SB-0421, As Passed Senate, September 4, 2007

SENATE BILL No. 421

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.

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.

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

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.