Bill 202 — Fourth Session, 27Th Legislature, 60 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 202 Legislative Assembly (Transition Allowance) Amendment Act, 2011 (Legislature 27, Session 4)

L27 S4 9278

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2011 Bill 202 Fourth Session, 27th Legislature, 60 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 202 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (TRANSITION ALLOWANCE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2011 MR. ANDERSON First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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1 Bill 202 Mr. Anderson BILL 202 2011 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (TRANSITION ALLOWANCE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2011 (Assented to , 2011) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cL-9 1 The Legislative Assembly Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 39: Retirement allowance 39.1 (a) “departing Member” means a Member who resigns, is defeated in an election, does not stand as a candidate for re-election, dies or otherwise vacates his or her seat;

(1) In this section, (b) “transition allowance” means the transition allowance authorized by

section 9 of the Members’ Allowances Order, c. M-1 of the Revised Members’ Services Committee Orders 1992.

(2) The Members’ Services Committee shall not replace, renew or amend the transition allowance or other scheme or program for the payment of funds to departing Members or create any scheme or program that establishes an entitlement to such an allowance except in accordance with this section.

Explanatory Notes 1 Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter L-9 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 Adds new

section concerning retirement allowance.

(3) No individual who becomes a Member after the coming into force of this

section is eligible to receive the transition allowance.

(4) The Members’ Services Committee shall by order establish a retirement allowance to replace the transition allowance.

(5) The amount of a retirement allowance payable to a departing Member must not exceed the equivalent of one month’s salary for every year served as a Member to a maximum of 12 months’ salary.

(6) The retirement allowance established by the Members’ Services Committee under subsection (4) must not take into account any service by a Member prior to the coming into force of this section.

(7) Individuals who are Members on the date this

section comes into force remain eligible to receive the transition allowance.

(8) The amount of the transition allowance payable to a departing Member shall be calculated as if the Member vacated his or her seat the day prior to the coming into force of this section.

(9) A person who is eligible to receive a transition allowance under subsection (7) cannot collect the allowance until the Member resigns, is defeated in an election, does not stand as a candidate for re-election, dies or otherwise vacates his or her seat.

Explanatory Notes 2

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2011 (27th, 4th) Bill 202, Legislative Assembly (Transition Allowance) Amendment Act, 2011

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