71-1403. Board of trustees; composition; methods of election; membership prohibited for college employees.

71-1403

Chapter 71.--SCHOOLS--COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Article 14.--COMMUNITY COLLEGE ELECTIONS

      71-1403.   Board of trustees; composition; methods of election;membership prohibited for college employees.(a) The governing body of a community college is and shall be a board oftrustees.

      (b) (1)   Subject to provision (2), the board of trustees of acommunity college shall be composed of six members.

      (2)   If a community college adopts and implements a seven member boardof trustees plan, the board of trustees of the community college shall becomposed of seven members.

      (c)   The members of a board of trustees may be elected by any oneof the four methods provided for in this act which are: (1)Election-at-large method, (2) six-district method, (3) three-districtmethod, (4) two-district method.

      (d)   No member of the board of trustees of a community college shall bean employee of the community college.

      History:   L. 1967, ch. 407, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 73;L. 1990, ch. 252, § 6; May 17.