Junior college districts may be formed and organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and junior colleges maintained therein shall be intermediate institutions of higher education above grade twelve (12).
To provide for the orderly establishment and growth of junior colleges, a statewide system of six junior college areas is hereby created, as hereafter described. The State Board of Education shall only approve the existence of one centrally located district in any area until the enrollment of such junior college therein exceeds 1000 full time day students a year from within the area.
The boundaries of junior college areas hereby created may be changed by the State Board of Education upon 30 days notice to the boards of trustees of each school district in each of the juni
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Junior college districts may be formed and organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and junior colleges maintained therein shall be intermediate institutions of higher education above grade twelve (12).
To provide for the orderly establishment and growth of junior colleges, a statewide system of six junior college areas is hereby created, as hereafter described. The State Board of Education shall only approve the existence of one centrally located district in any area until the enrollment of such junior college therein exceeds 1000 full time day students a year from within the area.
The boundaries of junior college areas hereby created may be changed by the State Board of Education upon 30 days notice to the boards of trustees of each school district in each of the junior college areas affected and upon public hearing. No change shall be made to place more than one existing junior college in an area. Notice of any boundary change shall forthwith be filed with the board of county commissioners of each county affected.
Area No. 1 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone.
Area No. 2 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce.
Area No. 3 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Valley, Washington, that portion of Elmore County lying generally west of a line described as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the boundary line common to Blaine, Boise, Custer and Elmore counties, thence proceeding in a general southerly direction along the boundaries of Blaine and Elmore counties and Blaine and Camas counties to the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Section 3, same township and range; thence south 4 miles to the southwest corner of Section 22, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of 15 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 19, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., B.M.; thence south 2 miles to the southwest corner of Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of one and three-fourths (1 3/4) miles more or less to a point where the south section line of Section 35, T. 1 S., R. 8 E., B.M., intersects Bennett Creek; thence in a southwesterly direction down said Bennett Creek approximately 8 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines 5 miles to the southwest corner of Section 22, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Section 30, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines a distance of 14 miles more or less to the Snake River which is also the boundary between Elmore and Owyhee counties;
and that portion of Owyhee County lying generally west of a line described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 33, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., B.M., which is on the boundary of Elmore and Owyhee counties, thence south along the section lines 7 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 33, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence west to the northwest corner of Section 4, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence south one and one-half (1 1/2) miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 9, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence east along the section lines 10 miles more or less to the northeast corner of Section 13, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south 4 miles to the southeast corner of Section 36, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence east twenty-one and one-half (21 1/2) miles more or less to the north-south center line of Section 3, T. 8 S., R. 12 E., B.M.; which is also the boundary line of Twin Falls and Owyhee counties; thence south along said boundary lines 36 miles to the township line between Townships 13 South and 14 South, R. 12 E., B.M.; thence west along said township line twenty-seven and one-half (27 1/2) miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 31, T. 13 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines 17 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 30, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; which is also the Nevada State Line.
Area No. 4 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls, and those portions of the counties of Elmore and Owyhee not included in the description of Area No. 3.
Area No. 5 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power, and that portion of Bingham County lying west of a line described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 3 N., R. 33 E., B.M.; which is also a point common to Jefferson, Bonneville and Bingham counties; thence due south on the section line a distance of eighteen (18) miles to the southeast corner of Section 36, T. 1 N., R. 33 E., B.M.; thence east on the township line a distance of five and one-half (5 1/2) miles more or less to the north-south center line of Section 6, T. 1 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south on the center section line a distance of six (6) miles more or less to a point where said center line intersects the east-west section line common to Section 6, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M. and Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence east along said section line a distance of five and one-half (5 1/2) miles more or less to the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south one and one-half (1 1/2) miles to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 7, T. 2 S., R. 36 E., B.M.; thence east six (6) miles more or less to the Range line common to Ranges 36 and 37 E., B.M.; thence south on said Range line two and one-quarter (2 1/4) miles more or less to its point of intersection with the Blackfoot River; thence following the Blackfoot River in a northeasterly and southeasterly direction to a point where said river intersects the township line common to Bingham and Caribou counties.
Area No. 6 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton, and that portion of Bingham County not included in the description of Area No. 5.