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WV Code § 18B-2B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2B. West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education|§18B-2B-3. West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education; Supervision of Chancellor; Chief Executive Officer

(a) There is continued the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education. The council has all the powers and duties assigned by law to the joint commission for vocational--technical-occupational education prior to July 1, 2001, and all other powers and duties assigned by law.(b) The council shall employ a chancellor for community and technical college education. The chancellor serves as chief executive officer of the council at the will and pleasure of the council. The chancellor shall be compensated at a level set by the council not to exceed eighty percent of the average annual salary of chief executive officers of the state systems of community and technical colleges in the states that comprise the membership of the Southern Regional Education Board.(c) The council shall conduct written performance evaluations of the chancellor annually and may offer the chancellor a contract not to exceed three years. At the end of each contract period, the council shall review the evaluations and make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and level of compensation.(d) When a vacancy occurs in the position of chancellor, the council shall enter into an initial employment contract for one year with the candidate selected to fill the vacancy. At the end of the initial period, and each contract period thereafter, the council shall review the evaluations and make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor.(e) The individual who was serving as Vice Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education and Workforce Development and who became chancellor effective March 13, 2004, maintains all benefits of employment held, accrued and afforded as the Vice Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education and Workforce Development prior to March 13, 2004, These benefits include, but are not limited to, retirement benefits, continued membership in the same retirement system, insurance coverage and sick and annual leave. For the purposes of leave conversion established in section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor is not a new employee and the prohibition on conversion does not apply if the chancellor was eligible for leave conversion while serving as vice chancellor.
WV Code § 18B-2B-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2B. West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education|§18B-2B-5. Meetings and Compensation

(a) The council shall meet as needed at the time and place specified at the call of the chairperson. One meeting each year shall be a public forum for the discussion of the goals and standards for workforce development, economic development and vocational education in the state.(b) The council shall hold an annual meeting at its final, regularly scheduled meeting of each fiscal year for the purpose of electing officers. At the annual meeting, the council shall elect from its voting members a chairperson and other officers as it may consider necessary or desirable. The chairperson and other officers are elected for one-year terms commencing on July 1, following the annual meeting and ending on June 30 of the following year. The chairperson of the council may serve no more than four consecutive one-year terms as chair.(c) Members of the council serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties under this article upon presentation of an itemized sworn statement of their expenses. An ex officio member of the council who is an employee of the state is reimbursed by the employing agency.(d) A majority of the voting members constitutes a quorum for conducting the business of the council. All action taken by the council shall be by majority vote of the voting members present.
WV Code § 18B-2B-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2B. West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education|§18B-2B-8. State Advisory Committee of Community and Technical College Presidents

(a) There is continued the state advisory committee of community and technical college presidents. For the purposes of this section, the state advisory committee of community and technical college presidents is referred to as the "advisory committee".(b) Each president of a public community and technical college, as defined in section one, article six of this chapter, is a member of the advisory committee. An administrative head of a component, branch, center, regional center or other delivery site with a community and technical college mission may be a member if considered appropriate.(c) The chancellor serves as chair of the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall meet at least once each quarter and may meet at such other times as called by the chair or by a majority of the members.(d) The advisory committee shall communicate to the council on matters of importance to the group. It shall meet annually between the months of October and December with the council to discuss those matters relating to community and technical college education in which advisory committee members or the council may have an interest.(e) The chancellor shall prepare meeting minutes which shall be made available, upon request, to the public.
WV Code § 18B-2C-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2C. West Virginia Community and Technical College|§18B-2C-2. Definitions

The following words when used in this article and article two-b of this chapter have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:(a) "Adult basic education" means adult basic skills education designed to improve the basic literacy needs of adults, including information processing skills, communication skills and computational skills, leading to a high school equivalency diploma, under the jurisdiction of the state Board of Education.(b) "Governing board" means the West Virginia council for community and technical college education when acting as the governing board for the West Virginia community and technical college created pursuant to the provisions of this article.(c) "Post-secondary vocational-technical-occupational education" means any course or program beyond the high school level that results in, or may result in, the awarding of a two-year associate degree, certificate or other credential from an institution under the jurisdiction of a governing board or other public or private education provider.(d) "Secondary vocational-technical-occupational education" means any course or program at the high school level that results in, or may result in, a high school diploma or its equivalent, under the jurisdiction of the state Board of Education.(e) "Vice chancellor" means the vice chancellor for community and technical college education and work force development pursuant to section five, article one-b of this chapter.(f) "West Virginia council for community and technical college education" or "council" means the council established pursuant to section three, article two-b of this chapter.(g) "West Virginia community and technical college" or "college" means the statewide, accredited entity created pursuant to the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 18B-2C-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2C. West Virginia Community and Technical College|§18B-2C-4. Authority of Council in Creating West Virginia Community and Technical College

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), section three of this article, if the council makes a determination that one or more of the conditions exists, then the council is authorized to create the West Virginia community and technical college.(b) As soon as practicable after the council determines that the college should be created, the council shall notify the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Legislative Oversight commission on education accountability of the proposed actions. The council shall conduct a study regarding the procedures, findings and determinations considered necessary prior to any creation of the college and shall report its findings to the Legislative Oversight commission on education accountability. The council may not create the college prior to the report being received by the Legislative Oversight commission on education accountability.(c) On or before December 1, of the year in which the college is created, the council shall certify to the Legislative Oversight commission on education accountability proposed legislation to accomplish the purposes of this article for those matters requiring statutory change.
WV Code § 18B-2C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2C. West Virginia Community and Technical College|§18B-2C-5. Transfer of Powers, Duties, Property, Obligations, etc., of Prior Governing Boards to the Governing Board of West Virginia Community and Technical College

If the commission determines that any of the conditions provided for in section three of this article have been met, then as to those entities to whom the conditions apply, the commission may:(1) Designate the governing boards that shall become institutional boards of advisors and transfer governing authority of that board to the governing board of the college;(2) Transfer as appropriate, consistent with state law, all powers, duties, property, obligations, contracts, rules, orders, resolutions or any other matters which should be transferred or vested in the governing board;(3) Assign powers and duties to the governing board and the college as may be necessary or expedient to accomplish the purposes of this article;(4) Create the office of president of the college; and(5) Take such other action as necessary or expedient to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
WV Code § 18B-2C-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 2C. West Virginia Community and Technical College|§18B-2C-7. Powers and Duties of Vice Chancellor as President of the West Virginia Community and Technical College

The vice chancellor serves as the acting president of the college until such time as a president is selected as prescribed by law. As acting president, the vice chancellor has all the powers and duties assigned by law, by the commission or by the governing board. In addition, the vice chancellor shall continue to exercise all other powers and duties assigned by law or by the commission.
WV Code § 18B-3-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3. Additional Powers and Duties of Research Doctoral-Granting Public Universities|§18B-3-2. Computer and Computer Equipment Donation Program

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the governing boards are authorized to create a program to donate surplus computers and computer-related equipment to education facilities, nonprofit organizations, juvenile detention centers, municipal and county public safety offices and other public, charitable or educational enterprises or organizations in this state.(a) Only equipment which otherwise would be transferred to the Surplus Property Unit of the Purchasing Division may be donated;(b) The governing boards shall keep records and accounts that clearly identify the equipment donated, the age of the equipment, the reasons for declaring it obsolete and the name of the education facility, nonprofit organization, juvenile detention center, municipal or county public safety office or other public, charitable or educational enterprise or organization to which the equipment was donated;(c) Each governing board shall promulgate a rule in accordance with the provisions of section six, article one of this chapter to implement the donation program. The rules shall specify the procedures to be used for record keeping and shall provide for fair and impartial selection of equipment recipients.
WV Code § 18B-3-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3. Additional Powers and Duties of Research Doctoral-Granting Public Universities|§18B-3-3. Relationship of Governing Boards to the Commission and the Council

(a) Relationship between the commission and the governing boards. --(1) The commission functions as a state-level coordinating board exercising its powers and duties in relation to the governing boards as prescribed by law;(2) The primary responsibility of the commission is to work collaboratively with the governing boards to research, develop and propose policy that will achieve the established goals, objectives, and priorities set forth in this chapter and chapter eighteen-c of this code; and(3) The commission has specific powers and duties which include, but are not limited to, the following:(A) Advocating for public higher education at the state level;(B) Jointly with the council, implementing the classification and compensation system established by articles seven, eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter; and(C) Collecting and analyzing data, researching, developing recommendations, and advising the Legislature and the Governor on broad policy initiatives, use of incentive funding, national and regional trends in higher education and issues of resource allocation involving multiple governing boards.(b) Relationship between the council and the governing boards. -- (1) The council maintains all powers and duties assigned to it by law or rule relating to community and technical colleges as defined in section two, article one of this chapter;(2) The council functions as a coordinating board for the institutions under its jurisdiction which make up the statewide network of independently-accredited community and technical colleges. In addition to recognizing the authority assigned by law to the council and abiding by rules duly promulgated by the council relating to the community and technical colleges, the governing boards shall exercise their authority and carry out their responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with and complementary to the powers and duties assigned by law or rule to the community and technical colleges or to the council;(c) The governing boards shall work collaboratively with the commission, the council and their staff to provide all information requested by the commission or the council in an appropriate format and in a timely manner.
WV Code § 18B-3-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3. Additional Powers and Duties of Research Doctoral-Granting Public Universities|§18B-3-4. Duty of Governing Boards to Address State Priorities

The expertise of faculty and graduate students at state institutions of higher education is important to every citizen of this state. It is the responsibility of the governing boards to channel this expertise into research and analysis that will yield measurable benefits to the citizens of West Virginia. Therefore, in addition to the goals, objectives and priorities established in section one-a, article one and article one-d of this chapter and goals established elsewhere in this code, it is the responsibility of the governing boards to concentrate attention and resources on certain specific state priorities that have a direct, positive impact on the economic, social and cultural well-being of the people of West Virginia.(a) Priorities for Marshall University and West Virginia University in collaboration:(1) Developing Regional Brownfield Assistance Centers pursuant to section seven, article eleven of this chapter;(2) Performing professional development-related research and coordinating the delivery of professional development to educators in the public schools of the state pursuant to article two, chapter eighteen of this code; and(3) Building subject matter expertise in public education finance, including mastery of the theories and concepts used in developing formulas to provide state-level financial support to public education.(b) The Legislature may, but is not required to, make additional appropriations for the benefit of Marshall University and West Virginia University to assist them in fulfilling the purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section.(c) Additional priorities for governing boards:(d) In addition to the priorities established in subsection (a) of this section, each governing board under the jurisdiction of the commission shall focus resources and attention on improving its graduation rate for full-time undergraduate students as a specific institutional priority. The graduation rate is measured as a percentage of the number of undergraduate students who obtain a degree within six years of the date of enrollment as full-time freshmen.(1) By July 1, 2015, the governing board of each state institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the commission, including the governing boards of Marshall University and West Virginia University, shall attain a graduation rate for full-time undergraduate students that equals or exceeds the graduation rate of its peers established pursuant to section three, article one-a of this chapter.(2) The commission shall monitor and report annually by December 1, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability on the progress of the governing boards toward meeting the goals set forth in this subsection.
WV Code § 18B-3B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3B. Collaborative Degree Completion Program|§18B-3B-2. Collaborative Degree Completion Program Established; Program Applicability and Objectives

(a) The Collaborative Degree Completion Program is hereby established as a collaborative partnership which includes the following:(1) The public school career and technical centers which includes state technology centers, technical centers, career centers and career/technical centers; and(2) The state community and technical colleges.(b) The program shall meet the following objectives:(1) Increasing the number of West Virginians who hold a college credential and providing opportunities for a larger number of adults to earn that credential;(2) Increasing the education and technical skill levels of the state's work force; and(3) Delivering post-secondary technical education in the most effective and cost efficient manner by maximizing the available resources of career centers and community and technical colleges.(c) The program shall be adopted by each community and technical college/career and technical education consortia planning district. Each district shall assess the needs of its employers, institutions and centers and may adapt the basic model to fit the needs of the area to be served; however, each model shall include the following basic strategies to meet the objectives established in this article:(1) Identify post-secondary adult career-technical education programs offered by the public school career centers that are to be evaluated for delivery as a Certificate of Applied Science or an Associate of Applied Science Degree;(2) Ensure that all collaborative programs meet the conditions of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges which is the accrediting body for state community and technical colleges;(3) Ensure that all collaborative programs meet the academic standards of the participating college; and(4) Provide for the collaborative program to remain onsite at the career and technical center if participating agencies determine that site to be the best location for achieving program objectives.
WV Code § 18B-3B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3B. Collaborative Degree Completion Program|§18B-3B-3. Powers and Duties of Agencies Participating in Collaborative Degree Completion Program

Members of each community and technical college/career and technical education consortia planning district shall enter into an agreement that delineates the division of responsibilities among the facilitating community and technical college pursuant to section four, article three-c of this chapter and the career and technical centers, including activities for which these entities are jointly responsible.(a) The following activities are the responsibility of the facilitating community and technical college in each consortia planning district:(1) Approve all curricula course and/or programs through the college's approval process;(2) Maintain authority over the curriculum as required by the college's accrediting agency;(3) Deliver all program general education courses;(4) Award the appropriate degree;(5) Employ all general education faculty and approve the employment of all technical program faculty;(6) Enroll students through the college's admission and registration process and administer student financial aid, including coordinating and administering veterans' education benefits;(7) Charge and collect the college's tuition and fees; and(8) Pay the career and technical center for technical faculty time.(b) The following activities are the responsibility of each career and technical center within the consortium planning district:(1) Deliver the majority of the technical content courses;(2) Maintain equipment and laboratories and provide adequate instructional space if the program is delivered onsite at the career and technical center; and(3) Employ technical content faculty, if needed. If participants choose, these faculty members may be provided by the facilitating community and technical college.(c) The following activities are the joint responsibility of the facilitating community and technical college and each career and technical center in the consortium planning district:(1) Maintain programmatic accreditation, if required;(2) Maintain student transcripts at both the community and technical college and the career and technical center. The college transcript is the official transcript of record;(3) Determine admission standards and student acceptance into the programs;(4) Market the program and share the cost of marketing as determined in the consortia agreement;(5) Develop and implement a program of cross counseling in which counselors from secondary and post-secondary career and technical centers and state community and technical colleges meet with students and their parents, beginning in the eighth grade to answer their education and career-related questions, to serve as a source of support through high school graduation and to provide specific, targeted information on career pathways and financial aid opportunities; and(6) Determine the feasibility of collaboratively developing and implementing post-secondary-level programs to extend high school programs that currently are terminal.