15-1441. Selection of precincts; district board members; terms; qualifications; vacancies A. The board of supervisors shall establish in the same manner as provided in section 16-411 five precincts in a community college district for the election of a district board member from each precinct. A precinct in a community college district shall be composed of […]
15-1442. Nominating petitions; election; returns; results; certificate of election; statement of contributions and expenditures A. Candidates for the district board must file nominating petitions, conforming to section 16-314, with the appropriate county officer. B. Members of the district board shall be elected at the time and place, and in the manner, of general elections as […]
15-1443. Meetings; officers; immunity A. Within twenty days after appointment of the first district board, the county school superintendent, or county school superintendents by joint action where the district consists of more than one county, shall call a meeting of the district board by giving at least ten days’ notice by registered or certified mail […]
15-1444. General powers and duties of district boards A. Except as otherwise provided, each district board shall: 1. Maintain each community college under its jurisdiction for a period of at least eight months in each year and, if the monies of the district are sufficient, maintain each community college for a longer period. 2. Adopt […]
15-1444.01. Baccalaureate degree programs; reporting requirements; definitions A. Each community college that offers a baccalaureate degree program pursuant to section 15-1444, subsection B, paragraph 16 or 17 must meet both of the following: 1. All applicable regional accreditation requirements. 2. All applicable state licensure requirements. B. When determining whether to offer a baccalaureate degree program […]
15-1445. Administrative powers and duties of district governing boards A district board shall: 1. Adopt policies for the government of the community colleges under its jurisdiction. 2. In conjunction with other district boards, set standards for the establishment, development, administration, operation and accreditation of community colleges in the district. 3. Fix tuitions and graduate the […]
15-1446. Lease-purchase agreements A. A district board may enter into lease or lease-purchase agreements for real property, including buildings and improvements to the property. B. Lease or lease-purchase agreements authorized by subsection A of this section or section 15-1444, subsection A, paragraph 11 shall not create an obligation of payment by the district under the […]
15-1447. Community college district collegiate special plate funds; purpose A. A community college district with a full-time equivalent student enrollment pursuant to section 15-1466.01 of more than fifty thousand students shall establish a community college district collegiate special plate fund consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2412. The district shall administer the fund. All […]
15-1448. Employment of legal counsel; opinions of counsel A. If a district lies in two or more counties, the county attorney of the largest county in which the district lies as determined by the last federal decennial census is the attorney for the district. B. A district board may employ an attorney to represent the […]
15-1449. Control of vehicles and nonpedestrian devices on community college property by district board; sanctions; compliance with emissions inspection; definition A. The district board may adopt policies for the control of vehicles and nonpedestrian devices on property of the institutions under the district board’s jurisdiction with respect to the following only: 1. Maximum speed of […]
15-1450. District board members; participation in employee benefit plan A. A community college district board may allow its members and spouses and dependents of members to participate in the plan providing health, accident, life and disability benefits for employees of the district and their dependents. A district board member is eligible to participate in the […]
15-1451. Optional retirement plans A. Pursuant to section 15-1444, subsection B, paragraph 7, a community college district board may establish an optional retirement program under which contracts providing retirement and death benefits may be purchased for employees of the institutions under its jurisdiction as designated by the community college district board. B. An optional retirement […]
15-1452. Evaluation of vocational and technological education programs A district board shall provide for the evaluation of vocational and technological education programs once every five years. The assessment shall be conducted in cooperation with and with assistance from business, industry and labor representatives. The district board may conduct a self-evaluation.
15-1453. Energy and water savings accounts A district board may establish an energy and water savings account in the same manner as a school district pursuant to section 15-910.02 and may fund and use monies for guaranteed energy savings contracts pursuant to section 34-105.
