(1) The present concentration of population and population trends and projections within the area;
(2) total school enrollment in grades one (1) through twelve (12) and in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) in such area;
(3) the number of high-school graduates during the preceding ten-year period in such area, and a classification of them by their post high-school educational experience;
(4) types and capacities of educational facilities beyond the high-school level present in such area;
(5) educational services needed within such area;
(6) ability of such area to contribute to the financial support of a community college;
(7) such other data as the state board may by rule and regulation or otherwise require.
(b) The preparatory study shall include recommendations concerning the establishment of the community college and programs of instruction which would be most appropriate for such area at the time of establishment of the college. The preparatory study shall include recommendations for method of election and voting plan.
(c) After due consideration of the preparatory study, the boards of education of any one or more school districts in such area may file a petition in writing with the state board that the establishment of a community college be approved. Such petition shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution of the petitioning board or boards authorizing the request; a copy of the preparatory study; a statement in such form and detail as the state board may require setting forth a plan of financing and the student potential for the proposed community college; and any other information which may assist in explaining or supporting the request.
History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 8; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 53; July 1.
(b) Any contiguous compact territory in the area in which the petitioning districts are located may be included in the proposed community college district.
(c) The proposed community college district shall have taxable property valuation in an amount not less than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). Any community college the campus of which is located in a county having a taxable property valuation of less than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) and if the same contains the territory of an existing college shall only be required to include all of such county.
(d) The community college shall have a potential student attendance volume within commuting distance in the area of at least nine hundred (900) students enrolled in grades nine (9) to twelve (12) inclusive, in the opinion of school officials of the petitioning district or districts and in the opinion of the state board. The advisory council shall state its opinion of the student potential in the proposed district in making its recommendation to the state board.
(e) The overall intention of the legislature shall be controlling in the interpretation of the requirements for approval of the community colleges.
History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 9; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 9; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 54; July 1.
(b) Unless the writing by which the state board communicates approval specifically states otherwise, such approval of the request shall be in the terms contained in such request. The state board may condition approval upon the modification of the plan for the proposed community college, or upon modification of the plan of financing.
(c) No community college shall be established pursuant to this or any other act, nor shall any community college be entitled to or receive state aid unless its establishment has been approved as provided by law.
(d) Upon approval by the state board of any community college petition for establishment, the state board shall order an election for approval thereof to be held in the territory comprising the proposed community college district and shall specify the time of such election. The expenses of such election shall be paid by the county or counties in which territory of the proposed community college is located proportionately to the amount of territory in such counties. Election laws applying to elections for approval of a special question shall apply insofar as the same may be made applicable. The question submitted shall be: "Shall the proposed _____ community college be approved?," and the blank shall be filled with the name of such proposed community college as approved by the state board.
History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 10; L. 1967, ch. 407, § 17; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 55; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 56; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 93; July 1.
(a) A description of the territory of the community college district.
(b) A statement of the legal name of the community college.
(c) The effective date of the establishment of the community college for the purpose of taxation.
(d) The date that courses may first be offered by the community college.
(e) The date of the first election of members of the board of trustees, and a date two weeks prior thereto upon which the primary election, if needed, shall be held.
(f) A designation of the voting plan and method of election which shall initially apply in such community college district, and the voting plan and method of election shall be selected from those specified in chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. If a member district method is selected the boundary of each member district shall be set forth.
(g) A specification of the election officer or officers who shall be locally responsible for conduct of the first election of trustees, and if more than one election officer is involved, the order shall also provide for certification of the results in each county to the state board for canvass of the vote and announcement and certification of the final result thereof, both in the primary and general elections.
(h) The date and place of the first meeting of the board of trustees.
History: L. 1967, ch. 377, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 57; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 94; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 377, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 58; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 95; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 377, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 59; July 1.
History: L. 1968, ch. 211, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 60; July 1.