Bill Text: MI HB5533 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Higher education; community colleges; authority of board of trustees; expand to include establishing baccalaureate degrees in certain fields. Amends sec. 121 of 1966 PA 331 (MCL 389.121).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-11-03 - Referred To Committee On Education [HB5533 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB5533-Engrossed.html

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HB-5533, As Passed House, September 16, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 5533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     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 a bachelor of

 

science in nursing degree or any baccalaureate degree in 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.