Section 389.103 - Community college as corporate entity. - Michigan Statutes

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT OF 1966 (EXCERPT)
Act 331 of 1966

389.103 Community college as corporate entity.

Sec. 103.

(1) A community college district is a body corporate and may sue and be sued, and may take, condemn, use, hold, sell, lease, and convey real property without restriction as to location and personal property including property received by gift, devise, or bequest, as the interest of the community college district may require. A community college district is presumed to have been legally organized if it has exercised the franchises and privileges of a community college district for a period of at least 2 years; and such a community college district and its trustees are entitled to all rights, privileges, and immunities, and are subject to all duties and liabilities conferred upon community college districts by law.

(2) In addition to the powers expressly stated in this act, a community college district and its board of trustees may exercise a power implied by or incident to any of its powers expressly stated in this act and, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise a power incidental or appropriate to the performance of any function related to operation of the community college district in the interests of educational and other programs and services offered by the community college district.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 135, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1997