74-32,411.
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74-32,411. Johnson county area vocational-technical school; presentation of plan for establishment authorized; required information; conditions.
(a)The boards of the school districts and the community college to which this section applies may jointly present a plan to the state board of education for the establishment and operation of an area vocational-technical school. The plan shall be prepared in such form as is prescribed by the state board.
(b)Information included in support of the plan shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1)Concentration of population within a reasonable community service area;
(2)total enrollments in the school districts and community college to which this section applies, separately;
(3)number of persons graduating from high school within the area;
(4)probability of growth in enrollments within the area;
(5)identification of vocational education services needed within the area;
(6)local interest and attitudes toward the program;
(7)ability to contribute to the financial support of the program;
(8)consideration of the area in relation to other programs or requests for programs of vocational education to prevent, as nearly as is practicable, overlapping or duplication of educational services.
(c)Upon receipt and examination of the plan, the state board shall conduct hearings and make such investigations related to the plan as it deems appropriate. If the plan submitted is approved, or approved after amendment, the state board shall issue an order authorizing the establishment of the area vocational-technical school and providing for its classification as a type II area vocational-technical school. The order issued by the state board under authority of this section shall contain a rescission of any authorization granted by the state board prior to the effective date of this act for the establishment of an area vocational school by any of the boards of the school districts or the community college to which this section applies.
(d)The area vocational-technical school established under authority of this section shall be designated as Johnson county area vocational-technical school. The provisions of all statutes of general application to area vocational-technical schools shall apply to the area vocational-technical school established under authority of this section.
(e)This section applies to: Unified school district No. 229, Johnson county; unified school district No. 230, Johnson county; unified school district No. 231, Johnson county; unified school district No. 232, Johnson county; unified school district No. 233, Johnson county; unified school district No. 512, Johnson county; and Johnson county community college.
(f)As used in this section, the term "board" means the boards of education of the unified school districts to which this section applies and the board of trustees of the community college to which this section applies.