Kansas Statutes 74-32,433. Career technical education programs located outside service area
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,433
- Board: means the board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,253
- Board of regents: means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. See Kansas Statutes 74-3278
- Career technical education: means organized educational programs offering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,407
- Career technical education program: means a program of vocational or technical training or retraining that is operated at the postsecondary level and is designed to prepare persons for gainful employment. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,417
- Community college: means any community college organized and operating under the laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,241
- Institution: means the university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Fort Hays state university and Kansas state university polytechnic campus;
(b) "governing authority" means the state board of regents or the chief executive officer of an institution if such officer has been designated by the state board to act on its behalf in exercising the authority of the board to care for, control, maintain and supervise all roads, streets, driveways and parking facilities for vehicles on the grounds of the institution; and
(c) "vehicle" means motor vehicle, motorized bicycle and bicycle. See Kansas Statutes 74-3209
- Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
- Technical college: means an educational institution that formerly was an area vocational school or an area vocational-technical school and that has been converted to, established as, and officially designated a technical college under authority of this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,407
- Term: means one of two or more substantially equivalent divisions of the academic year of an eligible institution. See Kansas Statutes 74-3284
(a) Provided a particular career technical education program is not offered in a particular service area, the governing board of a community college, technical college or institute of technology located outside such service area, in coordination with one or more school districts located within such service area, may apply to the state board of regents for permission to establish such career technical education program to be taught at a location in such service area. An application for such permission shall be submitted in such form and manner as prescribed by the state board of regents. In reviewing any such application, the state board of regents shall consider the ability and willingness of any postsecondary educational institution located in such service area to offer such career technical education program. If no such career technical education program is offered in such service area and no postsecondary educational institution located in such service area intends to offer such career technical education program, then the board of regents may approve such application to establish such career technical education program. Upon approval of its application by the state board of regents, the governing board of a community college, technical college or institute of technology may purchase or otherwise acquire land or land and improvements in such service area for the purpose of providing such career technical educational program.
(b) The state board of regents may adopt such rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) The terms “career technical education,” “community college,” “institute of technology” and “technical college” have the same meaning as such terms are defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,407, and amendments thereto.
(2) “Postsecondary educational institution” has the same meaning as such term is defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-3201b, and amendments thereto.
(3) “Service area” means: (A) For community colleges, a designated geographic area of the state established pursuant to agreement of the presidents of the community colleges and adopted in policy by the state board of regents; (B) for technical colleges, the territory set forth in the college’s plan submitted to the board of regents pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,452, and amendments thereto; and (C) for the institute of technology, Shawnee county.
(d) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.