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Alberta Colleges Commission sous-fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the <em>Colleges Act</em>, 1969, s. 3
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10.59 m of textual records. -- 10 architectural plans. -- 3 photographs.
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Dates of founding and/or dissolution: The Alberta Colleges Commission was founded in 1969 through the passage and proclamation of the Colleges Act and began operations on August 1st, 1969. The Commission was disbanded in 1973 through passage and proclamation of <em>The Colleges Amendment Act</em>., which repealed the sections of the <em>Colleges Act</em> which had created the Commission. The Commission ceased operations effective March 31, 1973. Functional responsibility: The primary functional responsibility of the Commission was to act as an intermediary between the Government and the province's public colleges. Its activities included:;coordinating programs and services at public colleges,;administering the college system as a whole, including planning the growth and development of the system,;providing advice to individual colleges regarding finance and financial planning,;inquiring into the financial needs of colleges and advising the government regarding grants to institutions,;disbursing to individual institutions funds appropriated by the government for the capital and operating support of colleges as per the <em>Universities and Colleges Assistance Act</em>,;regulating the extension or expansion of services, facilities or programs at colleges,;promoting and supporting research projects at public colleges,;borrowing money for the support of colleges, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council,;acquiring and acting as trustee for any real or other property bequeathed to the colleges system as a whole, and;making recommendations to the Minister responsible regarding the establishment of new colleges based on identified needs. Predecessor and successor bodies: The functions of the Alberta Colleges Commission had previously been performed by the Provincial Board of Post-19Secondary Education, which reported to the Minister of Education. Upon the dissolution of the Colleges Commission in 1973, its functions were integrated into those of the Department of Advanced Education. Administrative relationships: The Colleges Commission first reported to the Minister of Education (1969-1971) then the Minister of Advanced Education (1971-1973). Oversight of the Colleges Commission was transferred in 1971 by means of Order in Council 1617/71. Annual reports of the Commission were submitted to the Legislature by the Minister responsible for the Commission at the time. Administrative structure: The Colleges Commission was made up of a Chairman appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Deputy Minister of Education (replaced by the Deputy Minister of Advanced Education as of June 2, 1972), the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, the Deputy Provincial Treasurer, and five other members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Names of chief officers: Chairman of the Alberta Colleges Commission: Dr. Henry Kolesar (1969-1973)
Custodial history
Custodial history: The majority of the records in the fonds were transferred to the Provincial Archives by its successor agency, the Department of Advanced Education and Manpower which was, at the time of transfer, responsible for the functions previously performed by the Commission. The balance of the records were transferred by the Department of Advanced Education.
Scope and content
Sous-fonds consists of administrative and operational records of the Commission. The records relate to college campus and program planning and development, liaison with other government agencies concerned with post-19secondary education, financing of public colleges, development of university transfer programs, appointments to colleges boards, administration of publicly administered institutions, and coordination of colleges programs across institutions. The sous-fonds contains meeting minutes of the Commission and various committees and task forces which Dr. Kolesar was a member of in his role as Chairman of the Commission, correspondence, studies, reports and plans. The records have been arranged into the following series:;Commission meeting minutes;Commission newsletters;Reports and general reference materials;Operational records;Campus planning and development records;National Association of Community Colleges records;Worth Commission on Educational Planning records;Canadian Commission for the Community College records
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- The material is in English.
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Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;Subject to the Copyright Act
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File list available for accession GR1983.138
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