20-15-103. Supervision and coordination by board of regents. Pursuant to Article X, section 9, of the Montana constitution, the community college districts are assigned to the board of regents of higher education for supervision and coordination as public educational institutions outside the Montana university system. The regents shall:

(1) supervise community college districts in accordance with the provisions of this section and 20-15-105;

(2) appoint a coordinator of community college districts and prescribe the duties of the coordinator;

(3) formulate and put into effect general policies for the supervision and coordination of community college districts;

(4) after consultation with the community college trustees, develop and implement policies that distinguish the regents' authority to supervise and coordinate and the trustees' authority to administer and control community colleges; and

(5) on approval of a proposition to organize a community college district, provide a recommendation to the legislature pursuant to 20-15-209.