37-31-73 - Agreements for establishment of center; terms of agreement; board of trustees; fiscal agent.
§ 37-31-73. Agreements for establishment of center; terms of agreement; board of trustees; fiscal agent.
The various school districts, counties, municipalities and community/junior college districts of this state are hereby authorized to enter into agreements between such school districts and between such school districts and any of the boards of supervisors of any county, the governing authorities of any municipality, or the boards of trustees of any community/junior college district providing for the construction or operation of regional vocational education centers. Any such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. Any such agreement will designate the fiscal agent, among other provisions, provide for the method of financing the construction and operation of such facilities, the manner in which such facilities are to be controlled, operated and staffed, and the basis upon which students are to be admitted thereto and transportation provided for students in attendance therein. Any such agreement or any subsequent modification thereof shall be spread at large upon the minutes of each party thereto after having been duly adopted by the governing authorities of each party.
Such agreements may provide for the establishment of regional vocational education advisory councils to serve in an advisory capacity to such regional vocational education centers, to be made up of representatives of the board of trustees of school districts or community/junior college districts which may be parties thereto. Said regional vocational education advisory councils of the parties to such agreement will operate at the will of the fiscal agent for the regional vocational education center. The fiscal agent shall have all powers designated to it in the agreement by the parties to the agreement, except for the power to request or require the levy of taxes or the power to issue or require the issuance of any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, or to call for an election on the question of the issuance thereof.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6502-02; Laws, 1972, ch. 337, § 2; Laws, 1982, ch. 493, § 16; Laws, 1992, ch. 482, § 7; Laws, 1996, ch. 534, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1996.