There is hereby created under the chief executive officer of each state educational institution a housing system which shall be operated as an auxiliary enterprise of such state educational institution. The housing system shall be responsible for the maintenance, operation and rental of housing facilities operated at such state educational institution. The state board of regents is authorized to set policies for the operation of the housing system and to establish and fix a schedule of, and charge and collect, rents, boarding fees and other charges for each student who rooms or boards in such dormitories or housing facilities.
K.S.A. 76-761