Chapter 71 — SCHOOLS—COMMUNITY COLLEGES

[Repealed or reserved.]

71-120. Community colleges; official designation. (a) On and after the effective date of this act, every public community junior college, established and existing under the laws of this state, is hereby officially designated as a community college. (b) Whenever the community coll…

[Repealed or reserved.]

71-201. Boards of trustees; powers and duties. (a) The board of trustees, in accordance with the provisions of law and the rules and regulations of the state board of regents, shall have custody of and be responsible for the property of the community college and shall be responsi…

71-201a. Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provision, void. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the board of trustees of a community college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board, provide th…

71-201b. Contracts; governed by Kansas law. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the board of trustees of a community college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board, shall be governed by and interpreted…

71-201c. Contracts; mandatory provisions. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), any contract entered into by the board of trustees of a community college or any of its officers or employees acting on behalf of the board shall contain the mandatory contract provisions prescrib…

71-202. History: L. 1972, ch. 267, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 87; Repealed, L. 2005, ch. 23, § 1; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Contracts with Fort Leavenworth, see 71-205, 71-206. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Polic…

71-203. Scholarships; limitations on use of public funds. The board of trustees of a community college shall not authorize or permit the expenditure of any public funds, either directly or indirectly, for scholarships for students who reside outside of the community college distr…

71-204. Tax levy authorization; determination of amount; budget. (a) For the purpose of community college maintenance and operation, the board of trustees is authorized to levy a tax on the taxable tangible property of the community college district. Such tax levy shall be the am…

71-205. Off-campus instruction at Fort Leavenworth military reservation. For the purpose of offering and providing off-campus instruction and courses of study at the Fort Leavenworth military reservation, any community college board of trustees is hereby authorized to enter into …

71-206. Same; disposition of funds. Any community college board shall receive, deposit and disburse all funds due or to become due for off-campus instruction at Fort Leavenworth military reservation in the same manner as other funds belonging to the board, and all funds so receiv…

71-207. History: L. 1968, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 403, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 8; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 282, § 16; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session…

71-208. History: L. 1968, ch. 264, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 9; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 282, § 16; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

71-209. History: L. 1968, ch. 264, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 403, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 10; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 282, § 16; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

71-210. Affiliation with certain organizations and associations; payment of dues, membership fees authorized. The board of trustees of any community college, upon majority vote of the members thereof, is hereby authorized to pay dues or membership fees from the general fund of su…

71-211. Standardized and uniform chart of accounts; use required. The director of accounts and reports, with the advice of the state board of regents, the senate committee on education and the house of representatives committee on education, shall prescribe a standardized and uni…

71-212. Early retirement incentive programs; establishment authorized; purposes; payment limitations; program report required. (a) The board of trustees of any community college may establish an early retirement incentive program for the benefit of the employees of the community …

71-213. Same; budget authorization. The board of trustees is hereby authorized to budget and expend such amounts for early retirement incentive programs as the board may deem to be necessary and desirable. History: L. 1981, ch. 267, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDI…

71-214. Same; limitation on rights creation. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create any right, or to authorize the creation of any right, which is not subject to amendment or nullification by act of the legislature. History: L. 1981, ch. 267, § 3; July 1. Previous | Nex…

71-215. Evaluation of employees; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 71-216 through 71-218, and amendments thereto: (a) "Board" means the board of trustees of a community college. (b) "Employees" means all full-time employees of community colleges. (c) "Full-time employees of communit…

71-216. Policy of personnel evaluation; adoption; forms; contents; time. Each board shall adopt a written policy of personnel evaluation procedure in accordance with this act. Every policy so adopted shall: (a) Be prescribed in writing at the time of original adoption and at all …

71-217. Same; evaluation policies; criteria; development; procedure; evaluation required prior to contract renewal. Evaluation policies adopted under K.S.A. 71-216, and amendments thereto, shall meet the following guidelines or criteria: (a) Consideration shall be given to the fo…

71-218. Same; evaluation documents; presentation to employee; acknowledgment; limited availability. Whenever any evaluation is made of an employee, the written document thereof shall be presented to the employee, and the employee shall provide written acknowledgment of such prese…

71-221. Identification of courses that transfer to all state educational institutions; publication thereof. The board of trustees of each community college shall identify those courses offered by such community college that transfer to all state educational institutions, as that …

71-222. Taxpayer and student transparency data report; contents; publication thereof. The board of trustees of each community college shall annually publish the following information on such community college's website homepage with an easily identifiable link, which shall be tit…

71-301. Student tuition and fees; purpose and expenditure of fees charged. (a) The board of trustees shall charge to and collect from each student tuition at rates per credit hour enrolled which shall be established by the board of trustees. (b) In addition to tuition, the board …

71-301a. History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 29; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 10; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 10; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 37; Expired June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR…

71-302. History: L. 1968, ch. 211, § 19; L. 1969, ch. 340, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 210, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 270, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 264, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 273, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 363, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 274, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 137, § 1; Repealed,…

71-303. History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 24; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 12; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 15; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 282, § 16; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

71-304. History: L. 1978, ch. 281, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 16; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 30; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 11; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 11; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 38; Expired, June 30, 2006. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Whether court erred in requiring community college to ob…

71-305. History: L. 1978, ch. 281, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 17; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 31; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 12; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 12; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 39; Expired, June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archi…

71-306. History: L. 1978, ch. 281, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 18; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 32; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 13; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 13; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 40; Expired, June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archi…

71-307. History: L. 1979, ch. 215, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 19; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 282, § 16; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

71-308. History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 33; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 14; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 14; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 41; Expired, June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR…

[Repealed or reserved.]

71-401. History: L. 1971, ch. 236, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 269, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 20; L. 1997, ch. 11, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 34; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 15; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 15; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 42; Expired, June 30, 2006. CASE ANN…

71-402. History: L. 1971, ch. 236, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 269, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 21; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 35; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 16; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 16; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 43; Expired, June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE CO…

71-403. History: L. 1971, ch. 236, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 269, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 22; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 36; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 17; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 17; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 44; Expired, June 30, 2006. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. When colle…

71-406. State residence; determination for state entitlements; rules and regulations. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 71-407, and amendments thereto, persons enrolling in a community college who, if adults, have not been, or if minors, whose parents have not been resident…

71-407. Same; certain persons considered state residents; definitions; eligibility criteria. (a) The following persons, or any class or classes thereof, and their spouses and dependents, may be considered residents of the state of Kansas by the state board for the purpose of dete…

71-501. Tax levy; authorization; purposes; conditions; protest; election; additional levy; renewal procedures; definition. (a) The board of trustees of any community college is authorized to make an annual tax levy for a period of not to exceed five years of not to exceed two mil…

71-501a. Capital outlay fund; establishment; sources. There is hereby established in every community college of the state a fund which shall be called the capital outlay fund, which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein in accordance with law. The proceeds of any tax…

71-502. Bonds in lieu of capital outlay levy; limitations. (a) Any moneys in the capital outlay fund of any community college district and any moneys received from issuance of bonds under this section may be used for the purposes specified in K.S.A. 71-501, and amendments thereto…

71-503. History: L. 1975, ch. 358, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 301, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 27; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 257, § 4; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 258, § 4; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REV…

71-504. History: L. 1975, ch. 358, § 2; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 257, § 4; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 258, § 4; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

71-505. History: L. 1980, ch. 206, § 1; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 257, § 4; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 258, § 4; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

71-506. History: L. 1981, ch. 268, § 1; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 257, § 4; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 258, § 4; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

71-507. Refraining from making authorized levy; effect. If any community college is unconditionally authorized to make a tax levy under authority of article 5 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, but the board of trustees of the community college chooses, in any year, not …

71-508. Validity of prior tax levies and bonds not affected. This act shall not in any manner be construed as affecting the validity of any tax levies authorized to be made under article 5 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated prior to the effective date of this act, nor sha…