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165.160 Municipal colleges in cities of second class -- Establishment -- Board of trustees -- Advisory board prohibited.

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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 <br>college in a city of the second, third, or fourth class shall not constitute a municipal <br>college or receive support as provided in KRS 165.170 to 165.190 unless it is <br>controlled by a board of trustees appointed by the mayor and legislative body of the <br>city, and unless its principal work is the maintenance of courses affording <br>instruction in such arts, sciences, and professions and conferring such certificates of <br>attainment as are authorized by other similar institutions of learning above the high <br>school grade. No advisory board shall be appointed for any college established <br>pursuant to the provisions of this section, and the board of trustees of the college <br>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 <br>governing body of the district. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>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 <br>June 16, 1960. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, <br>1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3219-1, 3219-2, 3219-5.