Bill 238 — Fourth Session, 18Th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 238 An Act To Amend the School Act (Legislature 18, Session 4)

L18 S4 4420

Alberta — Bills

1978 BILL 238 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 238

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SCHOOL ACT MR. NOTLEY Frrst Reading _______________________________________ _ Second Reading ____ . __________________________________ _ Committee of the Whole _______________________________ _ ThrrdReading _______________________________________ _ Royal Assent ________________________________________ _ Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 238 Mr. Notley BILL 238 1978

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SCHOOL ACT (Assented to , 1978) HER MAJES,TY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foHows: 1. The School Act is amended by this Act. 2. The following is added after

section 136: 136.1

(1) For the purposes of this

section "handioapped child" shall mean (

a) a child who has a mental or psychological condition which is not tempoIary and which results in the child being un 'able to receive a reasonable education through the normal school system, or (

b) a child with a physical condition which is not temporary, relating to body movement or control, the senses or any other physical condition of the body, which results in the child being unable to receive a reasonaib'le education through the normal school system.

(2) With effect from September 1, 1979 a board shaH, not withstanding any other provision of this Act, provide educational ~acilities and services satisfactory to the Minister and in accord ance with regulations under this Act for every handicapped child that is more than 6 years of age and less than 16 years of age whose parents reside in its district or division.

(3) A board may fulfill its duties under subsection (2) by making available special facilities and services for handicapped children, or by entering into an agreement with any other board, agency, individual or institution to provide instruction and services in accordance with this Act and the regulations. ( 4) With respect to a handicapped child that has been admitted to a facility pursuant to The Mental Health Act, 1972 or The Al berta Hospitals Act, the board in whose district or division the parents of the handicapped child reside shall bear such part of the cost of the handicapped child's maintenance in the facility that, as determined by the regulations, properly relates to the education it receives in that facility.

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 329 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2. Provision for eduoational facilities for handicapped children.

(5) The Minister shall by regulation establish a procedure to permit the examination of a child alleged by either a board or a parent of the child to be a handicapped child to ascertain whether the child is in fact a handicapped child. 3. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclama tion which shall not be earlier than the effective date of an appro priation of money by the Legislature to the purposes of this Act. 2 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 238,

An Act to Amend the School Act (No. 2)

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S4 4420
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Language	en
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