THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1976 Part 25
COMMUNITY COLLEGES OPERATED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS

380.1601 “Community college” defined.

Sec. 1601.

As used in this part, "community college" includes a junior college established prior to June 14, 1955.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1602 Community college of district school system; establishment; approval of state board.

Sec. 1602.

The board of a first class school district or other school district having a population of more than 10,000, after having secured the approval of the state board, may establish collegiate and noncollegiate courses of study. These collegiate courses, except in school districts of the first class, shall not embrace more than 2 years of collegiate work. The courses, collectively and exclusive of the regular K to 12 grades, shall be known and designated as the community college of the district school system.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1602a Taxes levied for operation of community college.

Sec. 1602a.

(1) The board of a school district operating a community college under this part may levy taxes for the operation of the community college at a millage rate not to exceed the number of mills determined by the department to equal the number of mills authorized under section 1211 as of the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section for operating the community college and reported to the department for the purpose of compiling the activity classification structure data under section 204 of Act No. 163 of the Public Acts of 1993. The millage allowed under this subsection may be levied without a vote of the school electors of the school district until the millage authorization expires.

(2) With the approval of the school electors of the school district, the board of a school district may renew the millage authorized under subsection (1) or levy additional millage for the operation of the community college, or both.

History: Add. 1993, Act 312, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1603 Community college; joint establishment and operation; procedures and regulations.

Sec. 1603.

(1) The boards of 2 or more school districts may provide for the joint establishment and operation of a community college by adopting mutually agreeable procedures and regulations as to administration, financial support, and other necessary regulations. The procedures and regulations shall be approved by the state board.

(2) If the combined population of the school districts is less than 10,000, joint establishment of a community college shall be approved by the school electors of each district.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1604 Contract with district maintaining community college for attendance of other school district residents; qualifications, tuition, and transportation.

Sec. 1604.

A board of a school district may contract with the board of another school district maintaining a community college or another community college board for the attendance of school district residents who possess the qualifications for enrollment in the college, pay the tuition in whole or in part of the students for periods of time and covering courses agreed upon by the contracting districts, and provide transportation to and from the college for residents enrolling in the college.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1605 Discontinuance of community college; disposition of property; settlement of accounts and obligations.

Sec. 1605.

(1) If a school district is operating a community college and a community college district is established and operated under Act No. 331 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, being sections 389.1 to 389.195 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, which community college district includes the territory of the school district or a major portion thereof, the board of the school district, with the approval of the state board, may discontinue the community college.

(2) If a community college is discontinued, the board of education may:

(a) Give real and personal property of the school district appropriate for community college use to the community college district, or sell it to the community college district at prices and on terms satisfactory to the school board, the community college district, and the state board, and execute and deliver contracts, deeds, and instruments of conveyance.

(b) Sell the real or personal property used by the community college no longer deemed necessary for school district purposes or for community college purposes, at prices and on terms satisfactory to the board, and execute and deliver contracts, deeds, and instruments of conveyance.

(c) Settle accounts and obligations which may arise on account of the community college district taking over the community college.

(d) Rent or lease real or personal property of the school district to the community college district for times and terms as may be mutually agreed upon and contracted for.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606 Acquisition of lands and buildings; borrowing money; issuance of bonds or other obligations; repayment; terms of bonds; nature of debt.

Sec. 1606.

A school district operating a community college under this part may acquire lands and acquire or erect and equip buildings and maintain them to be used as residence halls, apartments, dining facilities, student centers, parking facilities, and health centers. The school district may finance the acquisition by borrowing money and issuing bonds or other obligations under terms and provisions as it deems best, including the right to refund the bonds or obligations. The school district shall obligate itself for the repayment of bonds or other obligations, together with interest, solely out of the income and revenues from the facilities or other facilities acquired, or from allocations and pledges of fees and charges required to be paid by students enrolling in the college, or a combination thereof. The bonds shall not exceed 50 years, and shall not constitute a debt of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606a Transfer of title of property to obtain capital financing for improvements; building school building upon leased site.

Sec. 1606a.

(1) The board of a school district that operates a community college under this part may transfer title of real or personal property owned by the school district to the state building authority in order to obtain capital financing from the state building authority for improvements to the property, even though the property continues to be required and used for community college or other school district purposes. The board of the school district shall give proper deeds, bills of sale, or other instruments necessary to pass title to the property.

(2) Notwithstanding section 1263, the board of a school district that operates a community college may build or contract to build a school building for the community college upon a site for which the school district has a lease from the state building authority of less than 50 years.

History: Add. 1993, Act 37, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1993
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606b Board of school district operating community college; establishment of department of public safety; grant of authority to public safety officers; public hearings; public safety advisory committee.

Sec. 1606b.

(1) The board of a school district operating a community college under this part may establish a department of public safety for that community college for the protection of persons and property.

(2) If the board of the school district establishes a department of public safety under subsection (1), the board may grant to the public safety officers the authority of peace or law enforcement officers.

(3) Before granting the powers and authority provided under subsection (2), the board shall conduct not less than 2 public hearings.

(4) The board shall not grant the powers and authority described in subsection (2) unless that board creates a public safety advisory committee. The public safety advisory committee shall be comprised of 2 members of the faculty and 2 members of the staff of the community college. The public safety advisory committee shall receive and address grievances by persons against the public safety officers or against the public safety department of that community college. The committee may recommend to the board or the administration of that community college that disciplinary measures be taken against a public safety officer or police officer who is found responsible for misconduct in office.

History: Add. 1998, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606c Public safety officers or police officers; jurisdiction.

Sec. 1606c.

(1) The jurisdiction of public safety officers or police officers granted powers and authority under section 1606b shall include all property owned or leased by the community college in this state and extends to the public right-of-way traversing or contiguous to that property.

(2) The jurisdiction of public safety officers or police officers under subsection (1) is limited to the protection of persons and property on the property of that community college unless a response is made off campus at the specific request of another law enforcement agency or under a mutual aid agreement with another law enforcement agency.

History: Add. 1998, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606d Public safety officers or police officers; minimum standards.

Sec. 1606d.

Public safety officers or police officers of a community college to whom the powers and authority of a peace or law enforcement officer are granted under section 1606b shall meet the minimum standards of the Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.616.

History: Add. 1998, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1606e Monthly uniform crime reports.

Sec. 1606e.

The public safety department of each community college shall submit monthly uniform crime reports pertaining to crimes within the department's jurisdiction to the department of state police in the same manner as uniform crime reports are submitted under section 1 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.251.

History: Add. 1998, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1607 Contribution by local governmental unit to support of community college; uniform tuition and fees.

Sec. 1607.

A county, township, or other governmental unit, by action of its governing body may contribute annually toward the support of a community college maintained by a school district pursuant to this part. Tuition and fees charged by the school district for enrollment in the community college shall be uniform throughout a county, township, or governmental unit making an annual contribution to the community college.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

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