Bill ID 12076 (Legislature 31, Session 1)

L31 S1 12076

Alberta — Bills

2025 Bill Pr6 First Session, 31st Legislature, 3 Charles III THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL Pr6 BURMAN UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 MRS. JOHNSON First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill Pr6 Mrs. Johnson BILL Pr6 2025 BURMAN UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 (Assented to , 2025)

Preamble

WHEREAS the Canadian Junior College was incorporated by

chapter 35 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1940;

WHEREAS that Act was amended by

chapter 82, Statutes of Alberta, 1947, which changed the name of the college to Canadian Union College;

WHEREAS the Act was further amended by

chapter 104 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1951,

chapter 124 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1972,

chapter 74 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1979,

chapter 24 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1989,

chapter 30 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1993,

chapter 30 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1997, and

chapter 23 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2015, which repealed the title of the Act and substituted it with Burman University Act and continued the corporation under the name of the Burman University;

WHEREAS Burman University has presented a petition praying that the Act be amended and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the petition; THEREFORE HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends SA 1940 c35 1 The Burman University Act is amended by this Act.

Explanatory Notes 1 Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter 35 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1940.

2 2

Section 1(2) is amended by (

a) striking out “College Heights” and substituting “Lacombe”, and (

b) striking out “College” and substituting “university”. 3

Section 2 is amended by striking out “College Heights” and substituting “Lacombe”. 4

Section 7(

f) is amended by striking out “college” and substituting “university”. 5

Section 9.3(1)(a)(iii) is amended by striking out “college” and substituting “university”.

Explanatory Notes 2 2

Section 1(2) presently reads:

(2) The Burman University shall have the power to establish, maintain, and conduct at College Heights, or elsewhere in the Province, a College for the general education of students and to promote the advancement of learning and the dissemination of knowledge whether theoretical or practical, on the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels of instructions where students may obtain a liberal education in the arts, sciences, the field of religious studies and vocational training. 3

Section 2 presently reads: 2 The head office of the corporation shall be at College Heights in the Province of Alberta or at such other place in Alberta as may from time to time be designated by by-law of the corporation. 4

Section 7 presently reads in part: 7 The corporation may from time to time make by-laws not contrary to law, for, — (

f) Generally the carrying out of the objects and purposes of the corporation and for the well ordering governing and advancement of the said college; 5

Section 9.3(1) presently reads in part: 9.3(1) All of the following real and personal property is exempt from all taxes, rates, levies and assessments of every nature and kind except local improvement tax. (

a) all buildings and personal property situated on or that may be constructed on the property described in clause (

a) that are used for the purposes and objects of the corporation, including the rooms in the dormitory buildings occupied by (

i) two supervising administrators and their immediate families; (ii) one full-time custodian and that person’s immediate family; and (iii) bona fide students attending the college.

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Title: 2025 (31st, 1st) Bill Pr6, Burman University Amendment Act, 2025

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L31 S1 12076
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L31 S1 12076
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e4df920d47826cc2217d33f97cfc125efb9c910b

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