Chapter 71 — SCHOOLS—COMMUNITY COLLEGES

71-601. Definitions. (a) "Credit hour" means the basic unit of collegiate level instruction, as determined by the state board, in a subject or course offered at a level not higher than those subjects or courses normally offered to freshmen and sophomores in four-year institutions…

71-602. History: L. 1961, ch. 363, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 390, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 417, § 19; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 14; L. 1972, ch. 265, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 274, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 361, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 233, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 278, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 280, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1980,…

71-603. Certification to state board of credit hour enrollments and property valuations. (a) On or before November 1 and on or before March 1 of each year, the chief administrative officer of each community college shall certify under oath to the state board the total number of d…

71-604. State aid; proration of insufficient appropriation; overpayments; underpayments. (a) If the amount of any appropriation for state aid is insufficient to pay in full the amount each community college is otherwise eligible to receive, the amount appropriated shall be prorat…

71-605. Same; distribution, when; credit to general fund. The distribution of the appropriation for state grants shall be made in substantially equal payments on August 1 and January 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon thereafter as possible. The state board shall certify, on or be…

71-606. Curriculum limitation. The provisions of this act shall apply only to community colleges accredited by the state board whose collegiate credit curriculums are limited to a program of not more than two (2) years. History: L. 1961, ch. 363, § 7; L. 1963, ch. 390, § 7; L. 19…

71-607. History: L. 1973, ch. 274, § 11; L. 1973, ch. 275, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 281, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 280, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 211, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 282, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 258, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 256, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 274, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 265, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 152, § 5; L. 1997, …

71-608. History: L. 1973, ch. 274, § 14; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 361, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

71-609. Same; subjects and courses taught outside home county, certain authorizations required. (a) No amount of state funding shall be based upon enrollment in any subject or course the principal part of which is taught at a location outside the county of the main campus of the …

71-609a. Same; disallowance for certain credit hours. No amount of the state operating grant of a community college shall be based upon any credit hour for which the community college is receiving or is eligible to receive postsecondary tiered technical education state aid. Histo…

71-610. History: L. 1973, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 37; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 46; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 18; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 18; Revived and amended, L. 2004, ch. 185, § 45; Expired, June 30, 2006. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archi…

71-611. Definitions; operating expenses; legally adopted budget; general fund. (a) "Operating expenses" means the total expenditures and lawful transfers from the general fund of a community college during a fiscal year for all purposes. (b) "Legally adopted budget of operating e…

71-612. Budget authority. In any fiscal year, each community college may budget and expend for operating expenses any amount the board of trustees determines necessary to be budgeted therefor. History: L. 1973, ch. 274, § 17; L. 1974, ch. 278, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 361, § 4; L. 1976,…

71-612a. History: L. 1974, ch. 278, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 361, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 300, § 3; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 234, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session…

71-613. History: L. 1973, ch. 274, § 18; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 40; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 48; L. 2000, ch. 86, § 1; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 97, § 50; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

71-613a. History: L. 1975, ch. 362, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 41; L. 1986, ch. 259, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 152, § 8; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 49; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 97, § 50; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived L…

71-614. General fund; transfer authorizations; operating expense; certain expenditures prohibited. Any lawful transfer of money from the general fund of a community college to the career technical education fund, adult education fund, adult supplementary education fund or motorcy…

71-615. Exceeding budget; penalty. If a community college expends in any fiscal year an amount for operating expenses which exceeds its legally adopted budget of operating expenses, the state board of regents shall determine the excess and deduct the same from amounts payable to …

71-616. History: L. 1973, ch. 274, § 21; L. 1975, ch. 361, § 6; L. 1977, ch. 234, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 44; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 270, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

71-617. Adult basic education; tax levy authorized, limitations, protest; fund, sources; expenses. (a) The board of trustees of any community college may levy a tax in each year for a period of not to exceed five (5) years of not to exceed one-fourth (¼) mill on all taxable tangi…

71-618. History: L. 1978, ch. 279, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 46; L. 1987, ch. 265, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 273, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 137, § 2; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 152, § 10; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LC…

71-619. History: L. 1986, ch. 259, § 9; L. 1987, ch. 265, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 152, § 9; L. 1997, ch. 11, § 7; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 57; Expired, June 30, 2000. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archive…

71-620. Grants; eligibility and amount; disallowance for certain credit hours; determination of residency. (a) In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2012 fiscal year, each community college is eligible for a grant from the state general fund, in an amount to be determined by t…

71-620a. History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 41; Expired, June 30, 2001. 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 Sess…

71-701. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Board of trustees" means the governing body of a community college. (b) "Campus" means the location of all or part of the buildings and facilities of a community college. (c) "Chief administrative officer" means the president or one …

71-702. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community college act." History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 48; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act considered in determining power of board to condemn land. Reinecker v. Board of Trustees, 198 …

71-801. Supervision; core indicators of quality performance; data management system. (a) Community colleges are under the supervision of the state board of regents. (b) The state board of regents shall identify and approve core indicators of quality performance for each of the co…

71-802. Loss of approval of college; loss of state aid. At any time, if the state board of regents finds that a community college previously approved or deemed approved has failed to comply with the provisions of this act or with any provision of a rule or regulation adopted purs…

71-901. History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 36; L. 1975, ch. 416, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 51; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 91; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 86, § 9; April 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived …

71-902. History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 4; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 50; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 92; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 86, § 9; April 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

[Repealed or reserved.]

71-1003. History: L. 1965, ch. 417, § 7; L. 1968, ch. 211, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 52; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 86, § 9; April 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

71-1101. Application to organize; preparatory study. (a) Any one or more interested school districts may make a preparatory study of the need and feasibility of establishing a community college in its or their area. The state board may provide professional advice and technical as…

71-1102. Standards for approval. Every community college shall meet the following standards: (a) At least all of the territory of the petitioning district or districts or all of one county shall be included in the proposed community college district. (b) Any contiguous compact te…

71-1103. Establishment; approval by state board; approval at election. (a) Upon receiving any petition under K.S.A. 71-1101, the same shall be submitted to the advisory council for its advice and recommendations, which together with the petition shall be presented to the state bo…

71-1104. Establishment; election for approval; determination of result. Whenever an election for approval of the establishment of a community college is held as provided in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 71-1103, and amendments thereto, the results of such election shall be certified t…

71-1105. Order establishing new college; contents. The order of the state board establishing any community college shall contain the following: (a) A description of the territory of the community college district. (b) A statement of the legal name of the community college. (c) Th…

71-1106. Same; certification of order establishing. The order establishing any new community college shall be certified to the election officer or officers of the county or counties in which any part of the territory of the community college is located, and to the board of educat…

71-1107. Election laws applicable to this article. The provisions of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall apply to all elections conducted under authority of this act. History: L. 1967, ch. 377, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 59; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATIN…

71-1108. Moratorium on new community colleges. No community college shall be established after the effective date of this act until this section of this act is repealed. History: L. 1968, ch. 211, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 60; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNC…

71-1201. Territory attachment; elections, when; limitations and approvals. Territory may be added to any community college district which has been established under this act either by deemed approval or by election approval by one of the following methods: (a) The board of educat…

71-1301. Authorization to agree to consolidate. In accordance with the provisions of article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated the boards of trustees of any two (2) or more community college districts are hereby authorized to enter into agreements to form one consolid…

71-1302. Agreement to consolidate; content. Any agreement entered into under authority of article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall specify the following: (a) The name of the community college district. (b) The date of election for approval of consolidation. (c)…

71-1303. Same; state board approval of agreements. Agreements to consolidate under authority of article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall provide that such agreement shall be of no force or effect unless first approved by the state board and is thereafter approv…

71-1304. Election for approval of consolidation. The territory of the consolidated community college district shall be all of the territory of the community college districts being consolidated. All of the electors residing in the community college districts being consolidated sh…

71-1305. Same; certification of election results; state board's order of establishment. Before any consolidated community college district is finally approved under article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated the results of the election shall be certified by the respons…

71-1306. Election of board of trustees after consolidation approved. (a) If a proposition to consolidate is approved as provided in K.S.A. 71-1304, and amendments thereto, the election of trustees at the next following community college election shall be by the method of election…

71-1307. Bond debt assumption or retention upon consolidation. Upon the consolidation of community college districts the consolidated community college district shall assume and agree to pay all of the bonded indebtedness of the former community college districts of which it is c…

71-1308. Transfer of property and funds upon consolidation. The assets of the community college districts being consolidated shall be transferred to the consolidated community college district on a day agreed upon in the consolidation agreement but not sooner than the first day o…

71-1309. Definitions. As used in article 13 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated: (a) "State board" means the state board of regents. (b) "County election officer" means the election commissioner in counties which have an election commissioner, and the county clerk in count…