Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,407

  • 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
  • Community college: means any community college organized and operating under the laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,241
  • Executive officer: means the chief executive officer of the state board of regents appointed under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-3292
  • 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

  • Municipal university: means the municipal university established and operating under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. See Kansas Statutes 74-3255
  • Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
  • School district: means any school district organized under the laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,407
  • 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
  • Technology education: means an applied discipline designed to promote technological literacy which provides knowledge and understanding of the impacts of technology including its organizations, techniques, tools and skills to solve practical problems and extend human capabilities in technological areas. 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

As used in this act:

(a) “Associate of applied science degree program” means a program that is offered and maintained by a technical college, composed of career technical and general education courses of instruction for which individuals may earn college credit, designed to prepare individuals for gainful employment in technical or technological occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree or to qualify individuals for transfer to another college or university and, after satisfactory completion of the requirements for graduation, results in the conferral of an associate of applied science degree. For the purpose of awarding college credit for completion of coursework leading to the conferral of an associate of applied science degree, the state board of regents shall determine the number of clock hours of instruction in general education courses or career technical education courses which shall be equivalent to a credit hour.

(b) “Board” means the board of education of any school district, the board of trustees of any community college, the board of regents of any municipal university, the governing body of any technical college, or the chief executive officer of any state educational institution.

(c) “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. Such programs shall include competency-based applied learning which contributes to an individual’s academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, and the occupational-specific skills necessary for economic independence as a productive and contributing member of society. The term “career technical education” also includes technology education and career and technical education as referenced in the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education act of 2006.

(d) “Community college” means any community college organized and operating under the laws of this state.

(e) “Institute of technology” or “Washburn institute of technology” means the institute of technology at Washburn university.

(f) “Municipal university” means a municipal university established under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

(g) “School district” means any school district organized under the laws of this state.

(h) “School year” means the 12-month period ending on June 30.

(i) “State board” means the state board of regents.

(j) “State educational institution” means the university of Kansas, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.

(k) “State plan” means a document or set of documents, together with attachments and supplements thereto, containing such provisions as are authorized by this act and required by the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education act of 2006, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.

(l) “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.

(m) “Technology education” means an applied discipline designed to promote technological literacy which provides knowledge and understanding of the impacts of technology including its organizations, techniques, tools and skills to solve practical problems and extend human capabilities in technological areas.