Kansas Statutes
Article 14 - Community College Elections
71-1403 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; Apr. 13

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 71 - Schools - Community Colleges

Article 14 - Community College Elections

71-1401 Citation of act.

71-1402 Definitions.

71-1403 Board of trustees; composition; methods of election; membership prohibited for college employees.

71-1403a Same; seven member plan, adoption and implementation authorized; procedure; protest petition, election.

71-1404 Change of method of election.

71-1405 Change to district method of election.

71-1406 Change of method of election, how determined.

71-1407 Member districts and member positions; numbering; residence of member.

71-1408 Method of election; when change may be made.

71-1409 Election for approval of change.

71-1410 Petition for change of method of election; plan of change; approval by state board; number of required signatures.

71-1411 Same; notice of election; ballots; canvas and report of election.

71-1412 Terms of members.

71-1413 Duties of county election officer; dates of primary and general elections specified.

71-1414 Candidacy for election to board of trustees; petition or declaration of intent; filing fee; deadline.

71-1415 Primary election, when; write-in candidates.

71-1416 Correlation with other local elections.

71-1418 Notices of election, publication.

71-1419 Elections to be nonpartisan; application of other laws.

71-1420 Voting plans.

71-1422 Board of trustees of Cowley county community college; additional member from Sumner county authorized; elections; candidacy; terms; financial support contingency.