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; April 13 Attorney General's Opinions: Community college board of trustees members; residence requirements. 94-94. Person providing services without compensation is an employee; prohibition does not violate U.S. or Kansas constitution. 95-69. Member of board of trustees may not defer such member's term while serving as an employee. 2015-12. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Community college defendant was not an arm of the state precluding sovereign immunity. Bland v. Kansas City, Kansas Community College, 271 F. Supp. 2d 1280, 1288 (2003). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026