School Fees Regulation (Alta. Reg. 95/2019)

Alta. Reg. 95/2019

Alberta — Regulations

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(Consolidated up to 143/2024) ALBERTA REGULATION 95/2019 Education Act SCHOOL FEES REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Application 2 Charges for resources related to instruction 3 Establishment of polic ies and procedures 4 Contents of policies and procedures 5 School fee waiver 6 School fee

schedule 7 Publication of policies, procedures and fee

schedule 8 Repeal 9 E x p i r y 10 Coming into force Application 1 This Regulation applies to every board that chooses to charge school fees pursuant to

section 57 of the Act. Charges for resources related to instruction 2 A board shall not charge any fees for textbooks, workbooks or photocopying, printing or paper supplies. Establishment of policies and procedures 3 A board must establish policies and procedures respecting the charging of school fees. Contents of policies and procedures 4 The policies and procedures established under

section 3 must, at a minimum, include the following: (

a) a requirement to consult with parents prior to setting, increasing or decreasing school fees; (

b) a requirement to demonstrate to parents the need to charge school fees;

Section 5 AR 95/2019 SCHOOL FEES REGULATION 2 (

c) a requirement to maintain f inancial statements in a form set by the Minister demonstrating that the school fees collected have been spent for the same purpose for which they were collected; (

d) the circumstances in which school fees may be waived; (

e) the process a parent must follow in order to request a school fee be waived. School fee waiver 5 The board must disseminate the information referred to in

section 4(

d) and (

e) to staff of a school and parents of a student enrolled in that school. School fee

schedule 6 A board must, prior to the commencement of each school year, establish a school fee

schedule listing each school fee that may be charged. Publication of policies, procedures and fee

schedule 7 A board must, prior to the commencement of each school year, publish the policies and procedures established under

section 3 and the school fee

schedule established under

section 6 on the board’s website or in any other manner the board determines would provide parents and the public with notice of the policies, procedures and the school fee schedule. Repeal 8 The School Fees and Costs Regulation (AR 101/2017) is repealed. Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on August 31, 2028. AR 95/2019 s9;76/2022;143/2024 Coming into force 10 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2019.

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Document details

Collection	Alberta — Regulations
Citation	Alta. Reg. 95/2019
Type	regulation
Volume / chapter	2019 095
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c2efd3c0712d22600d0fd2c3fd83e83ac59e39d1

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