Sec. 14.40.630. Definitions.

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In AS 14.40.560 — 14.40.640, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1)“board of regents” or “board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;

(2)“community college” means a program of education established by the University of Alaska in cooperation with qualified school districts or qualified political subdivisions of the state, including both academic degree and nondegree programs;

(3)“qualified school district” or “qualified political subdivision” means a school district or political subdivision organized under the laws of the state, or a group of two or more contiguous school districts or political subdivisions of the state, or a combination of each, which combination, considered as a unit, meets the following minimum requirements for the establishment of a community college:

(A)makes application to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska for participation in the community college program;

(B)satisfies educational standards of the University of Alaska according to criteria established by the Board of Regents;

(C)has had an average daily membership during the previous school year of at least 75 high school students, grades 9-12;

(D)has established to the satisfaction of the Board of Regents the practical need for a community college within the district or political subdivision; and

(E)makes arrangements for defraying its proper share of the costs of the operation and maintenance of a community college, as provided by the terms of AS 14.40.560 — 14.40.640.