2006 Kansas Code - 72-4470

      72-4470.   Governing body; powers and duties. (a) Except as provided by K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 72-4470a, and amendments thereto, the governing body of a technical college shall be the board of the former area vocational school or the board of control of the former area vocational-technical school, whichever is applicable. Such board or board of control shall operate, control and manage a technical college in the same manner and to the same extent that was provided by law for the operation, management and control of the former area vocational school or area vocational-technical school and nothing in this act shall be applied or construed in any manner so as to change or affect any power, duty or function of a board or board of control with respect to such operation, management and control.

      (b)   The board or board of control of a technical college, in addition to such other powers expressly granted by law and subject to rules and regulations of the state board of regents, is hereby granted the following powers:

      (1)   To determine the vocational, technology, and general education courses of instruction that will comprise the associate of applied science degree programs of the college;

      (2)   to establish the requirements for satisfactory completion of the associate of applied science degree programs of the college;

      (3)   to confer the associate of applied science degree upon students who successfully complete an associate of applied science degree program of the college and to award a certificate or diploma to students who successfully complete a vocational education program of the college; and

      (4)   to appoint teaching staff and to fix and determine teacher qualifications, duties and compensation. No teacher appointed to teach courses comprising the associate of applied science degree programs of the college shall be required to meet licensure requirements greater than those required in the state educational institutions.

      (c)   The provisions of this section shall expire on June 30, 2009.

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 246, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 115; L. 2003, ch. 134, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 69, § 16; July 1.