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KS Stat § 71-1415 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1415 Primary election, when; write-in candidates.

71-1415. Primary election, when; write-in candidates. (a) In college districts in which a district method of election is in effect, if there are more than three qualified candidates for any member position, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election in each such member district. The names of the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for any member position at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates for any member position, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.(b) In college districts in which the election at large method of election is in effect, if there are more than three times the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election. The names of twice the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected who receive the greatest number of votes at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are not more than three times the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.(c) If a member is to be elected to fill an unexpired term, the office shall be listed separately on the ballots. If there are more than three candidates for such unexpired term, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election. The names of the two candidates for such unexpired term receiving the greatest number of votes shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates for the unexpired term of any member position, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.(d) On the ballots in general college district elections, blank lines for the names of write-in candidates shall be printed at the end of the list of candidates for each different office. The number of blank lines for each elected office shall be equal to the number of candidates to be elected thereto. The purpose of such blank lines shall be to permit the voter to insert the name of any person not printed on the ballot for whom such voter desires to vote for such office. No lines for write-in candidates shall appear on primary college district election ballots.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 12; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 12; L. 2008, ch. 165, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1416 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1416 Correlation with other local elections.

71-1416. Correlation with other local elections. Primary and general elections of members shall be conducted jointly with other local elections insofar as is practicable. Any officer or board having responsibility for any other local election held on the date of a primary or general election of members shall cooperate with the election officer, and if a difference arises which cannot be agreed upon, determination of the difference shall be made by the election officer, unless such difference involves a question the determination of which is provided by law to be made by the secretary of state, in which case the determination shall be made by the secretary of state. Any determination of a difference made by the officer responsible under this section shall be conclusive.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 13; Feb. 17.
KS Stat § 71-1418 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1418 Notices of election, publication.

71-1418. Notices of election, publication. The election officer shall prescribe the form and time of every publication notice applicable to any primary or general member election. One publication notice shall be made before the primary election, if any, and one publication notice shall be made before the general election.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 15; Feb. 17.
KS Stat § 71-1419 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1419 Elections to be nonpartisan; application of other laws.

71-1419. Elections to be nonpartisan; application of other laws. The election of trustees of community colleges shall be nonpartisan and laws applicable only to partisan elections shall not apply in such elections. All laws applicable to elections, the violation of which is a crime, shall be applicable to election of trustees of community colleges.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 16; L. 1968, ch. 59, § 44; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 80; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 68; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1420 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 14 - Community College Elections|71-1420 Voting plans.

71-1420. Voting plans. Any of the three voting plans described in this section may be used in the election of trustees. The three voting plans are:(a) Voting plan-A: All qualified electors who reside in the college district may vote in both the primary and general elections of trustees.(b) Voting plan-B: All qualified electors who reside in a member district may vote in the primary election of trustees for the member position or positions of such member district and, if the community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, for the at-large member position. All qualified electors who reside in the college district may vote in the general election of trustees.(c) Voting plan-C: All qualified electors who reside in a member district may vote in both the primary and general elections of trustees for the member position or positions of such member district and, if the community college adopts and implements a seven member board of trustees plan, for the at-large member position.History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 18; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 13; May 17.
KS Stat § 71-1502 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1502 Retention of retirement benefits; Kansas school retirement law.

71-1502. Retention of retirement benefits; Kansas school retirement law. All employees of the community college who may have been employed by a board of education and who were included in a retirement system of such board shall retain all rights, privileges and obligations of such membership so long as they continue as employees of the community college. All provisions of law governing such retirement system, including contributions and benefits, shall continue to apply except that the community college shall annually pay to the retirement system an amount equal to that which would have been paid on behalf of said employees had they remained in the employ of such board of education. Personnel employed by the board of trustees of a community college shall come under the provisions of the Kansas school retirement law as set forth in article 55 of chapter 72 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 31; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 81; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1503 Severability of 1965 act.

71-1503. Severability of 1965 act. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, paragraph, subsection or section.History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 34; Apr. 30.
KS Stat § 71-1504 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1504 Severability of 1968 act.

71-1504. Severability of 1968 act. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, paragraph, subsection or section.History: L. 1968, ch. 211, § 21; Mar. 26.
KS Stat § 71-1507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1507 Career technical education programs; agreements for transfers authorized, conditions.

71-1507. Career technical education programs; agreements for transfers authorized, conditions. (a) The board of trustees of any community college and the board of any technical college or the institute of technology at Washburn university, may make and enter into agreements providing for the transfer from the  technical college or the institute of technology to the community college of any approved career technical education program being offered and taught at the postsecondary level in the  technical college or the institute of technology.(b) In the event the board of trustees of a community college and the board of  any technical college or the institute of technology at Washburn university enter into an agreement authorized under subsection (a), the following conditions shall apply:(1) The state board of regents shall be notified of the agreement at the time the agreement is executed.(2) The agreement shall be effective only after approval by the state board of regents.(3) Any career technical education program transferred in accordance with the agreement shall be offered and taught in the community college only after approval of the program by the state board of regents.(4) The agreement shall be subject to change or termination by the legislature.(5) (A) The duration of the agreement shall be perpetual unless terminated in accordance with provision (B).(B) Termination of the agreement may be accomplished only upon approval by the state board of regents of a joint petition to it for termination by the contracting boards after adoption of a resolution to that effect by each such board. The state board of regents shall consider the petition and approve or disapprove termination of the agreement. Upon termination of the agreement, any program transferred thereunder shall be discontinued.History: L. 1988, ch. 274, § 9; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 99; L. 2009, ch. 24, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 97, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1508 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1508 Motorcycle driver safety; fund, sources, use; state entitlements for courses disallowed.

71-1508. Motorcycle driver safety; fund, sources, use; state entitlements for courses disallowed. (a) There is hereby established in every community college conducting a motorcycle driver safety course a fund which shall be called the motorcycle driver safety fund. The motorcycle driver safety fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. All moneys received by community colleges from distributions made from the motorcycle safety fund and from tuition, fees or charges for motorcycle driver safety courses shall be credited to the motorcycle driver safety fund. The expenses of community colleges directly attributable to motorcycle driver safety courses shall be paid from the motorcycle driver safety fund.(b) No amount of the state entitlement of a community college shall be based upon a motorcycle driver safety course conducted by the community college.History: L. 1989, ch. 39, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 52; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1509 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1509 Truck driver training courses at community colleges; establishing truck driver training course fund.

71-1509. Truck driver training courses at community colleges; establishing truck driver training course fund. (a) There is hereby established in every community college conducting a truck driver training course a fund which shall be called the "truck driver training course fund." The truck driver training course fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. All moneys received by community colleges from distributions made from the truck driver training course fund and from tuition, fees or charges for truck driver training courses shall be credited to the truck driver training course fund. The expenses of community colleges directly attributable to truck driver training courses shall be paid from the truck driver training course fund.History: L. 1990, ch. 41, § 5; Jan. 1, 1991.
KS Stat § 71-1510 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions|71-1510 Hutchinson community college authorized to acquire certain land and construct public radio repeater station.

71-1510. Hutchinson community college authorized to acquire certain land and construct public radio repeater station. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board of trustees of Hutchinson community college is authorized to acquire land which is located in Barton county, Kansas, to construct a public radio repeater station on such land, and to do all things necessary in order to provide for interconnection between public radio station KHCC and such repeater station.History: L. 1991, ch. 211, § 1; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 71-1601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 16 - Purchase Of Insurance|71-1601 Student insurance; personal property, loss, theft, damage; purchase authorized.

71-1601. Student insurance; personal property, loss, theft, damage; purchase authorized. The board of trustees of any community college may purchase insurance contracts for the benefit of students, to insure against loss resulting from loss, theft of, or damage to, the personal property of students while on college premises, or during college sponsored activities.History: L. 1973, ch. 303, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 82; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 16 - Purchase Of Insurance|71-1602 Same; sickness, bodily injury, accidental death; authorization to purchase.

71-1602. Same; sickness, bodily injury, accidental death; authorization to purchase. The board of trustees of any community college may purchase insurance contracts to insure against loss resulting from sickness or bodily injury or death by accident, on the part of students who are injured on college premises, or during college sponsored activities.History: L. 1973, ch. 303, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 83; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 17 - Consolidation Of Vocational Schools With Community Colleges|71-1701 Authorization to consolidate; approval by state board of regents required, when; operation, management and control of community college not affected; applicability of statutes.

71-1701. Authorization to consolidate; approval by state board of regents required, when; operation, management and control of community college not affected; applicability of statutes. (a) Any area vocational school or area vocational-technical school may consolidate with and be made a part of any community college under the provisions of this act. No merger involving an area vocational school or area vocational-technical school located in any county in which there is also located the campus of a state educational institution shall occur unless the merger is specifically approved by the state board of regents.(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, nothing in this act shall be applied or construed in any manner so as to change or affect the operation, management and control of any community college or to change or affect any existing power, duty or function of a board of trustees with respect to such operation, management and control. The provisions of all statutes of general application to community colleges shall apply to every community college affected by this act to the extent that such statutory provisions are not in conflict with the provisions of this act.History: L. 1992, ch. 248, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 17 - Consolidation Of Vocational Schools With Community Colleges|71-1702 Agreements; required provisions; notification of state board of regents; review and approval; conflict resolution.

71-1702. Agreements; required provisions; notification of state board of regents; review and approval; conflict resolution. (a) The governing body of an area vocational school or area vocational-technical school which is consolidated with and made a part of a community college in accordance with the provisions of this act shall enter into a consolidation agreement with the board of trustees of the community college with which such area vocational school or area vocational-technical school is consolidated.(b) Every consolidation agreement entered into under this section shall provide for:(1) The disposition of all real property of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school, which disposition shall not be in contravention of the provisions of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 71-201, and amendments thereto;(2) the disposition of all personal property, records and moneys, including state and federal financial aid, of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school;(3) the payment of all lawful debts of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school, including any outstanding bonded indebtedness attributable to the operation thereof;(4) the payment of all accrued compensation or salaries of all personnel of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school;(5) the transfer of personnel, if such personnel are deemed necessary, in the employment of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school to the employment of the community college; and(6) such other matters as may need to be addressed as the result of such consolidation by the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school and the community college.(c) Immediately upon execution of each consolidation agreement entered into under this section, the state board of regents shall be notified thereof by the board of trustees of the affected community college. The state board shall review and approve such consolidation agreement.(d) When any conflict arises as to the proper disposition of property, records or funds or as to the assumption and payment of any debts as a result of any consolidation effected under this act, such conflict shall be determined and resolved by the state board of regents and such determination and resolution shall be final.History: L. 1992, ch. 248, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 53; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 17 - Consolidation Of Vocational Schools With Community Colleges|71-1703 Advisory boards, establishment upon consolidation, duties, meetings; program area advisory councils, appointment, qualifications, terms.

71-1703. Advisory boards, establishment upon consolidation, duties, meetings; program area advisory councils, appointment, qualifications, terms. Upon execution of each consolidation agreement entered into under this act:(a) The governing body of the affected area vocational school or area vocational-technical school shall become and hereby is established as an advisory board to the board of trustees of the community college with which such area vocational school or area vocational-technical school is consolidated. Each such advisory board shall be responsible for making recommendations to the board of trustees to which it is advisory on all matters relating to vocational education including, but not by way of limitation, matters relating to personnel, programs, budget and budget allocations. Each advisory board shall meet at least monthly at a time and place determined by it.(b) Every community college consolidated with an area vocational school or area vocational-technical school under the provisions of this act may have program area advisory councils comprised primarily of persons in industry appointed by the board of trustees of the community college and having the qualifications and terms approved by the state board.History: L. 1992, ch. 248, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 17 - Consolidation Of Vocational Schools With Community Colleges|71-1704 Judicial, administrative and criminal actions; rights preserved.

71-1704. Judicial, administrative and criminal actions; rights preserved. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any area vocational school or area vocational-technical school consolidated with a community college in accordance with the provisions of this act, or by or against any personnel of any such area vocational school or area vocational-technical school, shall abate by reason of such consolidation. The court may allow any such suit, action or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the community college with which such area vocational school or area vocational-technical school is consolidated.(b) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by any area vocational school or area vocational-technical school consolidated with a community college in accordance with the provisions of this act shall abate by the taking effect of this act.History: L. 1992, ch. 248, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 71-1801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges|Article 18 - Postsecondary Tiered Technical Education State Aid Act|71-1801 Postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act; citation.

71-1801. Postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act; citation. K.S.A. 71-1801 through 71-1810, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act.History: L. 2011, ch. 97, § 1; July 1.