Bill 40 (Legislature 26, Session 2)

L26 S2 551

Alberta — Bills

Bill BILL 40 POST-SECONDARY LEARNING AMENDMENT ACT, 2006 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 0 6 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends SA cP-19.5 The Post-secondary Learning Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 61(2)(

b) is repealed. 3

Section 124(b)(

i) and (ii) are repealed and the following is substituted: (

i) respecting the publication of information about a public post-secondary institution’s tuition fees and related information; (ii) respecting consultation in relation to the setting of tuition fees; (iii) respecting any differential or surcharge in tuition fees for foreign students or non-resident students; (iv) respecting the requirements that must be adhered to when setting tuition fees; 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. Explanatory Notes Amends

chapter P-19.5 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2003. 2

Section 61(2)(

b) presently reads:

(2) The tuition fees under subsection (1) for all public post-secondary institutions other than Banff Centre (

b) must not increase except in accordance with the following principles: (

i) where a public post-secondary institution’s revenue from tuition fees in a fiscal year is equal to or less than 30% of its net operating expenditures in that fiscal year, the maximum allowable annual increase in tuition fees for that post-secondary institution in the 2nd year following that year must be set in accordance with the regulations; (ii) where a public post-secondary institution’s revenue from tuition fees in a fiscal year exceeds 30% of its net operating expenditures in that fiscal year, the maximum allowable annual increase in tuition fees for that post-secondary institution in the 2nd year following that year is the Alberta Consumer Price Index plus 2%, which must not result in a decrease or be greater than 5%. 3

Section 124(

b) presently reads: 124 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

b) respecting tuition fees, for all boards other than the board of Banff Centre, including regulations (

i) respecting the publication of information about a public post-secondary institution’s revenue from tuition fees and net operating expenditures and about how they have been calculated, and requiring consultation in respect of the setting of tuition fees; (ii) respecting any differential or surcharge in tuition fees for foreign students or non-resident students; 4 Coming into force. Title: 2006 (26th, 2nd) Bill 40, Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2006

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L26 S2 551
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Volume / chapter	L26 S2 551
Language	en
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