2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .160   Municipal colleges in cities of second class -- Establishment -- Board of trustees -- Advisory board prohibited.

165.160 Municipal colleges in cities of second class -- Establishment -- Board of trustees -- Advisory board prohibited. (1) Cities of the second, third, and fourth classes may establish or acquire by lawful conveyance municipal colleges for the purpose of promoting public education. A college in a city of the second, third, or fourth class shall not constitute a municipal college or receive support as provided in KRS 165.170 to 165.190 unless it is controlled by a board of trustees appointed by the mayor and legislative body of the city, and unless its principal work is the maintenance of courses affording instruction in such arts, sciences, and professions and conferring such certificates of attainment as are authorized by other similar institutions of learning above the high school grade. No advisory board shall be appointed for any college established pursuant to the provisions of this section, and the board of trustees of the college shall perform the functions of an advisory board in addition to its other functions. (2) If the college is supported by a municipal college support district, three (3) members of the board of trustees mentioned in subsection (1) shall be appointed by the governing body of the district. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 521, sec. 19, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 1, effective June 16, 1960. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3219-1, 3219-2, 3219-5.