Bill 209 — Third Session, 18Th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 209 An Act To Amend the S'Cho'Ol Act (Legislature 18, Session 3)

L18 S3 5815

Alberta — Bills

1977 Bill Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE S'CHO'OL ACT MR. NOTLEY First Reading Second Reading Third Reading ............................. . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Notley BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SCHO'OL ACT (Assented to , 1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The School Act is hereby amended. 2. The following

section is added after

section 136: 136.1

(1) For the purposes of this

section "handicapped ~hild" shall mean a child who has a mental or psychological condition which is not temporary and which results in the child being unable to receive a reasonable education through the normal school system, or a child with a physical condi tion 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 reasonable education through the normal school system.

(2) With effect from -September 1, 1978 a board shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provide educational facilities and services satisfactory to the Min ister and in accordance with regulations under this Act for every handicapped child that is more than six years of age and less than sixteen 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 such handicapped child, or by entering into an agreement with any other board, agency, individual or institution to provide instruction and services providing such services are in accordance with regulations issued hereunder.

(4) With respect to a handicapped child that has been admitted to a facility pursuant to The Mental Health Act, 1972 or The Alberta Hospitals Act, the board in whose dis trict or division the parents of the handicapped child reside shall bear su~h part of the cost of the handicapped child's maintenance in the facility that, as determined by regula tions issued hereunder, properly relates to the education it receives in that facility.

(5) The Minister shall by regulation establish a procedure to permit the examination of a child alleged by either a board or the 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 the day upon which it is assented to. 2 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 209,

An Act to Amend The School Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S3 5815
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Language	en
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