Education Act

Chapter E-0.3 · Office consolidation current to 2025-12-11 · Official PDF

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Part 5 — Structure of School Authorities Division 1 Creation of Public School Districts

97 Establishment of public school district 98 Division 2 Establishment and Disestablishment of Separate School Districts Definitions 99 Right to establish separate school district 100 Intention to establish 101 Separate school establishment area 102 Petition for establishment 103 Community information meeting 104 Vote respecting establishment 105 Minimum requirements for binding vote 106 Notification to Minister, electors, etc. 107 Establishment of district 108 Effect of establishment 109 Vote against establishment 110 Disestablishment of separate school district 112 Division 3 Creation, Alteration and Dissolution of School Divisions Establishment of school division 113 Effect of establishment 114 Addition and removal of land 115 Effect of town or village 116 Alteration of name 117 Dissolution by Minister 117.1 Appointment of trustees 118 Adjustment of assets and liabilities 119 Transfer of teachers 120 Publication of order 121 Boundaries 122 Restriction re alteration of boundaries 123 Division 4 Establishment of Separate School Regions Establishment of separate school region 124 Division 5 Establishment and Dissolution of Francophone Education Regions Definitions 125 Application

Part 5 — and any regulations made under them apply to a or those regulations to a school division is deemed to include a reference to a Francophone education region. (3) If a provision of this Act applies to a Francophone regional authority, a reference

126 Francophone education region, and a reference in those provisions Francophone education region, or school division, the reference is deemed to include a Francophone regional authority or the trustees of a Establishment of Francophone education region 127 Effect of establishment 128 Minority in Francophone education region 129 Composite Francophone regional authority 130 Designation of schools 131 Public and separate Francophone regional authorities 132 Appointment of trustees on establishment 133 Agreements with school divisions 134 Responsibility and authority of Francophone regional authority 135 Eligibility 136 Dissolution of Francophone regional authority

Part 6 — Finance and Property Division 1 Finance

137 Definition 138 Auditor 139 Financial reporting to the Minister 140 Contents of financial statements and authority to disclose personal information 141 Auditor's report 142 Audit committee 143 Application of funds 144 Division 2 Assessment of Property Definition 145 Assessment 146 Property owned by individuals 146.1 List of separate school district residents 147 Notice of assessability by an individual 148 Notice of assessability by corporation or cooperative 149 Notice on acquisition 150 Examination of notice 151 Evidence 152 Effect of notice 153 Assessment of corporation 154 Equalized assessment 155 Statement to boards by municipality 156 Copy of assessment roll 157 False statement re assessment 158 Offence 159 Division 3 Requisitions Definition 160 Calculation of requisition by board 161 Submission of requisition 162 Payment by council of a municipality 163 Interest 164 Division 4 Alberta School Foundation Fund Application of this Division 165 Alberta School Foundation Fund 166 Taxing authority 167 Payment into the Fund 168 Default 169 Payment from the Fund 170 Collecting boards 171 Effect of cessation of services 172 Division 5 Special School Tax Levy Plebiscite 173 Conduct of plebiscite 174 Special school tax levy 175 Assessment and requisition 176 Division 6 Levying and Collection of Taxes by a Board Definition 177 Authorization to levy and collect taxes 178 Collecting board 179 Exemption 180 Division 7 Borrowing Borrowing 181 Borrowing by debenture 182 Validity of debentures 183 Use of unexpended debenture proceeds 184 Improper application of money borrowed 185 Liability of trustees 186 Enforcement of liability of trustees 186.1 Division 8 Property Interpretation 187 Real and personal property 187.1 Transfer of new school real property 188 Acquisition of property 189 Joint property 190 Non-school buildings 191 Expropriation 192 Disposition of property 193 Leasing of property 194 Regulations 195 School building and non-school building projects

Part 7 — Education Professions and Occupations Division 1 Responsibilities

195.1 Registrar 196 Teachers 197 Principals 198 Division 2 Teachers Qualifications re employment 199 Qualifications re supervisory position 200 Agreements 201 Regulations 202 Principals designated 203 Acting principal 204 Administrative, supervisory and consultative positions 205 Contracts of employment 206 Probationary contract 207 Continuing contract 208 Substitute teachers 209 Temporary contract 210 Interim contract 211 Part-time contract 212 Transfer of teacher 213 Suspension of teacher 214 Termination of contract 214.1 Termination of designation as principal 215 Termination by board 216 Termination by teacher 217 Notice of termination 219 Termination of designation 220 Salaries 221 Unqualified teachers 222 Division 3 Non-teaching Employees Superintendent of schools 223 Contract of employment 224 Regulations 225 Other non-teaching employees 225.1 Division 3.1 Discipline of Teachers and Teacher Leaders Definitions 225.2 Application of Division 225.3 Professional incompetence 225.4 Unprofessional conduct 225.5 Code of professional conduct 225.6 Alberta Teaching Profession Commissioner Alberta Teaching Profession Commissioner 225.7 Annual report 225.8 Panel and Committees Professional conduct and competency general panel 225.9 Committees 225.91 Complaints and Investigations Complaints 225.911 Delegation of complainant powers 225.92 Termination of contract as complaint 225.93 Limitations on complaints 225.94 Commissioner's actions respecting complaint 225.95 Appeal by complainant 225.96 Investigations 225.97 Commissioner's actions after investigation 225.98 Expedited Process for Cancellation of Certificates Where report confirms conviction for prescribed offence 225.99 Automatic suspension 225.991 Powers of Minister where report confirms conviction 225.992 Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Consent Resolution Agreements Mediation process 225.993 Dispute resolution process 225.9931 Disclosure to other administrators 225.994 Consent resolution agreement 225.995 Hearings Notice of hearing 225.996 Proceedings at hearing 225.997 Compellable witnesses 225.998 Civil contempt proceedings 225.999 Proceedings in absence of teacher or teacher leader 225.9991 Findings of hearing committee 225.9992 Recommendations and decision of hearing committee 225.9993 Appeals Appeals 225.9994 Notice of appeal hearing 225.9995 Proceedings at appeal hearing 225.9996 Decision of appeal committee 225.9997 Minister's Decision Minister's decision with respect to committees 225.9998 Online Registry Online registry 225.9999 Publication in online registry - certificates 225.99991 Publication in online registry - professional incompetence and unprofessional conduct 225.99992 Restrictions on publication in online registry 225.99993 Duty to Report Duty to report complaint 225.99994 Duty to report to police 225.99995 Regulations 225.99998 Division 4 General Judicial review 226 Medical examination 227 Labour relations 228 Trustees 229 Employee contracts 229.1 Criminal record and vulnerable sector checks 230 Division 5 Board of Reference Board of Reference 231 Appeal 232 Notice of appeal 233 Appeal referred to Board of Reference 234 Investigation 235 Hearing 236 Appeal from suspension 237 Order of Board of Reference 238 Irregularities in notice of appeal 239 Costs 240 Deposit 241 Enforcement of order 242 Appeal to Court of Appeal

Part 8 — General

243 Delegation of Minister's powers 244 Forms 245 Labour Relations Code 246 Alteration of time limits 247 Petition 248 Notice of public meeting 249 Public notice 250 Regulations 252 Protection from liability for others 253 Enforcement of judgment 254 Enforcement by Court 255 Return of property on ceasing to hold office 256 Prohibited activities 257 Liability for damage to property by student 258 Penalty 259 Penalty for failure to give information

Part 9 — Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments,

260 Repeals and Coming into Force Transitional Provisions Transitional provisions 260.1 Transitional regulation-making powers 260.2 Consequential changes to regulations 260.21 Transitional provision - private schools 260.22 Transitional provision - disqualifications for breaches of codes of conduct 260.23 Consequential changes to regulations - private schools 289 Repeals Repeals 290 Coming into Force Coming into force