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Michigan Statutes, Title 389

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Title 389, COMMUNITY COLLEGES

2 chapters · 102 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 389102 Ch 331-of-1966, COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT OF 196699 Ch 39-of-1969, STATE MARITIME ACADEMY3

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.301 State maritime academy; establishment, operation.
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Sec. 1. A state maritime academy and training program for merchant marine officers is established as a department of northwestern Michigan college. The board of trustees of northwestern Michigan college shall operate the program under the authority granted by Act No. 331 of the P…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.302 State maritime academy and training program; qualification for federal assistance.
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Sec. 2. The board of trustees of northwestern Michigan college is the designated legal state entity to qualify the academy and training program in all phases required to qualify for federal assistance and to receive and expend funds for this purpose under provisions of the mariti…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.303 Scope of training program.
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Sec. 3. It is the intent of the legislature that this program will not exceed the scope of the community college program as defined in section 1 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.1 Community college act of 1966; short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community college act of 1966".

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.101 Community college districts; provisions governing.

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Sec. 101. Each community college district shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of part 2 except as to those matters which are specifically or by necessary implication provided for in the particular chapter relative to the class or kind of community college district …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.103 Community college as corporate entity.

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Sec. 103. (1) A community college district is a body corporate and may sue and be sued, and may take, condemn, use, hold, sell, lease, and convey real property without restriction as to location and personal property including property received by gift, devise, or bequest, as the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.105 Definitions.

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Sec. 105. As used in this act: (a) "Area", in the term "area vocational-technical education program", means the geographical territory of the district, and any territory outside of the district that is designated as the service area of the district by the superintendent of public…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.107 Administering, conducting, and canvassing election and special election.

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Sec. 107. (1) An election under this act shall be called, administered, conducted, and canvassed as provided in this act and the Michigan election law. (2) A special election under this act shall be held on a regular election day established under section 641 of the Michigan elec…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.109 Community college district; legal name.

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Sec. 109. (1) Until changed by board resolution, every community college district shall have the legal name of "Community College District of ..........................." (the name of the county or counties when organized under chapter 1, the names of the component school distric…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.11 Formation of community college district; approval.

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Sec. 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), 1 or more counties may join to form a community college district by a majority vote of the electors residing in the proposed district. Before the election is held, the board or joint boards of education of the intermediate school districts …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.111 Board of trustees; time, place, and notice of meetings; election and terms of officers; conducting business in compliance with open meetings act.

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Sec. 111. (1) The first meeting of the board of trustees following the organizational election of a community college district shall be called by the secretary of the intermediate board of education of the county that has the highest valuation within the community college distric…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.112 Board of trustees; compensation; expenses.

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Sec. 112. No member of the board of trustees except the secretary and treasurer may receive any compensation for any services rendered the district. Expenses of board members may be reimbursed when the expenses are authorized by the board of trustees.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.113 Board of trustees; quorum; vote required; conducting business at public meeting; record of meeting; availability of record to public; duties of chairperson, secretary, and treasurer.

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Sec. 113. (1) A majority of the board of trustees is a quorum, but an act is not valid unless voted at a meeting of the board by a majority vote of the members elect of the board and a proper record made of the vote. The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.114 Board of trustees; bonds of officers and employees.

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Sec. 114. The treasurer and such other officers or employees as shall handle money on behalf of the community college district shall first secure a suitable bond from a responsible bonding company, which bond shall be paid for by the board of trustees.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.12 Organizational election; time of holding.

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Sec. 12. (1) If approval of a proposed community college district is filed with the school district filing official at least 77 days but not more than 6 months before the next general state election, the school district filing official shall include the necessary community colleg…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.121 Board of trustees; general powers.

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Sec. 121. The board of trustees of the community college district has the power to make plans for, to promote, or to acquire, construct, own, develop, maintain, and operate a community college and an area vocational-technical education program. The board of trustees may do all of…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.122 Board of trustees; powers.

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Sec. 122. The board of trustees may do all of the following: (a) Borrow, subject to the provisions of the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, for community college purposes, including capital expenditures, money on the terms it considers desirable…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.122a Energy conservation improvements; reports; forms.

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Sec. 122a. (1) If energy conservation improvements are made as provided in section 122, the board of trustees shall report the following information to the Michigan public service commission within 60 days of the completion of the improvements: (a) Name of each facility to which …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.123 Board of trustees; powers.

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Sec. 123. The board of trustees may: (a) Have the care and custody of the community college property and provide suitable facilities, sanitary conditions, and medical inspection for the community college of the district. (b) Establish and collect tuition and fees for resident and…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.123a Applicant serving or has served in military, national guard, or military reserves, or is spouse or dependent; question to be included in admission application.

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Sec. 123a. The board of trustees shall ensure that the community college include in its admission application process a specific question as to whether an applicant for admission is currently serving or has ever served as a member of the military, the national guard, or the milit…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.123b Admission applicant serving or served as member of military, national guard, or military reserves; duties of board of trustees; "transcript' defined.

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Sec. 123b. (1) The board of trustees shall ensure that the community college does all of the following in its admission application process if it knows that an applicant for admission is currently serving, or has ever served, as a member of the military, the national guard, or th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.124 Board of trustees; additional powers.

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Sec. 124. The board of trustees may do all of the following: (a) Contract with, appoint, and employ a suitable person as chief executive officer of the community college. The person employed as chief executive officer shall not be a member of the board of trustees and shall posse…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.125 Board of trustees; payment of claims against community college district; gifts; bylaws.

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Sec. 125. The board of trustees may: (a) Certify to the treasurer of the community college district for payment out of the funds thereof all claims and demands against the board or community college district, which shall be allowed by the board under rules and regulations it may …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.126 Board of trustees; acquiring lands or erecting or equipping buildings; financing.

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Sec. 126. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 121 and 122, the board of trustees may acquire lands or acquire or erect and equip buildings or maintain them to be used as residence halls, apartments, dining facilities, student centers, health centers, parking facilities, st…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.127 Board of trustees; borrowing money and issuing obligations; purpose; pledging state appropriations; pledging full faith and credit of district; limitations; notes or obligations as first budget obligation; pledge as statutory lien; duties of state treasurer; approval of transactions to insure timely payment of note or obligation; expenses; notes or obligations subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; form, terms, and sale of notes or obligations; repayment.

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Sec. 127. (1) The board of trustees may also borrow money and issue its notes or other obligations to secure funds for operating expenses or to pay previous obligations incurred for operating purposes under this or any other statute. The board may pledge state appropriations made…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.128 Public safety officers or police officers; grant of powers and authority; public hearings; public safety advisory committee.

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Sec. 128. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the board of trustees of a community college created under this act may grant to the public safety officers or police officers of that community college the powers and authority of a peace or law enforcement officer. Public safety…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.129 Public safety officers or police officers; jurisdiction.

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Sec. 129. (1) The jurisdiction of public safety officers or police officers granted powers and authority of peace or law enforcement officers under section 128 shall include all property owned or leased by the community college in this state and extends to the public right-of-way…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.13 Organizational election; propositions submitted.

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Sec. 13. At the organizational election there shall be submitted the following issues: (a) Proposition to establish the community college district. The ballots shall read substantially as follows: Shall a community college district comprised of ................. County (or counti…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.130 Public safety officers or police officers; minimum standards.

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Sec. 130. Public safety officers or police officers of a community college to whom the powers and authority of a peace or law enforcement officer are granted under section 1 shall meet the minimum standards of the Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 19…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.131 Monthly uniform crime reports.

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Sec. 131. The public safety department or police department of each community college shall submit monthly uniform crime reports pertaining to crimes within the department's jurisdiction to the department of state police in the same manner as uniform crime reports are submitted u…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.14 Community college board of trustees; number and terms.

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Sec. 14. (1) A community college district is directed and governed by a board of trustees, consisting of 7 members, elected at large in the territory of the district or proposed district on a nonpartisan basis. At the organizational election, the electors shall elect 3 members fo…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.141 Board of trustees; annual budget, estimate.

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Sec. 141. The board of trustees shall prepare annually on a day to be determined by the board of such district but before the third Monday in April of each year, an estimate of the amount of taxes or appropriation deemed necessary for the ensuing fiscal year for the purposes of e…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.142 Investment of funds; restrictions; commingling prohibited; disposition of earnings; limitation on investment or deposit of funds; compliance with divestment from terror act; definitions.

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Sec. 142. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the treasurer of a community college district, if authorized by resolution of the board of trustees, may invest debt retirement funds, building and site funds, building and site sinking funds, or general funds of the district, but…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.143 Board of trustees; audit of accounts.

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Sec. 143. The board of trustees shall provide for a system of accounting meeting the approval of the state board of education. All accounts shall be audited once each year by a certified public accountant and a summary of the audit shall be published in a newspaper of general cir…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.144 Levy and collection of taxes; use of funds; limitation; determination and certification of rate and amount of taxes; manner and time of levy and collection; summer property tax levy; applicability of subsection (3); disposition of money collected; subjects of taxation.

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Sec. 144. (1) The board of trustees of each community college district may levy for the purposes specified as within the power of the board a tax that does not exceed the rate previously or subsequently authorized by the qualified electors of the district or the rate derived thro…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.145 Community college district; exemption from taxation; special assessments.

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Sec. 145. The property of the community college district shall be exempt from all taxation and assessment, and no writ of attachment or writ of execution shall be levied upon the property thereof. The board of trustees may enter into an agreement with any city, village or townshi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.15 Community college districts comprised of counties; establishment; annual tax rate.

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Sec. 15. (1) A community college district shall be established if: (a) A majority of the electors of each of the counties included in the proposed community college district voting thereon approve the organization of the district. (b) A board of trustees in the required number is…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.151 Community college district; board of trustees, eligibility.

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Sec. 151. Any qualified elector residing within the community college district or proposed community college district is eligible to be chosen as a board member.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.152 Member of community college board; nomination; election.

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Sec. 152. A candidate for the office of member of a community college board shall be nominated, and members shall be elected, as provided in chapter XIV of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.301 to 168.315.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.153 Candidates for board of trustees; withdrawal, notice.

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Sec. 153. After the filing of a nominating petition by or on behalf of a candidate for membership on the board, the candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal, signed by the candidate, is served upon the official with whom the nominating pe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.154 Candidate for board of trustees; death, withdrawal, removal from district, or disqualification; election.

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Sec. 154. When a candidate for election to the board of trustees dies before the election, withdraws, removes from the community college district or proposed district, or becomes disqualified for any reason, and that person is the only candidate for the term of office of member o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.155 Board of trustees; election; certificates of election.

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Sec. 155. The candidate for each term of office who received the highest number of votes cast shall thereby be elected. Within 3 days of the official canvass the secretary of the final board of canvassers of any election for members to the board of trustees shall deliver a certif…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.156 Board of trustees; oath of office and acceptance, filing.

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Sec. 156. (1) Within 15 days after his appointment or after the final canvass of his election, each person elected or appointed as a member of the board of trustees of a community college district shall file with the secretary of the board of trustees his oath of office and his a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.157 Board of trustees; vacancies, causes.

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Sec. 157. The office of a member of the board of trustees shall become vacant immediately without declaration of any officer or any acceptance of the board of trustees or its members, upon the death of the incumbent, or his being adjudicated insane or being found to be mentally i…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.158 Filling vacancies.

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Sec. 158. If a vacancy in the board of trustees occurs, the remaining members of the board by majority vote shall fill the vacancy immediately with a qualified elector of the community college district. Except as provided in section 83, any person so appointed shall hold office u…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.16 Organizational elections; conduct.

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Sec. 16. The general election laws, including the voting of absent voters, the days on which elections are held, the hours for the opening and closing of the polls at elections, and provisions for preserving the purity of elections and for preventing fraud and corruption, govern …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.161 Definitions.

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Sec. 161. As used in this chapter: (a) "Agreement" means a written agreement between an employer and a community college district concerning a project and any amendments to that agreement. (b) "Bond" or "bonds" means bonds, notes, or other debt issued by a community college distr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.162 Agreement by community college and employer; establishment of project; provisions; payments as lien on employer's business property; filing with department of treasury; limitation on entering new agreements.

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Sec. 162. (1) A community college district may enter into an agreement to establish a project with an employer engaged in business activities anywhere in the state. An agreement must meet section 163 and all of the following: (a) Must provide for program costs that may be paid fr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.163 Program costs of new jobs training program; payment from money received from new jobs credit from withholding; agreement; provisions; amount remitted to community college district; information to be provided to department of treasury.

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Sec. 163. (1) If any part of the program costs of a new jobs training program are to be paid from receipt of money from a new jobs credit from withholding, the agreement shall contain all of the following provisions: (a) That program costs are to be paid from money received from …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.164 New jobs training revenue bonds; sunset.

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Sec. 164. (1) Subject to subsection (16), by resolution of its board of trustees, a community college district may authorize, issue, and sell its new jobs training revenue bonds in anticipation of payments to be received pursuant to an agreement, subject to the requirements of th…