of absence; (

e) the application of salary ranges; (

f) the settlement of employee grievances; (

g) the transfer promotion or demotion of employees; (

h) the conduct, discipline, dismissal or suspension of employees; (

i) any other matter falling within the scope and purpose of this Act. 7

Section 26(4) presently reads:

(4) The Lieutenant Governor in CouncU may make regulations governing the appointment, payment and conditions of service of wage employees 0 Explanatory Notes

Section 29(5) is amended by striking out ", with the approval of the Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU,'! 9 The Financial Administration Act is amended in

section l(l)(

u) by striking out "or" at the end of subclause (vi), adding "or" at the end of subclause (vii) and adding the following after subclause (vii): (viU) the revolving fimd estabUshed under

section 2.1 ofthe Pub lic Service Act, In accordance with

section 4(1) ofthe

Interpretation Act. this BiU comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

Section 29(5) presently reads:

(5) The Minister with the approval ofthe Lieutenant Governor in Council, may make regulations (

a) prescribing the circumstances and coruiitions uruier which a de partment head may enter into a contract of employment under this section; (

b) prescribing any terms and conditions of employment under con tracts authorized pursuant to clause (a). 9

Section l(l)(

u) ofthe Financial Administration Act presently reads in part: (u) "revolvingfund" means (

i) the revolving furui established uruier

section 13(1) ofthe Depart ment of Government Services Act. (ii) the revolving fund established uruier

section 14(2) ofthe Depart ment of Education Act. (iii) the revolving fund established uruier

section 15 ofthe Department of Housing and Public Works Act. (iv) the revolving furui established under

section 10(1) ofthe Depart ment of Transportation Act. (

v) the revolving fund established under

section 93(1) of the Water Resources Act. (vi) the revolving fund established under

section 7(2) ofthe Depart ment of Recreation and Parks Act, or (vii) the revolving fund established under

section 9(1) ofthe Depart ment of Culture Act, and includes a fund designated as a revolving fund by the regulations; Explanatory Notes Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 57, Public Service Amendment Act, 1983

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