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KS Stat § 71-1307 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 13 - Consolidation Of Community Colleges|71-1307 Bond debt assumption or retention upon consolidation.

71-1307. Bond debt assumption or retention upon consolidation. Upon the consolidation of community college districts the consolidated community college district shall assume and agree to pay all of the bonded indebtedness of the former community college districts of which it is comprised, unless the agreement to consolidate provides otherwise as hereinafter provided. Any consolidation agreement entered into under authority of article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated may provide that in lieu of the consolidated community college district assuming the bonded indebtedness, such indebtedness shall remain a charge upon the territory of the community college districts being disorganized. If such agreement provides for bonded indebtedness to remain a charge upon the territory of the community college districts being disorganized, the provisions of K.S.A. 10-119 shall apply with the date of the disorganization of such community college districts being the date to be used in making such application.History: L. 1968, ch. 77, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 68; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 13 - Consolidation Of Community Colleges|71-1308 Transfer of property and funds upon consolidation.

71-1308. Transfer of property and funds upon consolidation. The assets of the community college districts being consolidated shall be transferred to the consolidated community college district on a day agreed upon in the consolidation agreement but not sooner than the first day of the first month after the election approving such consolidation. The property, records and all funds on hand and to be collected of each of the community college districts being consolidated shall be turned over and paid to the consolidated community college district and shall become the property thereof, and the consolidated community college district shall thereupon be entitled to possession thereof. The consolidated community college district shall thereupon become liable for and pay all lawful debts of the community college districts which were consolidated except as may be otherwise provided by the consolidation agreement for bonded indebtedness. It shall be the duty of all county officers and officers of the community college districts being consolidated to transfer the funds (including state financial aid funds and funds collected from federal aid, taxes, interests and penalties subsequent to such consolidation), records and property of the community college districts being consolidated in accordance with the provisions of this section and the consolidation agreement. Any county treasurer or community college district officer or former officer having in his possession any property, records or funds of any of the community college districts being consolidated who shall fail or refuse to turn over such property, records or funds to the consolidated community college district shall be ordered to do so by the state board. Upon the request of the state board the attorney general is authorized to file a mandamus, quo warranto or other appropriate action to accomplish the proper transfer of such property, records and funds.History: L. 1968, ch. 77, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 69; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 13 - Consolidation Of Community Colleges|71-1309 Definitions.

71-1309. Definitions. As used in article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated: (a) "State board" means the state board of regents.(b) "County election officer" means the election commissioner in counties which have an election commissioner, and the county clerk in counties which do not have an election commissioner.History: L. 1968, ch. 77, § 9; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 70; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 97; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1401 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1401 Citation of act.

71-1401. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community college election act."History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 71; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1402 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1402 Definitions.

71-1402. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Community college" means a community college established under the community college act.(b) "Community college district" or "college district" means the taxing district and territory of a community college.(c) "Trustee" or "member" means a member of the board of trustees of a community college.(d) "Board" or "board of trustees" means the governing body of a community college.(e) "Campus" means all or part of the buildings and facilities of a community college.(f) "Member district" means one of the subdistricts into which a community college district is or may be divided for the purpose of a district method of election of trustees.(g) "Member position" means one of the positions of members of a board of trustees when a district method of election is used.(h) "Method" or "method of election" means one of the methods of election provided for in this act.(i) "District method" means a six-district method, a three-district method, or a two-district method.(j) "Election-at-large method" means an election at large of trustees of a community college without a division of the college district into member districts.(k) "Election officer" or "county election officer" means the election commissioner of the county in which the community college is located, or the county clerk in counties not having an election commissioner.(l) "Election at large" means an election of trustees at which all electors of a community college district vote on all candidates.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 72; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 5; May 17.
KS Stat § 71-1403 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1403 Board of trustees; composition; methods of election; membership prohibited for college employees.

71-1403. Board of trustees; composition; methods of election; membership prohibited for college employees. (a) The governing body of a community college is and shall be a board of trustees.(b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the board of trustees of a community college shall be composed of six members.(2) If a community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, the board of trustees of the community college shall be composed of seven members.(3) If a community college adopts and implements an additional member board of trustees plan pursuant to K.S.A. 71-1422, and amendments thereto, the board of trustees of the community college may be composed of seven or eight members.(c) The members of a board of trustees may be elected:(1) By any one of the four methods provided for in this act which are: (A) Election-at-large method; (B) six-district method; (C) three-district method; or (D) two-district method; or(2) in accordance with paragraph (1) and the provisions of K.S.A. 71-1422, and amendments thereto.(d) No member of the board of trustees of a community college shall be an employee of the community college.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 73; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 6; L. 2017, ch. 13, § 2; Apr. 13
KS Stat § 71-1403a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1403a Same; seven member plan, adoption and implementation authorized; procedure; protest petition, election.

71-1403a. Same; seven member plan, adoption and implementation authorized; procedure; protest petition, election. (a) Any board of trustees may adopt and implement, in the manner provided in this section, a seven member board of trustees plan. The board of trustees may resolve upon its own motion its intention to adopt a seven member board of trustees plan. The resolution shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the community college district. The board of trustees may adopt the plan and provide for implementation thereof at the next community college elections unless, within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution, a petition in opposition to the plan, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the college district, is filed with the board of trustees. If such a petition is filed, the board of trustees shall request the county election officer to submit the question of whether a seven member board of trustees plan should be adopted to the qualified electors of the college district at an election which shall be called for such purpose. All qualified electors of the college district may vote at the election. If a majority of those voting at the election are in favor of adopting the plan, the board of trustees shall adopt and implement the same at the next community college elections. If a majority of those voting at the election are not in favor of adopting the plan, the same shall not be adopted and no like plan shall be proposed by the board of trustees within a period of two years from the date of the election.(b) In college districts where a district method of election is in effect, a seven member board of trustees plan shall provide for the seventh member to be an at-large member.History: L. 1990, ch. 252, § 16; May 17.
KS Stat § 71-1404 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1404 Change of method of election.

71-1404. Change of method of election. Any community college may change its method of election from any one of the methods which it now or hereafter has to any one of the other methods authorized by this act.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 74; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1405 Change to district method of election.

71-1405. Change to district method of election. Any board desiring to change an at-large method of election to a district method of election or from one district method of election to another shall first prepare a plan of change showing the proposed member districts into which the college district will be divided. Each member district shall be comprised of one contiguous compact area. The member districts shall have equal population as nearly as practicable. All of the territory in the college district shall be assigned to and made a part of one of the member districts, and no territory shall be included in more than one member district. The proposed member districts shall be so planned that no member of the board of trustees holding office at the time the change is made will be displaced by establishment or rearrangement of the member districts or by inclusion of more members in a single proposed member district than is authorized by law.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 7; May 17.
KS Stat § 71-1406 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1406 Change of method of election, how determined.

71-1406. Change of method of election, how determined. (a) Determination of any community college to change from one method of election to another method of election shall be by either one of the following:(1) The board, by a majority vote of the members-elect thereof, may adopt a resolution to change the method of election. Such resolution shall specify the existing method of election, and the proposed method of election, together with a statement that the change will be made only after the proposed change and plan for change are first approved by the state board.(2) The board, by a majority vote of the members-elect thereof, may adopt a resolution to change the method of election. Such resolution shall specify the existing method of election and the proposed method of election, together with a statement that the change will not be made unless approved by a majority of the electors of the community college district voting at an election at which the question is submitted. Such resolution shall state that the plan of change is filed in the office of the clerk of the board.(b) Every plan of change shall also state the existing and proposed voting plan of the community college district, and such voting plan shall be one of the three voting plans specified in K.S.A. 71-1420, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 75; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 98; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1407 Member districts and member positions; numbering; residence of member.

71-1407. Member districts and member positions; numbering; residence of member. (a) When a community college has a member district method of election, the college district shall be divided into two member districts for the two-district method, into three member districts for the three-district method, and into six member districts for the six-district method. Each member district shall be represented on the board by one or more persons residing in the member district. In the six-district method, one member shall reside in each member district. In the three-district method two members shall reside in each member district. In the two-district method three members shall reside in each member district. In the two-district method the member district numbers assigned shall be "one" and "two." In the three-district method the member district numbers assigned shall be "one," "two," and "three." In the six-district method the member district numbers assigned shall be "one," "two," "three," "four," "five" and "six."In the six-district method the member position numbers shall correspond to the member district numbers. In the two-district method the member position numbers shall be "one," "two" and "three" for member district one, and "four," "five" and "six" for member district two. In the three-district method member position numbers shall be "one" and "four" for member district one, and "two" and "five" for member district two, and "three" and "six" for member district three.(b) If a community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, the at-large member may be a resident of any member district. The at-large member position shall not be numbered.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 7; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 8; May 17.
KS Stat § 71-1408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1408 Method of election; when change may be made.

71-1408. Method of election; when change may be made. Change of method of election in any community college district may be made in the manner provided in this act at any time during the period beginning on the first Wednesday in November of each odd-numbered year and ending on the first Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year, if such change is also approved in a manner authorized in this act before the end of such period. The new method of election in such district shall be followed in the election of trustees next following such change and shall continue in force until again changed in the manner provided in this act. Change of method of election shall not shorten the term of any trustee serving on the board at the time the change is made.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 8; L. 1969, ch. 341, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 76; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 64; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1409 Election for approval of change.

71-1409. Election for approval of change. Upon the determination of the county election officer that a valid petition has been filed as provided herein, an election shall be called and held upon the proposition as provided herein and if the proposition is approved the method of election or voting plan or both shall be changed as provided in the plan of change voted upon at such election.History: L. 1969, ch. 341, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1411 Same; notice of election; ballots; canvas and report of election.

71-1411. Same; notice of election; ballots; canvas and report of election. In the event that an election is to be called as determined in K.S.A. 71-1410, in not less than forty-five (45) days and not more than sixty (60) days the county election officer shall make one publication notice calling such election, and stating the ballot title and proposition to be voted upon. Each ballot used in such election shall contain a ballot title giving a brief and clear description of the proposed change, specifying the existing and proposed method of election and voting plan. The ballot title shall be followed by the proposition which shall be stated as follows: "Shall a change in the method of election, as described in the ballot title above, be approved?" When the results of any such election are determined by the county board of canvassers as provided by law, the county election officer shall promptly notify the state board thereof.History: L. 1969, ch. 341, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1412 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1412 Terms of members.

71-1412. Terms of members. Each member of the board of trustees of a community college shall be elected for a four-year term commencing on the second Monday in January following election. Members shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 9; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 65; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1413 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1413 Duties of county election officer; dates of primary and general elections specified.

71-1413. Duties of county election officer; dates of primary and general elections specified. (a) Elections of trustees of community colleges shall be conducted by the county election officer of the county in which the main campus of the college is located. In any college district having territory in more than one county, the county election officers of all such counties shall cooperate with the county election officer of the county in which the main campus is located, and upon establishing any new community college or adding territory to any of the community college districts, the state board, in accordance with this section, shall specify the county in which the main campus shall be located for the purpose of this section. General community college elections shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.(b) Any primary community college election shall be held on the first Tuesday of August of each odd-numbered year in accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto.(c) Notice of the time and place of holding each primary and general election shall be published by the county election officer in a newspaper published in the county in accordance with K.S.A. 25-105 and 25-209, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 10; L. 1968, ch. 59, § 43; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 78; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 66; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1414 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1414 Candidacy for election to board of trustees; petition or declaration of intent; filing fee; deadline.

71-1414. Candidacy for election to board of trustees; petition or declaration of intent; filing fee; deadline. (a) (1) In college districts where a district method of election is in effect, a person may become a candidate for election to trustee of a community college by any one of the following methods:(A) Any person who is an elector of any member district may petition to be a candidate for member from the member district in which such person resides. Any such person shall file with the election officer a petition for such person's candidacy signed by not less than 50 electors residing in such person's member district.(B) Any person who is an elector of any member district may become a candidate for member from the member district in which such person resides by filing with the election officer a declaration of intent to be such a candidate, and payment therewith of a filing fee in the amount of $20.(C) If a community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, any person who is an elector of the college district may petition to be a candidate for the at-large member position. Any such person shall file with the county election officer a petition for such candidacy signed by not less than 50 electors residing in such college district.(D) If a community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, any person who is an elector of the college district may become a candidate for the at-large member position by filing with the county election officer a declaration of intent to be such a candidate, and payment therewith of a filing fee in the amount of $20.(2) Every petition or declaration of intent filed under this subsection must specify the member position for which the person is a candidate.(b) In college districts where the election-at-large method of election is in effect, a person may become a candidate for election to trustee of a community college by either one of the following methods:(1) Any person who is an elector of the college district may petition to be a candidate for trustee. Any such person shall file with the election officer a petition for such person's candidacy signed by not less than 50 electors residing in the college district.(2) Any person who is an elector of the college district may become a candidate for trustee by filing with the election officer a declaration of intent to be such a candidate, and payment therewith of a filing fee in the amount of $20.(c) Every petition or declaration of intent filed under this section must be filed on or before 12 noon on June 1 of each odd-numbered year as provided in K.S.A. 25-21a03, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 11; L. 1969, ch. 342, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 363, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 79; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 7; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 11; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 67; July 1.