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WV Code § 18-23-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-7. Disposition of State Moneys in Possession of Officers of State Institutions of Higher Education; Manner of Expending Appropriations; Certification of Deficiency in Appropriations

All moneys and funds belonging to the state which shall come into the possession or under the control of the head officer, or any other officer, of any state institution of higher education, or of any person connected therewith, under the control and management of the governing boards in whole or in part, or the fiscal or financial affairs of which are subject to the control and management of the governing boards, shall be paid to the treasurer of said boards monthly, on or before the tenth day of the month succeeding the month in which such moneys or funds were received, under such rules and regulations as the governing boards shall prescribe. They shall cause such moneys and funds to be paid into the State Treasury immediately in the manner provided in article two, chapter twelve of this code.All moneys appropriated for the governing boards or for any state institution of higher education under their supervision and management may be expended on proper requisitions issued by the appropriate governing board. Whenever the appropriations by the Legislature for any of said institutions are insufficient to pay the expenses of conducting such institution, the deficiency shall be certified by the appropriate governing board to the Governor. Such certificate shall state the name of the institution and the items and amount in detail needed, and the Governor may direct payment of the same or any part thereof out of any appropriation available for that purpose.
WV Code § 18-23-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-8. Visitation and Inspection of State Institutions of Higher Education

The governing boards, or one or more of their members, shall visit each of the state institutions of higher education under their control and management in whole or in part as often as may be necessary, and may hold a regular meeting of the governing boards at any such institution. During any such visitation the governing boards or any member thereof shall thoroughly inspect all the departments thereof and investigate the condition and management of the same; and for the purpose of aiding any such investigation the governing boards or any member thereof shall have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, to be examined under oath, which any member shall have the power to administer; and the governing boards or any member thereof shall have access to all books, papers and property necessary to any such investigation, and may order the production of any books, papers or property. Witnesses, other than employees of the state, shall be entitled to the same fees as in civil cases in the circuit court. In any investigation by the governing boards, or by any member thereof, they or he may cause the testimony to be taken in shorthand and transcribed and filed in the office of the governing board as soon after the same is taken as practicable. Any person refusing or failing to obey the order of the governing boards or any member thereof, issued under the provisions of this section, or to give or produce any evidence required, shall be reported by the governing boards or the member thereof conducting the investigation to the proper circuit court or the judge thereof, and such person so refusing or failing shall be dealt with by the court or judge as for contempt.
WV Code § 18-23-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-9. Books and Accounts

The governing boards shall cause to be kept at their office a proper and complete set of books and accounts with each state institution of higher education under their respective control, which shall clearly show every expenditure authorized and made thereat. The books shall exhibit an account of all appropriations made by the Legislature concerning any institution under their control, and of all other funds under the control of the governing boards. They shall, in conjunction with and subject to the approval of the chief inspector of public offices, prescribe the form of vouchers, records and methods of keeping accounts at and by each of the institutions under their control. Such vouchers, records and methods of accounts of the institutions shall be as nearly uniform as possible. The governing boards, or any member thereof, shall have the power to investigate the conditions and to examine and check the records of any of said institutions at any time. The governing boards shall also have the power to authorize any of their members or officers, its bookkeeper, accountant, or other employee, to proceed to any of the institutions under their control, and to examine and check its records, take inventory of its property, or that of any of its departments or for any other purpose the governing boards may deem necessary. Any person doing such work shall receive, in addition to regular compensation, his actual expenses incurred thereby. Upon the completion of any such special work the governing boards shall cause a full and complete written report of the same to be made to it as soon as practicable.
WV Code § 18-23-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-10. Records of State Institutions of Higher Education for Statistical and Other Purposes; Conference of Chief Officers

The governing boards shall prescribe the records to be kept for statistical and other purposes in the state institutions of higher education under their respective control. Each month they shall require a copy of such record to be transmitted to them for the preceding month, and they shall keep in their office in a substantially bound book a copy of every report that they may require from the chief officers of any institution under their control. The governing boards shall have authority to assemble the chief officers of the institutions under their respective control or any of them at their office, for the purpose of discussing any question which may be common to their welfare. The actual expenses made necessary in traveling to and from such meeting, and while in attendance thereat, shall be paid out of the funds of the several institutions involved in any such meetings.
WV Code § 18-23-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-11. Special Investigation of Any State Institution of Higher Education by Governor or Committee Appointed by Him

The Governor is hereby empowered to make a special investigation, either in person or by a committee appointed by him of the condition, management or affairs of any state institution of higher education, and for the purpose of aiding any such investigation the Governor or committee shall have the same powers as are conferred upon the governing boards by section eight of this article, in making similar investigations.
WV Code § 18-23-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-12. Governing Boards to Perform Duties Required by Governor

The Governor may require the governing boards to perform any duty or work pertaining to the management and control of any of the institutions under their control and consistent with the objects of this article.
WV Code § 18-23-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-17. Agreements With Trustees for Bondholders

The governing boards may enter into an agreement or agreements with any trust company or with any bank having trust powers, either within or outside of the state, as trustee for the holders of the bonds issued hereunder, setting forth therein such duties of the state and of the governing boards in respect of the acquisition, construction, erection, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair and insurance of the dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities and motor vehicle parking facilities, the conservation and application of all moneys, the insurance of moneys on hand or on deposit and the rights and remedies of the trustee and the holders of the bonds, as may be agreed on with the original purchasers of the bonds, and including therein provisions restricting the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust agreements respecting bonds and debentures of corporations, protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the trustee and the bondholders and providing for approval by the original purchasers of the bonds, of the appointment of consulting engineers and of the security given by those who contract to make improvements and by any bank or trust company in which the proceeds of bonds or rents, fees or charges shall be deposited and for approval by the consulting engineers of all contracts for improvements. All expenses incurred in carrying out an agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation and repair of the dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities and motor vehicle parking facilities affected by the agreement. Any agreement entered into by the governing boards shall be binding in all respects on the governing boards from time to time in accordance with its terms and all the provisions thereof shall be enforceable by appropriate proceedings at law or in equity, or otherwise.
WV Code § 18-23-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-20. When Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities or Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities Become Property of State

When the particular bonds for any dormitory or dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities and the interest on the bonds shall have been paid or a sufficient amount has been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, the dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities shall thereafter be exclusively the property of the State of West Virginia and thereafter the rents, fees and charges collected for the use or occupancy of, or service rendered and furnished by, the dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities shall be paid into the state Board of Investments as provided by the provisions of section two, article two, chapter twelve of this code, as amended, and used and expended for the benefit of the institution where collected: Provided, That nothing in this section precludes any governing board from pledging the rents, fees and charges to pay the principal and interest on any bonds thereafter issued to construct new or to improve existing dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities pursuant to section nineteen of this article. The rents, fees and charges shall be paid as may be provided in a trust agreement authorized pursuant to section seventeen of this article and in the absence of such trust agreement as provided in section nineteen of this article.
WV Code § 18-23-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education|§18-23-21. State Debt Not to Be Incurred for Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities or Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities; Federal and Private Assistance; Provisions Separable

Nothing in these sections dealing with dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities may be so construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of state debt of any kind or nature as contemplated by the Constitution of this state in relation to the state debt. The dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities herein are of the character described as self-liquidating projects under the laws of this state.Any governing board authorized to issue bonds under the provisions of this article is authorized and empowered to accept loans or grants or temporary advances for the purpose of paying part or all of the cost of construction of the dormitories, housing facilities, food service facilities or motor vehicle parking facilities and the other purposes herein authorized, from the United States of America or a federal or public agency or department of the United States or any private agency, corporation or individual, which temporary advances may be repaid out of the proceeds of the bonds authorized to be issued under the provisions of this article and to enter into the necessary contracts and agreements to carry out the purposes hereof with the United States of America or a federal or public agency or department of the United States or with any private agency, corporation or individual. The provisions and parts of this section are separable and are not matters of mutual essential inducement and it is the intention to confer the whole or any part of the powers herein provided for and if any of the sections or provisions, or parts thereof, are for any reason illegal or invalid, it is the intention that the remaining sections and provisions or parts thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
WV Code § 18-25-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 25. Tax Deferred Investments for Teachers and Other Employees|§18-25-1. Authority to Make Tax Deferred Investments for Teachers and Other Employees

A county board of education, the Teachers' Retirement Board, the West Virginia Board of Education and the Department of Education and the arts and their agencies may provide by written agreement between the department, any such board or agency and any teacher or other employee to reduce the cash salary payable to the teacher or other employee, and, in consideration thereof, to pay an amount equal to the amount of the reduction as premiums on an annuity contract or investments into a custodial account or other investment owned by the teacher or other employee. The annuity contract, custodial account or other investment shall be in such form and upon such terms as will qualify the payments thereon for tax deferment under the United States Internal Revenue Code. The amount of the reduction may not exceed the amount excludable from income under Section 403(b) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and amendments and successor provisions thereto, and shall be considered a part of the teachers or employees salary for all purposes other than federal and state income tax.The transaction of making the tax deferred investment for a teacher or other employee by a Board of Education, the Teachers' Retirement Board, the West Virginia Board of Education and the Department of Education and the arts and their agencies imposes no liability nor responsibility whatsoever on the boards, department or members thereof except to show that the payments have been remitted for the purposes for which deducted.
WV Code § 18-26B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 26B. Classified Employee Salary Schedule and Classification System|§18-26B-1. To 18-26b-9

Repealed.Acts, 1989 Reg. Sess., Ch. 64.
WV Code § 18-28-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-1. Policy

In conformity with the Constitutions of the United States and of West Virginia, it is the public policy of the state in matters of education that no human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience or with religious liberty and that no person shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burdened, in body or goods, or otherwise suffer, on account of his or her religious opinions or belief, but all people shall be free to profess, and by argument, to maintain their opinions in matters of religion; and further be free to select their religious instructor, and to make for his or her support, such private contract as they shall please, and that religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of humankind, the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
WV Code § 18-28-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-2. Attendance; Health and Safety Regulations

The following is applicable to private, parochial or church schools or schools of a religious order:(a) Each school shall observe a minimum instructional term of one hundred eighty days with an average of five hours of instruction per day;(b) Each school shall make and maintain annual attendance and disease immunization records for each pupil enrolled and regularly attending classes. The attendance records shall be made available to the parents or legal guardians;(c) Upon the request of the county superintendent, a school (or a parents organization composed of the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school) shall furnish to the county board a list of the names and addresses of all children enrolled in the school between the ages of seven and sixteen years;(d) Attendance by a child at any school which complies with this article satisfies the requirements of compulsory school attendance;(e) Each school is subject to reasonable fire, health and safety inspections by state, county and municipal authorities as required by law, and is required to comply with the West Virginia school bus safety regulations; and(f) Each school shall establish, file and update a school specific crisis response plan which complies with the requirements established for it by the state board and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management pursuant to section nine, article nine-f of this chapter.
WV Code § 18-28-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-4. Voluntary Participation in State Programs

Any private, parochial or church school or school of a religious order or other nonpublic school complying with the provisions of this article may, on a voluntary basis, participate in any state operated or state sponsored program otherwise made available to such schools by law.
WV Code § 18-28-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-5. New School Notice Requirements; Termination

(a) Any new school to which this article relates shall send to the State Superintendent of Schools of the State of West Virginia a notice of intent to operate, name and address of the school, and name of the school's chief administrator.(b) Any school to which this article applies shall notify the State Superintendent of Schools of the State of West Virginia upon termination.
WV Code § 18-28-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-6. Requirements Exclusive

No private, parochial or church school or school operated by any other religious group or body as part of its religious ministry or other nonpublic school which complies with the requirements of this article shall be subject to any other provision of law relating to education except requirements of law respecting fire, safety, sanitation and immunization.
WV Code § 18-28-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order|§18-28-7. Waiver of Required Assessment for Certain Students Attending Parochial School

The state superintendent may waive the assessment requirement for parochial schools set forth in section three of this article if the state superintendent determines that a court of law has held that the assessment requirement would violate a provision of the state or federal Constitution.
WV Code § 18-30-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 30. West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Act|§18-30-1. Title

This article is known and cited as the West Virginia College Savings Program Act.
WV Code § 18-30-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 30. West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Act|§18-30-2. Legislative Findings and Purpose

The Legislature finds and determines that enhancing the accessibility and affordability of education for all citizens of West Virginia will promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of West Virginia, and that assisting individuals and families in planning for future educational expenses by making the tax incentives in 26 U.S.C. 529 available to West Virginians is one of the proper governmental functions and purposes of the state.
WV Code § 18-30-3a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 30. West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Act|§18-30-3a. 2022 Legislative Findings; Statutory Construction

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings regarding the amendments to this article adopted during the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature:(1) Whereas the Prepaid Tuition Program and Plan, administered by the board from 1998 until 2021, was statutorily closed to new accounts in 2001; (2) Whereas the board initiated a statutorily authorized buyout of all remaining accounts in 2021 and terminated the Prepaid Tuition Program, Plan, and Trust Fund; (3) Whereas the Jumpstart Savings Act, adopted during the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature, created a new savings and investment program to become operational on July 1, 2022; (4) Whereas the Jumpstart Savings Program is structurally similar to the College Savings Program, both programs share the objective of assisting West Virginians to obtain the education and skills that they need for productive and successful livelihoods, and the Jumpstart Savings Act allows state tax rollovers from a SMART529 account into a Jumpstart Savings Account;(5) Whereas authorizing a single board to administer both the College Savings Program and Jumpstart Savings Program, rather than requiring each program to have a separate board, will significantly reduce management and administrative costs to the state; (6) Therefore, the Board of Trustees of the College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program should be continued and re-designated as "the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College and Jumpstart Savings Programs" and said board should be tasked with administering the College Savings Program, established by this article, and the Jumpstart Savings Program, established by 18-30A-1 et seq. of this code.(b) The Legislature further finds that, whenever possible, this article should be read in pari materia and construed in harmony with the Jumpstart Savings Act, located in 18-30A-1 et seq. of this code.(c) The Legislature further finds that interests in the College Savings Program Trust are intended:(1) To qualify for relevant federal securities law exemptions for public instrumentalities of a State; and(2) To be exempt from registration under chapter 32 of the West Virginia Code, the Uniform Securities Act.