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CO Code § 23-61.5-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 61.5 - Area Vocational Districts|Part 2 - Levy and Collection of Taxes|§ 23-61.5-203. Sale for Delinquencies

 If the taxes levied are not paid, delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said taxes, interest, and penalties in the manner provided by the statutes of this state for selling real property for the nonpayment of general taxes. If there are no bids at said tax sale for the property so offered, said property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the district in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, town, and city taxes. Delinquent personal property shall be distrained and sold as provided by law.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 817, § 1, effective June 1.
CO Code § 23-71-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-101. Short Title

 This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the “Local District College Organization Act”.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 71, unless the context otherwise requires:       “Local district college” means an educational institution that provides not more than two years of training in the arts, sciences, and humanities beyond the twelfth grade of the public high school curriculum or vocational education and that conducts occupational, technical, and community service programs, with no term limitations, and general education, including college transfer programs, with unrestricted admissions.    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section:   Colorado mountain college is a dual mission institution, operating as a local district college and offering a limited number of baccalaureate degree programs, as its board of trustees determines appropriate to address the needs of the communities within its service area and as are approved by the Colorado commission on higher education. Colorado mountain college may also offer bachelor of applied science degree programs that are approved by the board of trustees pursuant to section 23-71-134.    Aims community college, in addition to its mission as a local district college, may also offer, as its board of trustees determines appropriate to address the needs of the communities within its service area:   Bachelor of applied science degree programs that are approved by the board of trustees pursuant to section 23-71-134; and    Bachelor of science degree in nursing programs, as a completion degree to students who have or are pursuing an associate degree in nursing, that are approved by the Colorado commission on higher education pursuant to section 23-1-133 (2).              History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 820, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended,(SB 10-101), ch. 335, p. 1538, § 2, effective May 27. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-004), ch. 13, p. 123, § 8, effective August 6. L. 2018: IP, IP(1)(b), and (1)(b)(II) amended,(HB 18-1300), ch. 278, p. 1751, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1)(b)(I) amended,(HB 19-1153), ch. 80, p. 288, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(HB 21-1330), ch. 377, p. 2507, § 10, effective June 29.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 335, Session Laws of Colorado 2010. For the legislative declaration in SB 14-004, see section 1 of chapter 13, Session Laws of Colorado 2014. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1330, see section 1 of chapter 377, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
CO Code § 23-71-102.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-102.5. Local District College - Local College District - Change in Terms - Authority of Revisor

  The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to “local junior college” or “junior college” that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to “local district college”.    The revisor of statutes is authorized to change all references to “local junior college district” and “junior college district” that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes to “local college district”.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 350, § 6, effective April 21.
CO Code § 23-71-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-103. Districts Organized - When

 Local college districts in Colorado may be organized in an area approved for organization by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. The area to be approved for organization shall also have a twelfth-grade school population, as determined by the immediately preceding school census, of four hundred or more and a valuation for assessment at the time of organization of such district of sixty million dollars or more. A district may be entirely within one county or partly in two or more counties. Any existing school districts shall be entirely included or entirely excluded.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-104. Petition of Electors

 A local college district may be formed upon the petition of five hundred eligible electors residing in the area of the proposed district and having the qualifications prescribed in section 23-71-107 . If the petition is for the formation of a local college district consisting of an area within a single county, it must be filed with the county clerk and recorder of the county, and, if the petition is for the formation of a local college district situated in two or more counties, the petition must be filed with the secretary of state. Each petition must specify whether the first board of trustees consists of five, seven, nine, or eleven elected members following a successful election to organize the local college district.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 846, § 6, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 49, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 347, § 1, effective April 21.
CO Code § 23-71-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-105. Election to Organize

 Upon receipt of the petition provided in section 23-71-104 , the county clerk and recorder or, in the event the proposed district is situated in two or more counties, the secretary of state shall review the petition to determine whether it contains the number of signatures required for an organizational election. In the event that the petition contains the requisite number of signatures, the county clerk and recorder or secretary of state shall give notice to the school electors residing in the area of the proposed district that at the next regular biennial school election, or at a special election which is requested in the petition, the question of organizing a local college district will be submitted to the eligible electors of the respective school districts located in the area of the proposed local college district.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section R&RE, p. 846, § 7, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 50, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-107. Qualifications of Voters - Conduct of Elections

  An eligible elector is an elector who has complied with the registration provisions of article 2 of title 1, C.R.S., and who resides within the jurisdiction of the proposed local college district. All elections authorized under this article shall be conducted pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. The county clerk and recorder in each county in which a part of the district is located shall be the designated election official for an organizational election. Thereafter the designated election official shall be the secretary of the board, unless otherwise provided by the board.    (Deleted by amendment,L. 92, p. 849, § 52, effective January 1, 1993.)     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 846, § 9, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 849, § 52, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-109. Record of Votes

  If the proposed local college district is situated entirely within one county and a majority of the votes cast on the question of organizing a local college district are in favor of the organization, the district shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this part 1.    If the proposed local college district is situated in two or more counties, the respective county clerk and recorders, within ten days after the election, shall determine the results from the counties and shall certify the results to the secretary of state who shall survey the results. If a majority of all votes cast in the proposed district are in favor of the organization, the district shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this part 1.    If it appears that one-half or more of the votes cast are not in favor of the organization, the district shall not be organized; but the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the filing of a subsequent petition for the formation of a similar local college district.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 750, § 1, effective July 1. L. 76: (1) and (2) amended, p. 305, § 39, effective May 20. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 847, § 11, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 54, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-111. Election of First Board - New District

  In all local college districts organized under the provisions of this part 1 or other applicable statutes on or after July 1, 1984, the first board of trustees must be elected in the following manner:   An election for members of the first board shall be called within sixty days of the successful election to organize the local college district.    At the election, a board consisting of the number of persons specified in the organization petition must be elected so that the first board members serve staggered terms and thereafter their successors in office serve staggered terms of four years.    The county clerk and recorder of each county included in the new local college district shall call and conduct such election in the manner provided in section 23-71-107.    The costs of the election of board members as provided in this section shall be paid by the local college district in which the elections are conducted.        History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 752, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(d) amended, p. 648, § 2, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(b) amended, p. 848, § 13, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 852, § 56, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2016: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 348, § 3, effective April 21.
CO Code § 23-71-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-114. Candidates for Board of Trustees

 Any person who desires to be a candidate for the local district college board of trustees and who is an eligible elector in the local college district shall file a petition for nomination pursuant to section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 754, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 849, § 16, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 59, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-118. Officers

 Within sixty days after the close of polls in an election of any local district college board of trustees, the board shall meet and select from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, who shall serve until the first meeting of the board following the next election for members of the board.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 851, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1365), ch. 333, p. 1484, § 1, effective June 5.
CO Code § 23-71-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-120. District - Body Corporate

 [Form Excluded]   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-120.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-120.5. Recall of Board Members

  Any board member may be recalled from office at any time. Any recall shall be initiated and conducted pursuant to part 1 of article 12 of title 1, C.R.S.            (Deleted by amendment,L. 92, p. 855, § 63, effective January 1, 1993.)       to (4)(Deleted by amendment,L. 92, p. 855, § 63, effective January 1, 1993.)     History. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1174, § 1, effective March 20. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 855, § 63, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-121 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-121. Vacancies

  An office of a board member shall be deemed vacant if the person who was duly elected or appointed to the board:   Does not attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless such absence is excused by the board;    Submits a written resignation to the board and such resignation is duly accepted by the board;    Becomes a nonresident of the local college district or board member district from which he was elected; or    Dies during his term of office.       At the next meeting of the board immediately following the occurrence of a vacancy, the board shall adopt a resolution declaring a vacancy in said office and shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy within sixty days after said vacancy has occurred. If the appointment is not made by the board within such sixty-day period, the president of the board shall forthwith appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be evidenced by an appropriate entry in the minutes of the meeting, and the board shall cause a certificate of appointment to be delivered to the person so appointed.    If the vacancy occurs more than ninety days prior to the next regular biennial local district college election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to the board shall serve until the next regular biennial local district college election and until the successor for the remainder of the term is elected and has qualified. If the vacancy occurs within the ninety-day period prior to a regular biennial local district college election and the unexpired term is for more than two years, an appointee to an office of the board shall serve until the next succeeding regular biennial local district college election at which a candidate for the board may lawfully be nominated pursuant to section 1-4-803 and part 9 of article 4 of title 1, C.R.S., and until a successor has been elected and has qualified. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (3), an appointee to an office of the board shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 755, § 1, effective July 1. L. 80: (3) amended, p. 409, § 11, effective January 1, 1981. L. 86: IP(1), (1)(a) to (1)(c), (2), and (3) amended, p. 851, § 22, effective July 1. L. 92: (3) amended, p. 857, § 64, effective January 1, 1993.
CO Code § 23-71-123 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-123. Duties of Board of Trustees - Degrees

  It is the duty of the board of trustees to determine financial and educational policies and provide for the proper execution of such by selecting competent administrators, instructors, and other personnel for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the institution, to prepare and adopt a budget pursuant to part 1 of article 44 of title 22, C.R.S., to fix tuition and fee rates, to accept gifts, to purchase, hold, sell, or rent property and equipment, to promote the general welfare of the institution for the best interests of education and the local college district, and, pursuant to contract and any other applicable provisions of law, to discharge or otherwise terminate the employment of any personnel.    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if Colorado Northwestern community college is accepted into the state system pursuant to section 23-71-207, the duties of the Rangely junior college district board of trustees shall be limited to those specified in section 23-71-207 (3)(a)(VII).    A local district college may offer a two-year degree program with or without academic designation. Before a local district college offers a two-year degree program with academic designation, as authorized by this subsection (3), the local district college shall determine the program designation for the degree. The local district college shall then submit the degree program designation to the board of trustees for its review and approval. The local district college may offer the degree program only after it has been approved by the board of trustees and by the Colorado commission on higher education. The local district college shall exclusively use the degree program designation name in official publications, course catalogs, diplomas, and official transcripts.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 24, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 902, § 5, effective May 26. L. 2010: (3) added, (SB 10-088), ch. 154, p. 531, § 4, effective August 11.
CO Code § 23-71-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-124. President - Duties

 The president of the board of trustees shall preside at all meetings of the board and shall sign all orders on the county treasurer for the payment of money; but no orders shall be drawn upon the county treasurer except in favor of parties to whom the local college district has become lawfully indebted. He shall appear in behalf of the local college district in all suits brought by or against the district, but, if the president is individually interested, this duty shall be performed by the secretary of the board. In the absence of the president, the secretary shall preside at any meeting of the board.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 25, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-125 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-125. Secretary - Duties

 The secretary of the board of trustees shall keep an accurate record of the expenses incurred by the local college district and shall present the same to the board whenever called upon. He shall give the required notice of all regular and special meetings. He shall keep the same records and make the same reports as are required by law. Any of the special duties of the secretary may be delegated by the board to a paid secretary who may be appointed by the board.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 26, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-126 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-126. Treasurer - Duties

 The treasurer of the board of trustees shall countersign all warrants drawn by the president and secretary on the county treasury and shall keep an account of the same. He shall take charge of all moneys received by the board on account of the local college district. He shall render a statement of the finances of the district as shown by the records of his office at the close of each fiscal year and at any other time when required by the board. Financial statements and records of the local college district shall be in accordance with the provisions of part 5 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S. The treasurer shall perform such additional duties and be subjected to such additional obligations as are imposed by law.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 822, § 4, effective June 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 857, § 27, effective July 1.
CO Code § 23-71-127 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 23 - Postsecondary Education|Article 71 - Local District Colleges|Part 1 - Local District Colleges - Organization|§ 23-71-127. Credits Accepted by State Institutions

 Credits received by students attending local district colleges shall be accepted in full by other state institutions of higher education for provisional enrollment in such major courses for which courses the students in the local district college qualify.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 759, § 1, effective July 1.