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 ccording 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.
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