Bill 78 — Fourth Session, 18Th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 78 the Universities Amendment Act. 1978 Dr. Walker (Legislature 18, Session 4)

L18 S4 4386

Alberta — Bills

1978 BILL 78 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 78 THE UNIVERSITIES AMENDMENT ACT. 1978 DR. WALKER First Reading •...................................................... Second Reading ..........•............................................ Commi ttee of the Whole ................................ , .............. . Third Reading' .....•................................................. ROYal Assent ..•......................................................

78 Walker BILL 78 1978 THE UNIVERSITIES AMENDMENT ACT~ 1978 (Assented to , 1978: ~AJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative As' ly of Alberta, enacts as follows: fhe Universities Act is amended by this Act. NOTE: This Bill will amend

chapter 378 of the Revise( Statutes of Alberta

Section 9 is amended by adding the following after subsection (5); 6) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (5), the members first ap ointed under

section 8(1)(b)(

v) after the coming into force of his sUbsection shall be appointed to hold office for a term of noi ore than 3 years. NOTE: 2

Section 9 presently reads in part:

9(1) An appointed member of a senate, other than a StL dent, holds office for a term of three years and a stude; member holds office for a term of one year, but all a~ pointed members are, if otherwise qualified, eligible fe re-appointment.

(2) A representative member holds office for a term ~ three years and is eligible for re-election for a seco~ term of three years but not for further re-election.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection ()} or (2), members may appointed or elected to hold office for one-year or twe year terms as the circumstances require so as to provide G orderly change in membership in the senate.

Section 12(1) is amended by striking out "six" and substituti~ more than 12". NOTE:: 3

Section 12(1) presently reads: 12(1} There shall be an executive committee of the sena~ consisting of the chairman and six other members of t~ senate to be selected annually by the senate, which shal exercise such powers, duties and functions as may be a~ signed to it by the senate.

Section )4(5) is amended by striking out "subsection (3)" at tituting "subsection (4)". NOTE: 4 Corrects a reference.

Section 51 is repealed and the following is substituted: i1( 1 ) :han With the exception of degrees in divinity, no person othE Ca) a university, or

(

b) a post-secondary educational institution designated 1 regulation made under subsection (2), may grant or confer an academic degree.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate any posi secondary educational institution incorporated by a private Act c the Legislature granting, subject to a regulation made under thj subsection, to that institution expressly the power to grant bac calaureate degrees, as a post-secondary educational institutic that may grant or confer an academic degree. NOTE: 5

Section 51 presently reads: 51 With the exception of degrees in divinity, no persa other than a university may grant or confer any academi degree.

Section 64 is amended in clause (

b) by striking out "university" herever it occurs and substituting "university or post-secondary ed~' ational institution designated by regulation made under sectio 1(2)". NOTE: 6

Section 64 presently reads in part: 64 The Minister may (

b) regulate and prohibit (

i) the extension, expansion or establishment 0 any service, facility or program of study by university so as to reduce or avoid an undesirabl or unnecessary duplication of a similar service facility or program of study already provided by university, and (ii) th~ establishment of a new school or facult by a university. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to 3 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 78, The Universities Amendment Act, 1978

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