{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-14.40.630","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 14.40.630","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In AS 14.40.560 — 14.40.640, unless the context otherwise requires,\n(1) “board of regents” or “board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;\n(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;\n(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:\n(A) makes application to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska for participation in the community college program;\n(B) satisfies educational standards of the University of Alaska according to criteria established by the Board of Regents;\n(C) has had an average daily membership during the previous school year of at least 75 high school students, grades 9-12;\n(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\n(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.","path":["Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums.","Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges.","Article 4. Community Colleges."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#14.40.630","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:00Z","sha256":"236b42fc334c4e166667d6dc72177e485514a4156cc599a9b1e4abfa36f4b986","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-14.40.620","next":"us-ak/as-14.40.640"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}