Bill 143 — An Act To Amend the Colleges Act (Legislature 16, Session 4)

L16 S4 4974

Alberta — Bills

1971 Bin 143 Fourth Session, 16th Legislature, 20 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBL)J OF ALEE~TA\ BILL 143

An Act to amend The Colleges Act MR. DOWLING First Reading Second Reading Third Reading ......................... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 143 1971 (Assented to , 1971) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Colleges Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

d) and by substituting the following: (d) "'eoHege" 'Or "publiccoHege" means a puib}ic junior .college, an agriculrbural 'Or v'Ocational oollege, an institute of technology or a college 'established pursuant to this Act.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

f) and by substituting the following: (f) "ICiollege system" means the aggregate ,of uhe mem bers of the r00llege system and 'includes public junior 0olleges, agricultural and vocational ,colleges and institutes of te~hnology.

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (l).

Section 2(l), (m), (

n) are amended to read 2(k) ,(l), (

m) respectively.

Section 18 is struck out and the following is sub stituted: 18. For the purposes of this Act (

a) eaClh public. coHege (

b) each junior public college (

c) each agrircultural and vocational ooillege, and (

d) each institute 'Of tel0hnology are declared to be members of the college system.

Explanatory Notes The purposes of this amendment is to bring under the wing of one 'co-oDdi:naJti[llg Act, The GoUe!ges Act, 'all pubhc, pOist-secoDiclary educational institutions other than universities. In so doing, this will alleviate and prevent a further overlap and duplication of post-secondary educational services. It will facilitate a more flex ible transfer situation from one college to another, and will result in a more coherent and unified policy regarding post-secondary education outside the universities. A pro~incial board of post secondary education under the chairmanship 'of Dr.

Gordon Maud WlCl;ses.ua:bllished illl 19'6,8 by amendment to TlhePublic JUJnioo: Col leges Am la:IIld in its. pres'entalti<o[}: to. the then Minister of Educa:tion, The Hon. R.

Reierson, this board recommended that the five public junior colleges, the three agricultural and vocational colleges and the two institutes of technology all be placed under the direct ad minilstraltive IconklOJ .of BtOIaiDds of GoverlnoriS.TlhiJs amendment pro vides :£or the instirtwtion of tihalt :recommelndation by pla'ci:l1lg the post secondary educational schools and institutes of technology under The Colleges Act and under the direct control of Boards of Governors.

Section 20 is struck out and the following is slulJ stituted: 20.

(1) The Lieutenan:t Governor in Council by order shaH declare aU junior colleges, agrircultural and vocational oolleges land ins,titutesof technology Ito he members of the colleges 'System.

(2) An order unde·r subsection (1) shall sped:fy that a board of governors will be established to act as the college board for the 'purposes of this. A0t. 8. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 Title: 1971 (16th, 4th) Bill 143,

An Act to amend The Colleges Act

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