Montana Code 20-15-225. Powers and duties of trustees
20-15-225. Powers and duties of trustees. (1) The trustees of a community college district shall, subject to supervision by the board of regents:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-15-225
- Board of regents: means the board of regents of higher education created by Article X, section 9, subsection (2), of the Montana constitution and 2-15-1505. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- community college district: means a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Montana organized under a single board of trustees for the purpose of providing community college instruction open to all people, subject to uniform regulations as determined by the trustees. See Montana Code 20-15-101
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- School election: means a regular school election or any election conducted by a district or community college district for authorizing taxation, authorizing the issuance of bonds by an elementary, high school, or K-12 district, or accepting or rejecting any proposition that may be presented to the electorate for decision in accordance with the provisions of this title. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- System: means the Montana university system. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)have general control and supervision of the community college;
(b)adopt rules, not inconsistent with the constitution and the laws of the state, for the government and administration of the community college;
(c)grant certificates and degrees to the graduates of the community college;
(d)keep a record of their proceedings;
(e)when not otherwise provided by law, have control of all books, records, buildings, grounds, and other property of the community college;
(f)receive from the state board of land commissioners; other boards, agencies, or persons; or the government of the United States all funds, income, and other property the community college may be entitled to receive or accept and use and appropriate the property for the specific purpose of the entitlement, grant, or donation;
(g)have general control of all receipts and disbursements of the community college;
(h)appoint and dismiss a president and faculty for the community college; appoint and dismiss any other necessary officers, agents, and employees; fix their compensation; and set the terms and conditions of their employment;
(i)administer the tuition provision and otherwise govern the students of the community college district in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
(j)call the elections of the district in accordance with the school election chapter of this title;
(k)participate in the teachers’ retirement system of the state of Montana in accordance with the provisions of the teachers’ retirement system chapter of this title;
(l)establish employee benefits, other than retirement benefits, and fix their limits in accordance with 2-18-701 through 2-18-704; and
(m)participate in district boundary change actions in accordance with the provisions of the district organization chapter of this title.
(2)The trustees of a community college district shall hold in trust all real and personal property of the district for the benefit of the college and students.
(3)The trustees of a community college district may enter into agreements with the western interstate commission for higher education, or similar intrastate, interstate, or international agreements, for the benefit of the district and students.