Section 389.31 - Community college district; resolution requesting organization; approval of state board of education; eligibility of school district.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT OF 1966 (EXCERPT)
Act 331 of 1966
389.31 Community college district; resolution requesting organization; approval of state board of education; eligibility of school district.
Sec. 31.
(1) A school district or 2 or more contiguous school districts which operate grades kindergarten through 12 may form a community college district. When resolutions of the boards of education of contiguous school districts requesting the organization of the community college district are filed with the secretary of the board of education of the intermediate school district having the highest valuation in the proposed community college district area, he shall refer the questions of organizing the community college district and the proposed annual tax rate to the state board of education for approval. When the board of education of a single school district adopts a resolution requesting the organization of a community college district the secretary of the board of education of that district shall refer such questions to the state board of education for approval.
(2) For the purpose of this chapter, a school district operating grades kindergarten through 12 shall be eligible for the formation of a community college district even though a part of the district is within an existing community college district. Except as provided in section 46 the part shall not be included in the area of the community college district nor shall a person residing in the part be eligible to vote at the organizational election or at any community college district election.
History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1974