SB-0421, As Passed Senate, September 30, 2007
April 19, 2007, Introduced by Senators BROWN, JANSEN, BIRKHOLZ, KUIPERS, GILBERT, HARDIMAN, GEORGE, CROPSEY, VAN WOERKOM, GARCIA, PAPPAGEORGE and BISHOP and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending sections 123 and 124 (MCL 389.123 and 389.124), section
123 as amended by 1980 PA 5 and section 124 as amended by 1997 PA
135.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 123. The board of trustees may:
(a) Have the care and custody of the community college
property and provide suitable facilities, sanitary conditions, and
medical inspection for the community college of the district.
(b) Establish and collect tuition and fees for resident and
nonresident students. A waiver of tuition shall not be granted by
the board, except:
(i) The board of trustees may waive tuition for a student
participating in a reciprocal agreement for exchange of educational
services, if the agreement is approved by the state board of
education.
(ii) The board of trustees may waive tuition for a student who
meets the admission requirements of the board and is 60 years of
age or older.
(c) Establish and maintain or continue a library or museum,
which may be separately operated if desired, for the community
college, if the board of trustees considers it advisable to
establish and maintain or continue a library or museum and to
provide for its care and management.
(d) Select and employ administrative officers, teachers, and
other employees it finds necessary to operate the community college
district and establish the terms and conditions of their service or
employment. If the board of trustees provides medical, optical, or
dental benefits to employees and their dependents, the board shall
provide those benefits in accordance with the public employees
health benefit act and shall comply with that act.
Sec. 124. The board of trustees may do all of the following:
(a) Contract with, appoint, and employ a suitable person as
chief executive officer of the community college. The person
employed as chief executive officer shall not be a member of the
board of trustees and shall possess at least an earned bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university. The chief
executive officer shall hold office for a term fixed by the board
of trustees, not to exceed 5 years, shall perform duties as the
board of trustees may determine, and shall make reports in writing
to the board of trustees and to the department of education
annually, or more often if required, in regard to all matters
pertaining to the educational interests of the community college
district.
(b) Delegate to the chief executive officer of the community
college the board's authority to do any of the following:
(i) Select and employ personnel of the community college. If
the chief executive officer provides medical, optical, or dental
benefits to employees and their dependents under this subparagraph,
the chief executive officer shall provide those benefits in
accordance with the public employees health benefit act and shall
comply with that act.
(ii) Pay claims and demands against the community college.
(iii) Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire personal property
for the community college.
(iv) Invest community college funds.
(v) Subject to terms and conditions established by the board
of directors, accept contributions, capital grants, gifts,
donations, services, or other financial assistance from any public
or private entity.
(c) Appoint and employ a business manager responsible to the
chief executive officer of the community college for the community
college district and fix his or her term of office.
(d) Select and employ other administrative officers, teachers,
and other employees and engage services as necessary to effectuate
Senate Bill No. 421 as amended September 11, 2007
its purposes.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 419.
(b) Senate Bill No. 418.
(c) Senate Bill No. 420.
[Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 549 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law and takes effect.]