71-1402. Definitions. - Kansas Statutes

71-1402

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

      71-1402.   Definitions.As used in this act: (a) "Community college" means a communitycollege established under thecommunity college act.

      (b)   "Community college district" or "college district" means the taxingdistrict and territory of a community college.

      (c)   "Trustee" or "member" means a member of theboard of trustees of a community college.

      (d)   "Board" or "board of trustees" means thegoverning body of a communitycollege.

      (e)   "Campus" means all or part of the buildings and facilities of a community college.

      (f)   "Member district" means one of the subdistricts into which a communitycollege district is or may be divided for the purpose of a districtmethod of election of trustees.

      (g)   "Member position" means one of the positions ofmembers of a board of trustees when a district method of election is used.

      (h)   "Method" or "method of election" meansone of the methods ofelection provided for in this act.

      (i)   "District method" means a six-district method,a three-district method, or a two-district method.

      (j)   "Election-at-large method" means an election at large oftrustees of a community college without a division of the collegedistrict into memberdistricts.

      (k)   "Election officer" or "county election officer" means theelection commissioner of the county in which the community college islocated, or the county clerk in counties not having anelection commissioner.

      (l)   "Election at large" means an election of trustees atwhich all electors of acommunity college district vote on all candidates.

      History:   L. 1967, ch. 407, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 72;L. 1990, ch. 252, § 5; May 17.