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ID H0177
Bill
AI Summary
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Community college districts must be divided into five (5) trustee subdistricts by July 1, 2012, with boundaries established by the board of trustees to be as nearly equal in population as practicable, with total population deviation not exceeding 10 percent.
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Boards of trustees may alternatively divide a district into three (3) trustee subdistricts and one (1) municipal subdistrict if a city or adjoining cities contain more than 40 percent of the district's total population.
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County clerks must cooperate with community college boards in establishing trustee subdistrict boundaries, and boundaries must be revised at least once every 10 years following the U.S. census.
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Beginning with the 2012 trustee election, no more than one trustee may reside in the same trustee subdistrict; if a municipal subdistrict exists, two trustees must be residents of that municipal subdistrict.
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Incumbent trustees serving unexpired terms in 2012 may continue serving until their terms expire; thereafter, trustees must be residents of their designated trustee subdistrict or municipal subdistrict.
Legislative Description
Adds to and amends existing law relating to community colleges to require that community college trustee subdistricts be formed, to provide requirements for establishing community college trustee subdistricts, to provide duties of the board of trustees for establishing and revising the boundaries of community college trustee subdistricts, to provide duties of the county clerk for cooperating in the establishment of community college trustee subdistricts, to provide authority to establish municipal subdistricts in certain circumstances and to provide authority to define the boundaries of such municipal subdistricts; and to revise and provide additional provisions relating to the election of trustees.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Last Action
to St Aff
2/18/2011