October 21, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Sheltrown and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending section 121 (MCL 389.121), as amended by 1997 PA 135.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 121. The board of trustees of the community college
district has the power to make plans for, to promote, or to
acquire, construct, own, develop, maintain, and operate a community
college and an area vocational-technical education program. The
board of trustees may do all of the following:
(a) Locate, acquire, purchase, or lease in the name of the
community college district a site or sites within or without the
territory of the community college district for college buildings,
libraries, agricultural farms, athletic fields, playgrounds,
stadiums, gymnasiums, auditoriums, parking areas, residence halls,
and supporting facilities as may be necessary; purchase, lease,
acquire, erect or build and equip buildings, structures, and other
improvements for college or area vocational-technical education
buildings, libraries, agricultural farms, athletic fields,
playgrounds, stadiums, gymnasiums, auditoriums, parking areas,
residence halls, and supporting facilities as may be necessary;
enter into installment purchase contracts for real or personal
property; pay for real or personal property out of the funds of the
community college district provided for that purpose; sell or
exchange any real or personal property of the community college
district that is no longer required for school purposes, and give
proper deeds, bills of sale, or other instruments passing title to
the real or personal property.
(b) Establish and carry on schools and departments or courses
of study and other educational programs as may be consistent with
the purposes of this act, and take over and succeed to the
operation of a community college or vocational-technical department
or departments previously operated by school districts within the
community college district.
(c) Establish, equip, and maintain agricultural, trade, and
other vocational-technical departments and have general control
over them for community college or area vocational-technical
program purposes.
(d) Establish education programs and grant baccalaureate
degrees in nursing, cement technology, maritime technology, or
culinary arts.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 4837 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into
law.