Chapter 74 — STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-32,451. Supervision by state board; rules and regulations. Technical colleges shall be under the general supervision of the state board of regents. All rules and regulations of the state board of regents which relate to supervision of area vocational schools and area vocationa…

74-32,452. Governing body; powers and duties. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), all technical colleges shall establish and maintain a plan for a governing board, which shall be separate and independent of any board of education of any school district, to operate,…

74-32,453. Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provisions, void. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the governing body of a technical college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the governing body, p…

74-32,454. Contracts; governed by Kansas law. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the governing body of a technical college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the governing body, shall be governed by and int…

74-32,455. Contracts; mandatory provisions. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), any contract entered into by the governing body of a technical college or any of its officers or employees acting on behalf of the governing body shall contain the mandatory contract provisions …

74-32,456. Applicability of statutes; provision of career technical vocational education courses and programs; supremacy of act. (a) The provisions of all statutes of general application to area vocational schools and area vocational-technical schools shall apply to every technic…

74-32,457. Change in designation or name of technical college. (a) As used in this section, "technical college" means a technical college designated by K.S.A. 74-32,458, 74-32,460, 74-32,461, 74-32,462, 74-32,464 or 74-32,465, and amendments thereto. (b) The governing body of a t…

74-32,458. Wichita state university campus of applied sciences and technology; official designation. (a) The Wichita area vocational school, also known as the Wichita area vocational-technical school, previously converted to and established by law as Wichita area technical colleg…

74-32,459. Wichita state university campus of applied sciences and technology; affiliation and approval thereof; designation; governing body; programs; admissions. (a) The Wichita area technical college, authorized and designated as a technical college pursuant to K.S.A. 74-32,45…

74-32,460. Flint Hills technical college; official designation. [(a)] The Flint Hills area vocational school, also known as the Flint Hills area vocational-technical school, is authorized to be converted to and established as a technical college and, upon such conversion and esta…

74-32,461. Fort Hays state university – north central Kansas technical college; official designation. (a) The north central Kansas area vocational-technical school previously converted to and established by law as north central Kansas technical college shall be officially designa…

74-32,462. Manhattan area technical college; official designation. (a) The Manhattan area vocational school, known as the Manhattan area technical center, is authorized to be converted to and established as a technical college and, upon such conversion and establishment as provid…

74-32,463. Northeast Kansas technical college; official designation. (a) The Northeast Kansas area vocational school, also known as the Northeast Kansas area technical school, is authorized to be converted to and established as a technical college and, upon such conversion and es…

74-32,464. Fort Hays state university – northwest Kansas technical college; official designation. (a) The northwest Kansas area vocational-technical school, also known as the northwest Kansas technical school, previously converted to and established by law as northwest Kansas tec…

74-32,465. Salina area technical college; official designation. (a) The Salina area technical school is authorized to be converted to and established as a technical college and, upon such conversion and establishment as provided by law, shall be officially designated as the Salin…

74-32,466. Faculty members and employees; protection of salary and benefits. (a) Any faculty member or employee of a school district whose employment is transferred to a technical college pursuant to K.S.A. 74-32,452, and amendments thereto, shall retain all accrued sick leave, v…

74-32,467. Technical schools; plans for accreditation or merger with postsecondary educational institution. (a) On or before July 1, 2008, the governing bodies of the northeast Kansas technical college, Kansas City area technical school, Kaw area technical school, Salina area tec…

74-32,468. Technical colleges; quality performance grants, eligibility and amount. (a) In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2012 fiscal year, each technical college, as defined in K.S.A. 71-1802, and amendments thereto, is eligible for a grant from the state general fund, in …

74-32,469. Fort Hays state university – northwest Kansas technical college and Fort Hays state university – north central Kansas technical college; affiliation and approval thereof; industry or regional advisory boards; governing body; programs; admissions. (a) Northwest Kansas t…

74-32,470. Kansas technical college operating grant fund; expenditures. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the Kansas technical college operating grant fund, which shall be administered by the state board of regents. All expenditures from the Kansas technical c…

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74-3201. History: L. 1925, ch. 259, § 1; L. 1939, ch. 289, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 39; L. 1995, ch. 241, § 12; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 147, § 132; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Senate failed to confirm appointment before adjournment; vacancy occurred; recess appointment valid. Dris…

74-3201a. Kansas higher education coordination act; citation and purpose. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas higher education coordination act. (b) The purpose of this act is to provide for the general improvement of postsecondary education in the state of…

74-3201b. Definitions. As used in the Kansas higher education coordination act: (a) "Adult basic education program" and "adult supplementary education program" mean the same as defined in K.S.A. 74-32,253, and amendments thereto. (b) "Community college" means any community colleg…

74-3202. History: L. 1925, ch. 259, § 3; L. 1939, ch. 289, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 63; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 147, § 132; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sess…

74-3202a. State board of regents; establishment; composition; appointment; terms; qualifications; meetings; compensation and expenses. (a) There is established the state board of regents. The state board of regents shall be composed of nine members appointed by the governor, subj…

74-3202b. Same; meetings; quorum. The state board of regents shall meet at least quarterly each year in Topeka on dates fixed by the state board. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or upon the petition to the chief executive officer of the state board b…

74-3202c. Same; powers, duties and functions; preservation of certain powers, duties and functions of community college boards of trustees. (a) In the exercise of its leadership role, the state board of regents shall be an advocate for the provision of adequate resources and suff…

74-3202d. Same; performance indicators, review; core indicators of quality performance; selection of determinants for state moneys; institutional improvement plans; performance agreements; new state funds, requirements for receipt. (a) During the 2000 fiscal year, the state board…

74-3202e. History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 131; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 134, § 28; 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 Documen…

74-3203. History: L. 1925, ch. 259, § 4; L. 1939, ch. 289, § 3; L. 1943, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 323, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 416, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 413, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 438, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 363, § 4; L. 1955, ch. 352, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 337, § 16; L. 1961, ch. 409, § 4; L. 1965,…

74-3203a. Chief executive officer of state board; appointment; salary; duties. The state board of regents shall appoint a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer of the state board shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall serve a…

74-3204. History: L. 1925, ch. 259, § 5; L. 1939, ch. 289, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 442, § 7; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 147, § 132; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

74-3204a. Treasurer of state board. The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of the state board of regents. History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 5; May 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

74-3205. History: L. 1925, ch. 259, § 8; L. 1939, ch. 289, § 5; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 147, § 132; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

74-3205d. Commission for higher education coordination; meetings; powers and duties; expiration date, certain provisions; powers and duties transferred to state board; other advisory bodies authorized. (a) The commission for higher education coordination shall meet at Topeka at l…