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WV Code § 31E-15-1520 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act|Article 15. Records and Reports|§31E-15-1520. Financial Statements for Members

§31E-15-1520. Financial statements for members.(a) A corporation shall furnish its members annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, and an income statement for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.(b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, his or her report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's accounting records:(1) Stating his or her reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and(2) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.(c) A corporation shall mail the annual financial statements to each member within one hundred twenty days after the close of each fiscal year. On written request from a member who was not mailed the statements, the corporation shall mail him or her the latest financial statements.
WV Code § 31E-16-1601 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act|Article 16. Transition Provisions|§31E-16-1601. Application to Existing Domestic Corporations

This chapter applies to all domestic corporations in existence on its effective date that were incorporated under any general statute of this state providing for incorporation of nonprofit corporations.
WV Code § 31E-16-1602 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act|Article 16. Transition Provisions|§31E-16-1602. Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations

A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on the effective date of this chapter is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter.
WV Code § 31E-16-1603 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act|Article 16. Transition Provisions|§31E-16-1603. Effective Date

This chapter takes effect on October 1, 2002.
WV Code § 31F-1-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 1. General Provisions|§31F-1-101. Short Title

This chapter is and may be cited as the West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act.
WV Code § 31F-1-103 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 1. General Provisions|§31F-1-103. Construction of Chapter

(a) This chapter shall apply to all benefit corporations.(b) The existence of a provision of this chapter does not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law applies to a corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this code that is not a benefit corporation. This chapter does not affect a statute or rule of law that applies to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation.(c) The specific provisions of this chapter control over the general provisions of other chapters of this code.
WV Code § 31F-2-201 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 2. Incorporation|§31F-2-201. Formation of Benefit Corporations

A benefit corporation shall be formed in accordance with article two, chapter thirty-one-d of this code, and its articles as initially filed with the Secretary of State or as amended, shall state that it is a benefit corporation.
WV Code § 31F-2-202 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 2. Incorporation|§31F-2-202. Election of Status After Formation

A corporation that was not formed as a benefit corporation may become a benefit corporation by amending its articles so that they contain, in addition to matters required by section two hundred two, article two, chapter thirty-one-d of this code, a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. Any such amendment to the articles of incorporation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set forth in article ten, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.
WV Code § 31F-2-203 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 2. Incorporation|§31F-2-203. Termination of Status

A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles to delete the provision required by section two hundred one of this article to be set forth in the articles of incorporation, which amendment shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set forth in article ten, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.
WV Code § 31F-3-301 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 3. Purposes|§31F-3-301. Corporate Purposes

(a) A benefit corporation shall have as one of its purposes the purpose of creating a general public benefit. The articles of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. A specific public benefit may also be specified in the bylaws or otherwise adopted by the board of directors. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under section three hundred two, article three, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.(b) The creation of a general public benefit and one or more specific public benefits, if any, under subsection (a) of this section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.(c) A benefit corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to add, amend or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create, which amendment shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set forth in article ten, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.
WV Code § 31F-4-401 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 4. Directors and Officers|§31F-4-401. Standard of Conduct for Directors

(a) Subject to article eight, chapter thirty-one-d of this code, in discharging the duties of their respective positions and in considering the best interests of the benefit corporation, the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors of a benefit corporation:(1) Shall consider the effects of any corporate action upon:(A) The shareholders of the benefit corporation;(B) The employees and workforce of the benefit corporation, its subsidiaries, and suppliers;(C) The interests of customers as beneficiaries of the general or specific public benefit purposes of the benefit corporation;(D) Community and societal considerations, including those of each community in which offices or facilities of the benefit corporation, its subsidiaries, or suppliers are located;(E) The local and global environment;(F) The short-term and long-term interests of the benefit corporation, including benefits that may accrue to the benefit corporation from its long-term plans and the possibility that these interests and the general and specific public benefit purposes of the benefit corporation may be best served by the continued independence of the benefit corporation; and(G) The ability of the benefit corporation to accomplish its general and any specific public benefit purpose;(2) May consider:(A) The resources; intent; and past, stated and potential conduct of any person seeking to acquire control of the benefit corporation; and(B) Other pertinent factors or the interests of any other person that they deem appropriate; and(3) Need not give priority to the interests of a particular person referred to in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section over the interests of any other person unless the benefit corporation has stated its intention to give priority to interests related to a specific public benefit purpose identified in its articles.(b) The consideration of interests and factors in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section does not constitute a violation of section eight hundred thirty, article eight, chapter thirty-one-d of this code or a director conflict of interests under section eight hundred sixty, article eight, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.(c) In any proceeding brought by or in the right of a benefit corporation or brought by or on behalf of the shareholders of a benefit corporation, a director is not personally liable for monetary damages for:(1) Any action taken as a director if the director performed the duties of office in compliance with section eight hundred thirty, article eight, chapter thirty-one-d of this code and this section; or(2) Failure of the benefit corporation to create general public benefit or any specific public benefit specified in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or otherwise adopted by the board of directors.
WV Code § 31F-4-402 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 4. Directors and Officers|§31F-4-402. Limitation Upon Liability of Officers

An officer of a benefit corporation has no liability for actions taken that the officer believes, in his or her good faith business judgment, are consistent with: (i) The general public benefit or specific public benefit specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws or otherwise adopted by the board of directors; and (ii) the requirements of any third-party standard then in effect for the corporation.
WV Code § 31F-4-403 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 4. Directors and Officers|§31F-4-403. Right of Action

(a) The duties of directors and officers under this chapter, the obligation of a benefit corporation to prepare and make available the annual benefit report required under section five hundred one, article five of this chapter and the general and any specific public benefit purpose of a benefit corporation may be enforced only in a benefit enforcement proceeding. No person may bring an action or assert a claim against a benefit corporation or its directors or officers with respect to the duties of directors and officers under this article and the general and any specific public benefit purpose of the benefit corporation except in a benefit enforcement proceeding.(b) A benefit enforcement proceeding may be commenced or maintained only:(1) Directly by the benefit corporation; or(2) Derivatively by:(A) A shareholder of the benefit corporation;(B) A director of the benefit corporation; or(C) Other persons as specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the benefit corporation.
WV Code § 31F-5-501 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31F. West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act|Article 5. Report|§31F-5-501. Annual Benefit Report

(a) A benefit corporation shall prepare an annual benefit report that includes all of the following:(1) A narrative description of:(A) The ways in which the benefit corporation pursued the general public benefit during the year and the extent to which the general public benefit was created; and(B) Both:(i) The ways in which the benefit corporation pursued any specific public benefit that the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or other action taken by the board of directors, state it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create; and(ii) The extent to which that specific public benefit was created; and(C) Any circumstances that have hindered the creation by the benefit corporation of the general or any specific public benefit;(2) An assessment of the social and environmental performance of the benefit corporation. The assessment shall be:(A) Prepared in accordance with a third-party standard specified in the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, or otherwise adopted by the board of directors and applied consistently with any application of that standard in prior benefit reports; or(B) Accompanied by an explanation of the reasons for any inconsistent application; and(3) Any other information or disclosures that may be required under any third-party standard adopted by the directors of the benefit corporation.(b) The benefit report shall be made available annually to each shareholder of the benefit corporation:(1) Within one hundred twenty days following the end of the fiscal year of the benefit corporation; or(2) At the same time that the benefit corporation delivers any other annual report to its shareholders.(c) A benefit corporation shall post its most recent benefit report on a publicly accessible portion of its Internet website, if any. If a benefit corporation does not have an Internet website, it shall make a written or electronic copy of its most recent benefit report available upon written request from any person. A benefit corporation is not required to publically disclose to persons other than its shareholders any proprietary, confidential, or individual compensation information contained in its benefit report to the extent that any third-party standard adopted by the directors of the benefit corporation permits the omission of such information from public disclosure.
WV Code § 31G-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose

The Legislature finds as follows:(1) That it is a primary goal of the Governor, the Legislature and the citizens of this state, by the year 2020, to make every municipality, community, and rural area in this state, border to border, accessible to Internet communications through the expansion, extension and general availability of broadband services and technology.(2) That although broadband access has been extended to many of West Virginia’s cities, towns, and other concentrated population areas, some areas of the state, mostly rural, remain unserved.(3) That the issues which have hindered the provision of broadband access to rural areas of the state especially disadvantage the elderly and low-income households.(4) That fair and equitable access to twenty-first century technology is essential to maximize the functionality of educational resources and educational facilities that enable our children to receive the best of future teaching and learning is essential to the future development of this state. A quality educational system of the twenty-first century should have access to the best technology tools and processes. Administrators should have the electronic resources to monitor student performance, to manage data, and to communicate effectively. In the classroom, every teacher in every school should be provided with online access to and the ability to deliver the best available educational technology resources to the students of West Virginia. Schools of the twenty-first century require facilities that accommodate changing technologies.(5) Accordingly, it is the purpose of the Legislature to provide for the development of policies, plans, processes and procedures to be employed and dedicated to extending broadband access to West Virginians, and to their families, by removing restraint on the development of those services and for encouraging and facilitating the construction of the necessary infrastructure to meet their needs and demands.
WV Code § 31G-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article:(1) “Broadband” or “broadband service” means any service providing advanced telecommunications capability with the same downstream data rate and upstream data rate as is specified by the Federal Communications Commission and that does not require the end-user to dial up a connection, that has the capacity to always be on, and for which the transmission speeds are based on regular available bandwidth rates, not sporadic or burstable rates, with latency suitable for real-time applications and services such as voice-over Internet protocol and video conferencing, and with monthly usage capacity reasonably comparable to that of residential terrestrial fixed broadband offerings in urban areas: Provided, That as the Federal Communications Commission updates the downstream data rate and the upstream data rate the council will publish the revised data rates in the State Register within sixty days of the federal update.(2) “Council” means the Broadband Enhancement Council.(3) “Downstream data rate” means the transmission speed from the service provider source to the end-user.(4) “Internet protocol address” or “IP address” means a unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the internet protocol to communicate over a network.(5) “Upstream data rate” means the transmission speed from the end-user to the service provider source.(6) “Unserved area” means a community that has no access to broadband service.
WV Code § 31G-1-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-4. Powers and Duties of the Council Generally

(a) The council shall:(1) Explore any and all ways to expand access to broadband services, including, but not limited to, middle mile, last mile and wireless applications;(2) Gather data regarding the various speeds provided to consumers in comparison to what is advertised. The council may request the assistance of the Legislative Auditor in gathering this data;(3) Explore the potential for increased use of broadband service for the purposes of education, career readiness, workforce preparation and alternative career training; (4) Explore ways for encouraging state and municipal agencies to expand the development and use of broadband services for the purpose of better serving the public, including audio and video streaming, voice-over Internet protocol, teleconferencing and wireless networking; (5) Cooperate and assist in the expansion of electronic instruction and distance education services; and (6) Explore ways to achieve digital equality of opportunity throughout the state, which is a condition where all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.(b) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this article, the council is hereby granted the authority to: (1) Promote awareness of public facilities that have community broadband access that can be used for distance education and workforce development;(2) Advise on deployment of e-government portals such that all public bodies and political subdivisions have homepages, encourage one-stop government access and that all public entities stream audio and video of all public meetings;(3) Make and execute contracts, commitments and other agreements necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers including, but not limited to, the hiring of consultants to perform the duties of the council;(4) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, or dispose of real property and personal property in the exercise of its powers and performance of its duties as set forth in this article; and (5) Receive and dispense funds appropriated for its use by the Legislature to carry out its statutory duties.(c) The council shall advise and make recommendations to the Office of Broadband, and shall coordinate with the office on bringing broadband service to unserved and underserved areas, as well as to propose statutory changes that may enhance and expand broadband in the state.(d) The council shall report to the Secretary of Economic Development on or before December 1 of each year. The report shall include the action that was taken by the council during the previous year in carrying out the provisions of this article. The council shall also make any other reports as may be required by the Legislature or the Governor.
WV Code § 31G-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-5. Creation of the Broadband Enhancement Fund

All moneys collected by the council, which may, in addition to appropriations, include gifts, bequests or donations, shall be deposited in a special revenue account in the State Treasury known as the Broadband Enhancement Fund. The fund shall be administered by and under the control of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Expenditures from the fund shall be for the purposes set forth in this article and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article two, chapter eleven-b of this code.
WV Code § 31G-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-6. Mapping of Areas Within State

[Repealed]
WV Code § 31G-1-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-7. Retention of Outside Expert Consultant

(a) In order to assist the council with the highly technical task of categorizing the areas of the state, the council may retain outside expert consultants to assist in the purposes of this article. The experts may assist the Council to map the state on the basis of broadband availability, to evaluate and categorize data, to assist in public outreach and education in order to stimulate demand and to provide other support and assistance as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article.(b) The retention and contracting of all expert consultants shall be transparent, including specifically, making publicly available any contracts, retention agreements, payments and invoicing for services.
WV Code § 31G-1-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-8. Public Awareness and Education

In order to implement and carry out the intent of this article, the council may take such actions as it deems necessary or advisable in order to increase awareness of issues concerning broadband services and to educate and inform the public.
WV Code § 31G-1-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-9. Collection of Data

[Repealed]
WV Code § 31G-1-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-11. Voluntary Donation and Easement Programs

(a) The council shall create guidelines for, and recommend to the Legislature a means of implementing a voluntary donation program to allow for pipeline, railroad, and other similar structures and rights-of-way in the state to be donated to the state for use by public or private entities to facilitate broadband service and availability through placement of fiber. (b) The council shall create guidelines for, and recommend to the Legislature a means of implementing a program to allow for an easement program to be established to allow public or private entities to facilitate broadband service and availability through placement of fiber.
WV Code § 31G-1-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31G. Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies|Article 1. Broadband Enhancement Council|§31G-1-12. Grants

[Repealed]