Bill 111 (Legislature 12, Session 1)

L12 S1 6779

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 111 of 1953 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS NOTE This Bill enacts a new Act to be known as "The Students Assistance Act". It provides for a Students Assistance Board composed of the President of the University of Alberta or his nominee, the Deputy Minister of Education or his nominee, and such other members not exceeding three as are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Board can set up committees to consider applications and recommend assistance.

Assistance is by way of loan to students who are taking a course leading to a degree at the University of Alberta or at an approved ,college or university in certain cases. As sistance may also be given to teachers in training by way of a grant, and in certain cases assistance may be given to student nurses. Loans bear simple interest at the rate of three and one half percent and are upon such terms and conditions as may bepres'cribed by regulation. Regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intent and objects of the Act may be made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

This Bill comes into for,ce upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not for'm any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Short title Interpreta tions" "Board" "Depart nlent" "regula tion" "student" "student nurse" "teachers in training" Students As sistance Board Board mem bers Board chairman Board Secretary BILL NO'. 111 O'f 1953

An Act to' PrO'vide fO'r Financial Assistance to' Students (Assented to - ,1958) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and cO'nsent O'f the Legislative Assemb1y of the PrO'vince O'f Alberta, enacts as fO'llO'ws: 1. This Act may be dted as "The Students Assistance Act". 2. In this Act, unless the cO'ntext O'therwise requires, (a) "BO'ard" means the Students Assistance BO'ard; (b) "Department" means the Department of EducatiO'n; (c) "regulatiO'ns" means regulatiO'ns made by the Lieu- tenant GO'vernor in CO'uncil pursuant to' sectiO'n 9; (d) "student" means a persO'n whO' is a bona fide resident O'f the PrO'vince and whO' is registered O'r abO'ut to' register in a cO'urse leading to a degree (

i) at the University O'f Alberta, O'r (ii) at any cO'llege O'r university apprO'ved by the BO'ard when the :cO'urse being taken by the per son is nO't available at the University O'f Alberta; (f) "student nurse" means a persO'n whO' is enrO'lled at a schO'O'l O'f nursing in a hO'spital; (g) "teachers in training" means persO'ns enrO'lled at the University O'f Alberta for the purpO'se O'f qualify ing fO'r a teaching certificate. 3.

(1) There is hereby established the Students Assist ance BO'ard.

(2) The BO'ard shall cO'nsist O'f (

a) the President O'f the University O'f Alberta O'r the member O'f the faculty O'f that University designated by the President to' represent him, and (

b) the Deputy Minister O'f EducatiO'n O'r the officer O'f the Department designated by the Deputy Minister to' represent him, and (

c) such O'ther persO'ns nO't exceeding three as are ap pO'inted to' the BO'ard frO'm time to' time by the Lieutenant GovernO'r in CO'un.dl.

(3) The Deputy Minister O'f Education O'r the persO'n de signated to' represent him shall be -chairman O'f the BO'ard.

(4) The Board shall apPO'int a secretary frO'm the O'fficers O'f the Department.

2 4.

(1) There shall be established by the Provincial ~~~~e~~nd Treasurer a fund to be knO'wn as the Students Loan Fund into which shall be deposited (

a) such moneys as are from time to' time provided by the Legislative Assembly for the purpose, and (

b) the repayments provided for in

section 7.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regula- Ltts t to tions the Board may make loans to students from the s u en s Students Loan Fund. 5. From funds appropriated for the purpO'se by the Grants Legislative Assembly, the Board may make grants (

a) to teachers in training upon such terms and con ditions as may be prescribed by the Minister of Education from time to time, (

b) to student nurses upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations, if moneys are ;contributed by the Government of Canada under the Vocational Training Agreement for the assist ance of student nurses. G.

(1) A loan made pursuant to this Act shall bear simple fg~~rest on interest of three and one-half 'per ,cent per annum.

(2) The interest shall commence at the time the loan is made. 7. Moneys received as repayment of principal of loans Disposition made under this Act shall be credited to the Students Loan ~e~~~ay Fund by the Provincial Treasurer and moneys received as payment of interest on loans shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the Province. 8.

The Board may set up one or more committees which Committees may include persons other than members of the Board for the purpose of considering applications for assistance and to make recommendations with respect to the nature and amount of assistance to be given an applicant. 9. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make Regulations regulations not inconsistent with this Act for the purpose of carrying out the intent and objects of this Act, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing may make regula- tions prescribing (

a) the maximum loan or grant that may be made to an applicant, (

b) the qualifications required by an applicant for a loan or grant, (

c) the terms and conditions under which loans are to be made, (

d) the forms and instruments to be used under this Act, (

e) the terms and conditions of repayment of loans. 10. This Act comes into fO'rce on the day upon which it fo~~~ng is assented to~ into

No. 111 FIRST SESSION TWELfTH LEGISLATURE 2 ELIZABETH II 1953 BILL

An Act to Provide for Financial Assistance to Students Received and read the First time .................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HON. MR. AALBORG Title: 1953 (12th, 1st) Bill 111,

An Act to Provide for Financial Assistance to Students

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