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hb4026 ENR
AN ACT to repeal §18-23-1, §18-23-2, §18-23-3, §18-23-4, §18-23-5, §18-23-13, §18-23-14, §18-23-15, §18-23-18, §18-23-22, §18-23-23 and §18-23-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §18B-14-1, §18B-14-2, §18B-14-3, §18B-14-4, §18B-14-5, §18B-14-5a, §18B-14-6 and §18B-14-7 of said code; to amend and reenact §5-6-4a of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1B-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2A-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2B-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-4-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-5-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-10-8 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-19-1, §18B-19-2, §18B-19-3, §18B-19-4, §18B-19-5, §18B-19-6, §18B-19-7, §18B-19-8, §18B-19-9, §18B-19-10, §18B-19-11, §18B-19-12, §18B-19-13, §18B-19-14, §18B-19-15, §18B-19-16, §18B-19-17 and §18B-19-18, all relating to higher education capital facilities generally; repealing certain specific duties of governing boards of higher education institutions; eliminating condemnation rights of those boards; eliminating execution of contracts and deeds by those boards; eliminating certain obligation concerning capital construction and repair duties; eliminating the authority of certain state institutions from selling certain properties and lease-back provisions; replacing those duties that are being repealed with similar responsibilities; setting forth certain specific responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education; reviewing tuition and fee increases; reviewing and approving capital project planning, financing, management and maintenance; permitting the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange, lease, conveyance and condemnation of real property; permitting the construction and operation of capital facilities; permitting the collection and use of certain capital fees; establishing in the State Treasury a capital maintenance fund for each state institution of higher education; setting forth legislative findings and intent; defining terms; requiring rulemaking; providing for system facilities institution and facilities planning; designating Marshall Community and Technical College as Mountwest Community and Technical College; making certain technical corrections; and deleting certain obsolete language.
(D) Evaluate institutions' requests for tuition and fee increases except Marshall University and West Virginia University which are subject to the provisions of section one, article ten of this chapter;
(A) The performance of its system of higher education during the previous fiscal year, including, but not limited to, progress in meeting the goals, objectives, and priorities set forth in article one and article one-d of this chapter and in the commission's master plan and institutional compacts;
(23) Establish and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a student may transfer and apply toward the requirements for a bachelor's degree the maximum number of credits earned at any regionally accredited in-state or out-of-state community and technical college with as few requirements to repeat courses or to incur additional costs as is consistent with sound academic policy;
(25) Establish and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a student may transfer and apply toward the requirements for a master's degree the maximum number of credits earned at any regionally accredited in-state or out-of-state higher education institution with as few requirements to repeat courses or to incur additional costs as is consistent with sound academic policy;
(26) Establish and implement policies and programs, in cooperation with the council and the institutions of higher education, through which a student who has gained knowledge and skills through employment, participation in education and training at vocational schools or other education institutions, or Internet-based education programs, may demonstrate by competency-based assessment that he or she has the necessary knowledge and skills to be granted academic credit or advanced placement standing toward the requirements of an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree at a state institution of higher education;
(29) Consider and submit to the appropriate agencies of the executive and legislative branches of state government an appropriation request that reflects recommended appropriations for the commission and the institutions under its jurisdiction. The commission shall submit as part of its appropriation request the separate recommended appropriation request received from the council, both for the council and the institutions under the council's jurisdiction. The commission annually shall submit the proposed institutional allocations based on each institution's progress toward meeting the goals of its institutional compact;
(38) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or part of any real property that it owns, in accordance with article nineteen of this chapter.
(10) Developing, implementing and overseeing statewide and regional projects and initiatives related to providing post- secondary education at the baccalaureate level and above such as those using funds from federal categorical programs or those using incentive and performance-based funding from any source; and
ARTICLE 2A. BOARDS OF GOVERNORS.
(r) Enter into contracts or consortium agreements with the public schools, private schools or private industry to provide technical, vocational, college preparatory, remedial and customized training courses at locations either on campuses of the state institutions of higher education or at off-campus locations in the institution's responsibility district. To accomplish this goal, the boards may share resources among the various groups in the community;
(b) The council shall propose rules pursuant to section six, article one of this chapter and article three-a, chapter twenty- nine-a of this code to implement this section and applicable provisions of article one-d of this chapter. To implement article one-d of this chapter relevant to community and technical colleges, the council may propose rules jointly with the commission or separately and may choose to address all components of the accountability system in a single rule or may propose additional rules to cover specific components.
(C) Establish a plan for strategic funding to strengthen capacity for support of community and technical college education;
(E) Evaluate institutions' requests for tuition and fee increases subject to section one, article ten of this chapter;
(6) Review and adopt annually all institutional compacts for the community and technical colleges pursuant to section seven, article one-d of this chapter;
(8) Propose a legislative rule pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to establish benchmarks and indicators in accordance with this subsection;
Additionally, the council shall report annually during the January interim meeting period on a date and at a time and location to be determined by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
(A) The performance of the community and technical college network during the previous fiscal year, including, but not limited to, progress in meeting the goals, objectives and priorities established in articles one and one-d of this chapter and in the council's master plan and institution compacts;
(B) The priorities of the council for new operating and capital investments and the justification for the priority; and
(A) Establish a formal process for identifying needs for capital investments and for determining priorities for these needs for consideration by the Governor and the Legislature as part of the appropriation request process;
(12) Draw upon the expertise available within Workforce West Virginia and the West Virginia Development Office as a resource in the area of workforce development and training;
(15) Employ other staff as necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the council consistent with section two, article four of this chapter;
(18) Approve the total compensation package from all sources for presidents of community and technical colleges, as proposed by the governing boards. The governing boards shall obtain approval from the council of the total compensation package both when presidents are employed initially and subsequently when any change is made in the amount of the total compensation package;
(19) Establish and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a student may transfer and apply toward the requirements for a degree the maximum number of credits earned at any regionally accredited in-state or out-of-state higher education institution with as few requirements to repeat courses or to incur additional costs as is consistent with sound academic policy;
(20) Establish and implement policies and programs, jointly with the community and technical colleges, through which a student who has gained knowledge and skills through employment, participation in education and training at vocational schools or other education institutions, or Internet-based education programs, may demonstrate by competency-based assessment the necessary knowledge and skills to be granted academic credit or advanced placement standing toward the requirements of an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree at a state institution of higher education;
(21) Seek out and attend regional and national meetings and forums on education and workforce development-related topics, that council members consider critical for the performance of their duties. The council shall keep abreast of national and regional community and technical college education trends and policies to aid members in developing the policies for this state that meet the education goals and objectives established in articles one and one-d of this chapter;
(25) Develop and submit to the commission, a single appropriation request for community and technical college education that reflects recommended appropriations for community and technical colleges and that meets the following conditions:
(A) Incorporates the provisions of the financing rule mandated by this section to measure and provide performance funding to institutions that achieve or make significant progress toward achieving established state goals, objectives and priorities;
(45) In its sole discretion, transfer any rule under its jurisdiction, other than a legislative rule, to the jurisdiction of the governing boards, which may rescind, revise, alter or amend any rule transferred pursuant to rules adopted by the council, and provide technical assistance to the institutions under its jurisdiction to aid them in promulgating rules;
(47) Facilitate continuation of the Advantage Valley Community College Network under the leadership and direction of Mountwest Community and Technical College;
(B) The percentage split between the State Board of Education and the council shall be determined by rule promulgated by the council under article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code; (51) Collaborate, cooperate and interact with all secondary and post-secondary vocational-technical-occupational and adult basic education programs in the state, including the programs assisted under the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, PL 105-332, and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to promote the development of seamless curriculum and the elimination of duplicative programs;
(54) Promote the delivery of vocational-technical-occupational education, adult basic education and community and technical college education programs in the state that emphasize the involvement of business, industry and labor organizations;
(60) Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, promulgate a uniform joint legislative rule with the commission for the purpose of standardizing, as much as possible, the administration of personnel matters among the institutions of higher education;
(62) Subject to section one, article ten of this chapter, promulgate a rule establishing tuition and fee policy for all governing boards under its jurisdiction. The rule shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(E) Any other policies the council considers appropriate;
(64) Promulgate and implement a rule jointly with the commission whereby any course credit earned at a community and technical college transfers for program credit at any other state institution of higher education and is not limited to fulfilling a general education requirement.
(2) Policy analysis and research focused on issues affecting the community and technical college network as a whole or a geographical region of the network;
(9) Development, implementation and oversight of statewide and regional projects and initiatives related specifically to providing community and technical college education such as those using funds from federal categorical programs or those using incentive and performance-based funding from any source; and
The period of withdrawal of specific powers may not exceed two years during which time the council may take steps necessary to reestablish the conditions for restoration of sound, stable and responsible institutional governance.
(f) In addition to the powers and duties provided in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section and any others assigned to it by law, the council has those powers and duties necessary or expedient to accomplish the purposes of this article.
(a) This section and any rules adopted by the commission, council or both, in accordance with this section and article three- a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, govern the collection, disposition and use of the capital and auxiliary capital fees authorized by section one of this article. The statutory provisions governing collection and disposition of capital funds in place prior to the enactment of this section remain in effect.
(17) Commission and council staff should participate to a greater extent in managing capital projects at smaller institutions than at larger institutions since smaller institutions often lack the expertise necessary to plan, design and complete projects at or under budget.
(4) A comprehensive list of deferred maintenance projects that need to be addressed for each campus by building or facility including an estimated cost for each;
(e) Each governing board shall update its campus development plan at least once during each ten-year period and any update is subject to the approval of the commission or council, as appropriate.
(2) As soon as it receives the building renewal calculation, each governing board shall make realistic revenue estimates of the funds available for maintenance projects from educational and general capital fees, from auxiliary and auxiliary capital fees and from any other revenue that may be used for maintenance projects, as well as any anticipated reserves. The governing boards then shall identify and submit proposed maintenance projects, consistent with its campus development plan or plans, to be funded from these revenues.
(1) If the cost of an improvement project for any institution, except Marshall University or West Virginia University, exceeds $1 million, the governing board first shall obtain the approval of the commission or council, as appropriate. If the cost of an improvement project for Marshall University or West Virginia University exceeds $15 million, the governing board first shall obtain the approval of the commission.
(B) The institution's capacity to generate revenue sufficient to complete the project;
(c) An institution that has entered into construction contracts averaging more than $50 million over the most recent rolling five-year period is responsible for capital project management at that institution if it meets the following additional conditions:
(2) The governing board shall promulgate and adopt a capital project management rule in accordance with section six, article one of this chapter which is consistent with the capital management rules of the commission and council. The capital project management rule shall include at least the following items:
(2) Statewide standardization of space use and classification based on nationally recognized standards and measurements to facilitate comparisons among post-secondary education institutions within the state and in the region and nation; and
(1) Develop and maintain a statewide inventory of higher education facilities, including those acquired by long-term lease, lease-purchase or other arrangement whereby the institution has long-term beneficial use. The inventory shall include, but is not limited to, the institution and campus location of the facility, the construction date, the original cost, square footage, floor plans, type of construction, ownership status, the purposes for which it is used, the current replacement cost and any other data the commission and council consider appropriate;
(2) Develop and maintain an inventory of all rooms within each facility, which includes, but is not limited to, the room number, the square footage, room usage, number of student stations and any other data the commission and council consider appropriate;
(A) Providing for property appraisal by two independent licensed appraisers. The property may not be sold for less than the average of the two appraisals;
(c) The governing boards of Marshall University and West Virginia University may enter into lease-purchase agreements without seeking the approval of the commission.
(d) A lease-purchase agreement constitutes a special obligation of the State of West Virginia. The obligation may be met from any funds legally available to the commission, council or the institution and shall be cancelable at the option of the commission, council, or governing board at the end of any fiscal year. The obligation, or any assignment or securitization of the obligation, never constitutes an indebtedness of the State of West Virginia or any department, agency or political subdivision of the state, within the meaning of any constitutional provision or statutory limitation, and may not be a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of the state or any political subdivision of the state. The facts shall be plainly stated in any lease- purchase agreement.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, a governing board may sell any building that is on unencumbered real property to which the board holds title and may lease back the same building if the governing board obtains approval of the commission or council, as appropriate, before incurring any obligation. The board shall deposit the net proceeds of the transaction into a special revenue account in the State Treasury to be appropriated by the Legislature for the use of the institution at which the real property is located. Prior to such action, the board shall take the following steps:
(1) Provide for the property to be appraised by two licensed appraisers. The board may not sell the property for less than the average of the two appraisals; and