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H0725..........................................................by EDUCATION
COMMUNITY COLLEGES - Adds to and amends existing law to provide for the
establishment of community colleges by the State Board of Education and
Board of Regents of the University of Idaho.
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 725
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO JUNIOR COLLEGES; AMENDING THE CHAPTER HEADING OF CHAPTER 21, TITLE
3 33, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 21, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION
4 OF A NEW SECTION 33-2101, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
5 COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND BOARD OF REGENTS OF
6 THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO; AMENDING SECTION 33-2101, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIG-
7 NATE THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE PROPER TERMINOLOGY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL COR-
8 RECTIONS; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-2101A, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIGNATE THE
9 SECTION AND TO DELETE A CODE REFERENCE.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That the Heading for Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and
12 the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
13 CHAPTER 21
14 JUNIOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
15 SECTION 2. That Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
16 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
17 ignated as Section 33-2101, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
18 33-2101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES. The state board of educa-
19 tion and board of regents of the university of Idaho shall have the authority
20 to:
21 (1) Establish a network of community colleges in the state of Idaho;
22 (2) Establish community colleges outside the boundaries of an existing
23 community college district; and
24 (3) Approve the establishment of community colleges pursuant to section
25 33-2104, Idaho Code, or any other provision of this chapter consistent with
26 the provisions of this chapter.
27 SECTION 3. That Section 33-2101, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28 amended to read as follows:
29 33-2101A. JUNIOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS, APPROVALS, BOUNDARIES OF
30 JUNIOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREAS. Junior Community college districts may be
31 formed and organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and
32 junior community colleges maintained therein shall be intermediate institu-
33 tions of higher education above grade twelve (12).
34 To provide for the orderly establishment and growth of junior community
35 colleges, a statewide system of six junior (6) community college areas is
36 hereby created, as hereafter described. The Sstate Bboard of Eeducation shall
37 only approve the existence of one (1) centrally located district in any area
38 until the enrollment of such junior community college therein exceeds one
39 thousand (1,000) full-time day students a year from within the area.
2
1 The boundaries of junior community college areas hereby created may be
2 changed by the Sstate Bboard of Eeducation upon thirty (30) days' notice to
3 the boards of trustees of each school district in each of the junior community
4 college areas affected and upon public hearing. No change shall be made to
5 place more than one (1) existing junior community college in an area. Notice
6 of any boundary change shall forthwith be filed with the board of county com-
7 missioners of each county affected.
8 Area No. 1 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Benewah, Bon-
9 ner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone.
10 Area No. 2 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Clearwater,
11 Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce.
12 Area No. 3 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Ada, Adams,
13 Boise, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Valley, Washington, that portion of Elmore
14 Ccounty lying generally west of a line described as follows:
15 Beginning at the junction of the boundary line common to Blaine, Boise,
16 Custer and Elmore counties, thence proceeding in a general southerly
17 direction along the boundaries of Blaine and Elmore counties and Blaine
18 and Camas counties to the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 1 S., R. 11
19 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Section 3, same
20 township and range; thence south 4 miles to the southwest corner of Sec-
21 tion 22, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of 15 miles more
22 or less to the southwest corner of Section 19, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., B.M.;
23 thence south 2 miles to the southwest corner of Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 9
24 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of one and three-fourths (1 3/4) miles
25 more or less to a point where the south section line of Section 35, T. 1
26 S., R. 8 E., B.M., intersects Bennett Creek; thence in a southwesterly
27 direction down said Bennett Creek approximately 8 miles more or less to
28 the southwest corner of Section 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south
29 along the section lines 5 miles to the southwest corner of Section 22, T.
30 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Sec-
31 tion 30, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines a
32 distance of 14 miles more or less to the Snake River which is also the
33 boundary between Elmore and Owyhee counties;
34 and that portion of Owyhee Ccounty lying generally west of a line described as
35 follows:
36 Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 33, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., B.M.,
37 which is on the boundary of Elmore and Owyhee counties, thence south along
38 the section lines 7 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section
39 33, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence west to the northwest corner of Section
40 4, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence south one and one-half (1 1/2) miles
41 more or less to the southwest corner of Section 9, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.;
42 thence east along the section lines 10 miles more or less to the northeast
43 corner of Section 13, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south 4 miles to the
44 southeast corner of Section 36, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence east
45 twenty-one and one-half (21 1/2) miles more or less to the north-south
46 center line of Section 3, T. 8 S., R. 12 E., B.M.; which is also the
47 boundary line of Twin Falls and Owyhee counties; thence south along said
48 boundary lines 36 miles to the township line between Townships 13 South
49 and 14 South, R. 12 E., B.M.; thence west along said township line twenty-
50 seven and one-half (27 1/2) miles more or less to the southwest corner of
51 Section 31, T. 13 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines
52 17 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 30, T. 16 S., R.
53 8 E., B.M.; which is also the Nevada Sstate Lline.
54 Area No. 4 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Blaine, Camas,
55 Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls, and those portions of
3
1 the counties of Elmore and Owyhee not included in the description of Area No.
2 3.
3 Area No. 5 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bannock, Bear
4 Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power, and that portion of Bingham Ccounty
5 lying west of a line described as follows:
6 Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 3 N., R. 33 E., B.M.;
7 which is also a point common to Jefferson, Bonneville and Bingham coun-
8 ties; thence due south on the section line a distance of eighteen (18)
9 miles to the southeast corner of Section 36, T. 1 N., R. 33 E., B.M.;
10 thence east on the township line a distance of five and one-half (5 1/2)
11 miles more or less to the north-south center line of Section 6, T. 1 S.,
12 R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south on the center section line a distance of six
13 (6) miles more or less to a point where said center line intersects the
14 east-west section line common to Section 6, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M. and
15 Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence east along said section line a
16 distance of five and one-half (5 1/2) miles more or less to the northeast
17 corner of Section 1, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south one and one-
18 half (1 1/2) miles to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of
19 Section 7, T. 2 S., R. 36 E., B.M.; thence east six (6) miles more or less
20 to the Range line common to Ranges 36 and 37 E., B.M.; thence south on
21 said Range line two and one-quarter (2 1/4) miles more or less to its
22 point of intersection with the Blackfoot River; thence following the
23 Blackfoot River in a northeasterly and southeasterly direction to a point
24 where said river intersects the township line common to Bingham and Cari-
25 bou counties.
26 Area No. 6 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bonneville,
27 Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton, and that por-
28 tion of Bingham Ccounty not included in the description of Area No. 5.
29 SECTION 4. That Section 33-2101A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
30 amended to read as follows:
31 33-2101AB. JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL MEAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Notwithstanding
32 any other provision of law, in sections 21-805, 21-806, 21-809, 23-404,
33 31-808, 33-101, 33-107, 33-107B, 33-601, 33-1252, 33-2101, 33-2102, 33-2103,
34 33-2104, 33-2105, 33-2106, 33-2107, 33-2107A, 33-2107B, 33-2107C, 33-2108,
35 33-2109A, 33-2110, 33-2110A, 33-2110B, 33-2111, 33-2112, 33-2113, 33-2114,
36 33-2115, 33-2116, 33-2117, 33-2118, 33-2119, 33-2121, 33-2122, 33-2123,
37 33-2124, 33-2125, 33-2126, 33-2130, 33-2135, 33-2137, 33-2138, 33-2139,
38 33-2141, 33-2142, 33-2143, 33-2144, 33-2211, 33-3716, 33-3717, 33-4001,
39 33-4003, 33-4004, 33-4006, 33-4201, 33-4306, 33-4315, 46-314, 50-1721,
40 57-1105A, 59-1324, 59-1371, 59-1374, 67-2320, 67-2322, 67-5309C and 67-5332,
41 Idaho Code, the term "junior college" shall mean and shall be denoted as
42 "community college."
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16123
Currently, many Idaho students are taking courses at traditional
universities and paying higher tuition rates associated with
universities. Idaho must take steps to expand access to community
college services and ensure affordability of these services so that
every Idahoan has an opportunity for continued learning.
Community colleges with open access and reasonable tuition serve as
major gateways for students to enter postsecondary education. The
need for greater access to postsecondary education in Idaho is
evident through a number of measures. At present, only 44% of the
state's high school graduates go on to pursue any form of
postsecondary education, ranking Idaho 45th in the nation in this
regard. Compounding the problem is the fact that community
colleges exist in only two areas of the state.
This legislation is to update the provisions relating to community
colleges as junior colleges, consistent with Idaho Code 33-2101A.
It also empowers the State Board of Education to establish a
network of community colleges in areas of the state where
postsecondary education needs are underserved. This legislation
does not allow the board to establish new community colleges in
those areas of the state that already have existing community
college districts.
FISCAL NOTE
Funding relationships of community colleges are not changed with
this legislation. Funding will still be subject to local
government support, student fees, non-state receipts and state
appropriations. Additional funding may be experienced in the
future due to the increased capabilities resulting from this
legislation that will increase access and affordability for
students, but it is not mandated.
Contact
Name: David Lehman
Phone: 334 2100
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 725