Oklahoma § 70-4405 - Powers and duties of board
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§ 70-4405. Powers and duties of board
The governing board of a community junior college shall have the
supervision, management, and control of the community junior
college, and shall have the following additional specific powers and
duties:
a. Adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to
govern the community junior college.
b. Employ and fix the compensation and duties of such personnel
as it deems necessary for the operation of the community junior
college; and establish appropriate policies for retirement, group
insurance, and other staff benefits as provided for employees of
other public colleges in Oklahoma.
c. Purchase, construct, or rent such buildings as it deems
necessary for the operation of the community junior college.
d. Enter into contracts, purchase supplies, materials, and
equipment, and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to make
any of its powers effective.
e. Receive and make disposition of monies, grants, and property
from Federal agencies and the State, and administer the same in
accordance with Federal and State requirements.
f. Accept gifts of real and personal property, money, and other
things, and to use or dispose of the same in accordance with the
direction of the donors or grantors thereof.
g. Establish a schedule of student fees to pay all or part of
the cost of operation of the college, which schedule of fees must
bear the approval of the State Regents.
h. Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the
powers expressly granted to it, or to make the community junior
college effective for the purposes for which it is maintained or
operated.
Laws 1967, c. 100, § 2 (Section 1405).
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-4405 ("Powers and duties of board") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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