Bill 59 (Legislature 13, Session 5)

L13 S5 6079

Alberta — Bills

No. 59 5th Session, 13th Legislature, Alberta 7 Elizabeth II, 1959 BILL 59 A Bill to amend The School Act HON. MR. AALBORG Printed by L. S. WALL; Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1959

Explln'ltory Note 2. The provisions relating to the qualificat.ions to vote. at e~ec tions of trustees are changed to conform wlth the qualIficatlons of voters under the various municipal Acts where British subjects as well as Canadian citizens are entitled to vote.

Section 165 presently reads: "165.

(1) A meeting of the board of a division may be called by giving notice in writing to each trustee.

(2) The notice may be given (

a) by mailing it by prepaid mail addressed to the trustee, (

b) by delivering the notice to him personally, or (

c) by leaving it at his residence, at least six clear days before the date fixed for the meeting.

(3) The Board of a divIsion shall meet a.t any time or place at the call of the chairman or of any three members of the board."

Section 174, sUbsection (1) presently reads: "174.

(1) The board of a non-divisional district or of a division may provIde by resolution or by-law for payment to each trustee for attendance at any regular or special meeting of the board, or at any meeting of any standing or special committee, when such meeting is approved by the board."

Section 174, subsection (3) limits the payment in city districts to ten dollars. These provisions are replaced by

section 174a. See clause 5. 5. Payments to trustees in city districts to be fixed by by-law. See note to clause 4.

II LL No. 59 of 1959

An Act to amend The School Act (Assented to , 1.959) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice. and consent of . the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as. follows: 1 .• The School Act, being

chapter 297 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended. 2. Sections 104, 105 and 106 are amended by adding immediately after the words "Canadian citizen" wherever they occur the words "or a British subject".

Section 165 is struck out and is substituted by the following: 165.

(1) Upon the written request of (

a) the chairman of the board, or (

b) three members of the board or a majority of the board, whichever is less, the secretary of the board shall call a meeting of the board by g~viri~ notice in writing to each trustee.

(2) A notice calling a meeting of the: board may be given to a trustee (

a) by leaving the notice at the trustee's residence, (

b) by mailing the notice by prepaid mail addressed to the trustee, or (

c) by delivering the notice to the trustee personally, at least six clear days before the date fixed for the meeting.

Section 174 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by adding immediately after the words "non-divisional district" the words "other than a city district", (

b) by striking out subsection (3). 5. The following new

section is added immediately after section. 174: 174a. The board of a city district may by by-law (

a) provide for the payment to each trustee of an amount to be fixed by the by-law for attendance at any regular or special meeting of the board, or at

Section 177, clause (

d) rewritten for greater clarity. Clause (

d) presently reads: "(

d) determine ~e conditions under which pupils not yet six years of age are to be admitted at the beginning of the school year. and".

Section 183 reads in part: "183. The board of every non-divisional town and city district or of a division may (

a) provide free medical. dental and surgical treatment . (1) for such pupils or classes of pupils as it may determine. and (if) for children of pre-school age. at the request of the council of a municipality and at the expense of the municipality. and for that purpose may enter innto any agreement with a local board of health which that board is authorized to enter into by

section 33 of The Public Health Act. and" 8. The maximum per diem allowance for a division trustee while attending meetings of a council as representative of the board is increased from $10 to $15. 9. The board of a division permitted to pay certain expenses. 10. The maximum per diem allowance for a division trustee for time spent in administrative and supervisory work for the board is increased from $10 to $15. II.

Section 200, subsection (1) presently reads: "200.

(1) The board of a district employing more than twenty teachers may appoint a superintendent of schools subject to the approval of the Minister.".

Section 223, subsection (1), clause (

d) presently reads: "(

d) acquire or build and keep in order suitable stabling accommodation ....

Section 230 reworded.

Section 230 presently reads: "230. ",'here in the opinion of the Minister it is advisable that a temporary school should be provided in a district or division the Minister may authorize the board (

a) to lease premises for such purpose and to make such repairs or alterations as may be necessary to fit the same for school purposes, or (

b) to purcha.se a tent to be used as a school building. and for the purpose of this Act a tent so used shall be deemed to be a frame building ....

2 any meeting of any standing or special committee, when such meeting is approved by the board, or (

b) provide for the payment to each trustee of an annual honorarium in an amount to be fixed by the by-law.

Section 177 is amended by striking out clause (

d) and by substituting the following: (

d) determine the conditions, if any, under which chil dren not six years of age by the first day of Sep tember are to be admitted as pupils, and

Section 183 is amended by adding immediately after clause (

a) the following new clause: (al) provide therapeutic treatment for pupils suffering from speech or other disabilities that impede their educational process, and

Section 186, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the word "ten" where it occurs in clause (

e) and by substituting the word "fifteen".

Section 188 is amended by adding immediately after clause (

e) the following: (el) pay the expenses of the chairman of a centralized board established pursuant to

section 85 while attending meetings of the board of the division, ( e2) pay to each member of a centralized board estab lished pursuant to

section 85 an allowance of not more than ten cents per mile for every mile neces sarily travelled to attend meetings of the board,

Section 189, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the word "ten" and by substituting the word "fifteen".

Section 200 is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 200.

(1) Subject to such regulations as the Minister may from time to time establish, the board of a district employing more than twenty teachers may appoint a superintendent of schools.

Section 223, subsection (1) is amended by striking out clause (

d) and by substituting the following: (

d) acquire or build and maintain suitable stabling or motor vehicle accommodation,

Section 230 is struck out and the following is sub stituted: 230. Subject to the approval of the Minister the board of a non-divisional district or of a division may make pro vision for temporary classrooms in existing school buildings or by leasing premises for such purposes and shall make such repairs or alterations as may be necessary to fit the same for classroom purposes.

Section 309, subsection (2), clause (

a) is rewritten to make it clearer that the rate is based on the distance one way between the residence and the school or bus route and not on the. mileage travelled coming and going. Subsection (2), clause (a,) presently reads: "(2) ••.•.••.•.•. (

a) will convey the pupil to and from school or the bus route and receive payment therefor from the board at a rate not exceeding twenty-five cents per mile or two dollars per family per day, or". 15. Clause (

c) of

section 311 refers to

section 310 of the Act which was repealed in 1958. The clause is now meaningless· and is being removed. 18.

Part XI of the Act deals with fees payable to a board for education of non-resident children.

Section 323, subsection (3), clause (

b) presently reads: "(

b) for instruction in grades above the ninth, (

i) toe Minister shall pay the fees chargeable to an amount not exceeding fifty dollars per pupil per year, and (ii) the parent or guardian shall pay the balance of the fees chargeable under this Part.". ~he amendment. is made to make the provision conform to sec tIOn 319, subsectIon (3), clause (

a) as amended in 19S8.

Section 309, subsection (2) is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (

a) will convey the pupil to and from school or the bus route and receive payment therefor from the board at a rate not exceeding (

i) twenty-five cents for each mile of the distance between the residence of the parent or guar dian and the school or bus route, or (ii) two dollars per family per day, or

Section 311 is amended by striking out clause (c). 1·6.

Section 323, subsection (3), clause (

b) is amended by striking out the word "fifty" where it occurs in sub clause (

i) and by substituting the word "eighty". 17,. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 59 FIFTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 7 ELIZABETH II 1959 BILL

An Act to amend The School Act Received and read the First time ........................................ .. Second time ....................................... . Third time ........................................ .. HON. MR. AALBORG Title: 1959 (13th, 5th) Bill 59,

An Act to amend The School Act

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