§ 6-51-904 - Duties of local board for technical institutes. - Arkansas Statutes

6-51-904. Duties of local board for technical institutes.

(a) The powers and duties of the local board shall be as follows:

(1) To acquire, hold, and transfer real and personal property, to enter into contracts, to institute and defend legal actions and suits, and to exercise such other rights and privileges as may be necessary for the management and administration of the technical institute;

(2) To appoint from the candidates certified by the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities the president of the technical institute or director of the comprehensive lifelong learning center;

(3) To appoint, upon nomination of the president or director, the members of the administrative and teaching staffs;

(4) To determine, with the approval of the state board, the educational program of the institution; and

(5) Other powers and duties as provided in this subchapter or as delegated to it by the state board.

(b) All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations or other funds of the technical institutes and comprehensive lifelong learning centers shall be transferred from the state board to the local boards of directors.

(c) The local board may make rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter or inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the state board as are necessary for the proper administration and operation of the institution.

(d) The local board may contract with a nonprofit organization or a local school board within its service area to offer secondary-level general academic and vocational and technical courses and programs, adult literacy courses, or both.