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2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program › §18-10I-2. Definitions

(a) "Competitive work" means work performed weekly on a part-time or full-time basis, as determined in each individualized written rehabilitation program, and for which compensation is consistent with the wage standards provided for in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(b) "Division of rehabilitation services" means the state agency created by section one, article ten-a, chapter eighteen of this code.
(c) "Integrated work setting" means job sites where one or more nonhandicapped or nondisabled individuals interact with one or more handicapped or disabled employees on a regular basis in the performance of their respective job duties.
(d) "Supported employment" means competitive work in an integrated work setting with on-going support services for persons with a severe disability for whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred or has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of severe handicaps.
(e) "Person with a severe disability" means an individual who has a severe physical or mental impairment which seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as mobility, work tolerance, self-care, self-direction, or interpersonal, communication or work skills) in terms of an employment outcome; and who will require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program › §18-10I-3. Supported Employment Program

(a) Within the available funds as appropriated by the Legislature, the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall establish a model supported employment program in an unserved area of the state. The model program shall be selected through a request for proposal process including proposal review and selection by the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services in cooperation with the state developmental disabilities planning council.
(b) The model supported program and existing supported employment programs approved by the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services shall promote employment services to eligible individuals including:
(1) Job development services to secure competitive jobs;
(2) Services to assist the person with a severe disability in maintaining his or her supported employment position; and
(3) Other employment services not funded through the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services federal Title I and Title VI, Part C programs.
(c) An existing sheltered workshop shall implement the model program selected to be established, with the advice and consultation of the state developmental disabilities planning council.
(d) The Division of Rehabilitation Services shall administer the supported employment program.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program › §18-10I-4. Eligibility; Primary Focus

(a) The primary focus of the supported employment program is providing employment supports for persons with severe disabilities who have never worked or have only worked intermittently due to their disability.
(b) To be eligible for the supported employment program, a person must have a severe disability as defined in section one of this article.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act › §18-10J-2. Definitions

The following words used in this article shall be construed as follows:
(a) "Blind or visually impaired child" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:
(1) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees; or
(2) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration.
(b) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English braille.
(c) "Individualized education program" and "IEP team" have the meanings provided in Section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d)).
(d) "Textbooks and other instructional materials" means any literary or nonliterary works obtained for use in a course of study.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act › §18-10J-3. Individualized Education Program

In developing the individualized education program for a child who is blind or visually impaired, the individualized education program team shall provide for the child to receive instruction in braille and the use of braille unless the individualized education program team determines, after an evaluation of the child's reading and writing skills, needs, and appropriate reading and writing media (including an evaluation of the child's future needs for instruction in braille or the use of braille), that the instruction or use is not appropriate for the child. Nothing in this section requires the exclusive use of braille if other special education services are appropriate to the child's educational needs. The provision of other appropriate services shall not preclude braille use or instruction.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act › §18-10J-4. Standards of Competency and Instruction

Instruction in braille reading and writing shall be provided with the goal of enabling each blind or visually impaired child to communicate effectively and efficiently with the same level of proficiency expected of the child's peers of comparable ability and grade level. The child's individualized education program shall specify:
(a) The results obtained from the evaluations required under section three of this article;
(b) How braille will be implemented as the primary mode for learning through integration with other classroom activities;
(c) The date on which braille instruction will commence;
(d) The length of the period of instruction and the frequency and duration of each instructional session;
(e) The level of competency in braille reading and writing to be achieved by the end of the period and the objective assessment measures to be used; and
(f) If a decision has been made under section two of this article, that braille instruction or use is not required for the child:
(1) Documentation that the decision was reached after a review of pertinent literature describing the educational benefits of braille instruction and use; and
(2) A specification of the evidence used to determine that the child's ability to read and write effectively without braille instruction is not impaired.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act › §18-10J-5. Instructional Materials

All publishers of textbooks or other instructional materials sold to the state or any local education agency (including post-secondary institutions) shall furnish computer diskettes for literary subjects in the American standard code for information interchange from which braille versions can be produced. Further, the publishers shall furnish computer diskettes in American standard code for information interchange for nonliterary subjects, including natural sciences, computer science, mathematics and music, when braille specialty code translation software is available.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act › §18-10J-6. Teacher Certification and Training

As part of the professional certification process, teachers seeking to become certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children shall demonstrate competence in reading and writing braille. Before issuing a professional certificate to teach the blind and visually impaired, the West Virginia Department of Education shall require that the applicant demonstrate, based upon standards adopted by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library of congress, Washington, D.C., that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille. This requirement becomes effective July 1, 2000. Teachers already certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children are not required to demonstrate that proficiency in order to retain their certification. Further, the West Virginia Department of Education shall, on a schedule of at least once every three years, make available to all teachers of blind and visually impaired children a continuing education class in reading or writing braille or a college credit course in reading and writing braille, or both. In order to achieve successful completion of a course, a teacher shall demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing braille at a level commensurate with the standards adopted by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library of congress.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10K. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Act › §18-10K-1. Transfer of Fund to Department of Health and Human Resources

(a) Effective July 1, 2018, the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board as created by the prior enactment of this article is abolished and its powers and duties are transferred to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in accordance with §9-10-1 et seq. of this code.
(b) The rules of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board shall remain in force and effect until the promulgation of new or additional rules by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, pursuant to §9-10-5 of this code.
(c) On the effective date of this section, all records necessary to effectuate the purposes of §9-10-1 et seq. of this code shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act › §18-10L-2. Policy; Principles; Projects

(a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that:
(1) Availability of personal assistance services for persons with disabilities should be increased to enable them to live in their own homes and communities;
(2) Recipients of personal assistance will be those with severe disabilities, including mental, sensory or physical impairments, or any combination of impairments, who are in need of assistance to live in a living arrangement of their choice in lieu of a more restrictive setting; and
(3) Recipients of personal assistance have the right to make decisions regarding and to control the provision of their personal assistance services. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, managing, paying and terminating an assistant's employment.
(b) Implementation of the program established in this article shall be based on the following five basic principles:
(1) Services may be received where they are needed, either at home or in the community, subject to available funding;
(2) Services may be scheduled when they are needed, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, as scheduled or needed on an emergency basis, subject to available funding;
(3) Recipients contribute to the cost of services based on their ability to pay;
(4) Recipients are granted control over the services provided to the fullest extent possible including how, when and by whom services are provided; and
(5) Eligibility shall be based on functional needs rather than on a medical diagnosis.
(c) Subject to available funds, other personal assistance projects shall be developed to increase the availability of services throughout the state to serve eligible individuals.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act › §18-10L-3. Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Personal assistance services" means:
(A) Those basic and ancillary services that enable eligible individuals to live in their homes and communities rather than in institutions and to carry out functions of daily living, self-care and mobility;
(B) Basic services include, but are not limited to, getting in and out of a bed, wheelchair or motor vehicle; assistance with routine bodily functions, such as health maintenance activities; bathing and personal hygiene; dressing and grooming; and feeding, including preparation and cleanup.
(2) "Personal assistant" means an individual of the consumer's choice who provides personal assistance services for the eligible individual.
(3) "Recipient" means any individual receiving funds through the Ron Yost personal assistance program.
(4) "Ron Yost personal assistance program functional assessment tool" means the written and physical evaluation used to determine eligibility of individuals to receive services and the hours of service to be provided under this article.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act › §18-10L-5. Funding

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund designated the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Fund. The fund shall be an appropriated account within the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the moneys shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of this article.
(b) Funds made available under this article may be used only for the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Program, including planning; designing; delivering; and administering services, functional assessment evaluations, and training. The Division of Rehabilitation Services may use not more than seven percent of the total allocation for administrative costs.
(c) The Division of Rehabilitation Services or the contracted program administrator may apply for and use all other funding sources to carry out this program, including state, federal, and other grants and donations.
(d) Funds shall be disbursed in a manner that ensures maximum consumer control of the services provided under the program.
(e) Personal assistance services shall be available only to the extent funding is available through annual appropriations of state, federal, and other allotted funds.
(f) Funds or services provided to eligible individuals by the personal assistance services program under this article is not income to those individuals for any purpose under this code or under the rules of any agency of state government.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act › §18-10L-6. Rules

The Division of Rehabilitation Services, as directed by the consumer board, shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, necessary for the effective administration of this article including a sliding scale for funding based on the recipient's, as the employer, ability to contribute to the cost of services.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act › §18-10M-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations

The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following:
(1) The state recognizes the value of independent living services in maximizing the ability of people with disabilities to live more independently in their own homes and communities.
(2) Persons with disabilities have the best capacity to design, develop, manage and implement the programs and services which are intended to assist them.
(3) The federal Rehabilitation Act, as amended, requires this state to develop a state plan for independent living to describe and direct independent living services in West Virginia.
(4) The federal Rehabilitation Act, as amended, further calls for the establishment and operation of a Statewide Independent Living Council to monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of the state’s plan for independent living services.
(5) Approximately twenty-three and one-half percent of West Virginia’s residents have one or more disabilities, many of whom could benefit directly or indirectly from the provision of independent living services by the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the state’s centers for independent living.
(6) A need exists for a coordinated network of consumer-controlled centers for independent living that effectively reaches persons with disabilities in all fifty-five counties of the state.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act › §18-10M-3. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to authorize, facilitate or provide for services and activities that will enable individuals with disabilities to live as independently as possible in their own homes and communities; to promote the philosophy of independent living, including consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access and individual and systems advocacy; to enhance and maximize the leadership abilities, empowerment, independence and productivity of individuals with significant disabilities; and to promote and maximize the integration and full inclusion of individuals with significant disabilities into the mainstream of our society. To this end, services provided pursuant to this article shall be offered in the most integrated settings to the maximum extent possible, within available resources.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act › §18-10M-4. Definitions

Terms used in this article have the same meanings as those provided in the federal Rehabilitation Act, as amended, as follows:
(a) “Consumer control” means circumstances in which individuals with disabilities having decision-making authority.
(b) “Council” means the Statewide Independent Living Council.
(c) “Designated state entity” means the entity designated in the state plan for independent living to receive and administer federal funding as directed by the plan.
(d) “Federal Rehabilitation Act” or “federal act” means the act codified at 29 U. S. C. §701, et. seq.
(e) “Independent living services” means advocacy; independent living skills; training; information and referral; peer counseling; peer support; transition, including services that facilitate the transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based residences, with the requisite supports and services; provide assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community; facilitate the transition of youth who are individuals with significant disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs pursuant to section 614(d) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U. S. C. 1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary education or otherwise left school, to post-secondary life; and any other service directed by the state plan which may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Assistive devices and equipment;
(2) Communication services;
(3) Counseling and related services;
(4) Community awareness programs to enhance the understanding and integration into society of individuals with disabilities;
(5) Environmental modifications;
(6) Family services;
(7) Housing advocacy;
(8) Mobility training;
(9) Personal assistance services;
(10) Prostheses and other appliances and devices; and
(11) Rehabilitation technology.
(f) “Individual with a significant disability” means an individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in the family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve the ability to function, continue functioning, or move toward functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in employment, respectively.
(g) “State plan” means the state plan for independent living required by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act › §18-10M-7. State Plan for Independent Living

(a) The state plan shall direct the use of federal funds provided to the state under the federal act and appropriated by the Legislature to the designated state entity in a line item for this purpose, in addition to any state funds that may be appropriated to the designated state entity for the provision of independent living services. The state plan, and each subsequent plan or amendment thereto, shall address the priorities set forth in the federal act for establishing a statewide program of independent living services, including a statewide network of centers for independent living. The council chairperson, as authorized by the voting members of the council, and a majority of the directors of the centers for independent living in the state will sign the state plan indicating agreement with the content. The director of the designated state entity will sign the state plan indicating agreement to serve as the designated state entity, to receive the funding, distribute the funding in accordance to the state plan and to fulfill all responsibilities of the designated state entity as provided in the federal Rehabilitation Act, as amended. The state plan may be amended at any time at the agreement of the council and the centers for independent living.
(b) The state plan, and each subsequent plan and any amendments thereto shall be presented to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, created pursuant to article twenty-nine-e, chapter sixteen of this code, for review and consultation.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act › §18-10M-8. Funding and Grants

(a) Funds appropriated to the designated state entity for independent living services shall be administered by the designated state entity and may be used to fund any service or activity included in the state plan for independent living, including funding centers for independent living. In order to qualify for funding, a center for independent living shall meet the definition and comply with the standards and indicators therefor, as established in the federal act.
(b) Subject to availability, the state plan may designate funds for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) To provide independent living services to eligible individuals with significant disabilities;
(2) To demonstrate ways to expand and improve independent living services;
(3) To support the operation of centers for independent living;
(4) To support activities to increase the capacities of centers for independent living to develop comprehensive approaches or systems for providing independent living services;
(5) To conduct studies and analyses, gather information, develop model policies and procedures and present information, approaches, strategies, findings, conclusions and recommendations to policymakers in order to enhance independent living services for individuals with disabilities;
(6) To train individuals with disabilities and individuals who provide services to them and other persons regarding the independent living philosophy; and
(7) To provide outreach to populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this act, including minority groups and urban and rural populations.
As provided in the state plan, funds appropriated for the purposes of this article shall be utilized directly by the designated state entity for the provision of independent living services or through grants or contracts, with the approval of the council, to agencies that meet the definition of and comply with the standards and indicators for centers for independent living set forth in the federal act.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10N. Information Technology Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired › §18-10N-1. Findings; Policy

The Legislature finds that the use of interactive display terminals by state agencies is becoming a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain information available electronically, but that presentation of electronic data solely in a visual format is a barrier to access by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Individuals who are blind or visually impaired have the right to full participation in the life of the state, including the use of advanced technology which is purchased by the state for use by employees, program participants and members of the general public. The Legislature also recognizes that technological advances allow interactive control of computers and use of the information by visually impaired persons, but that nonvisual access is dependent on the purchase of hardware and software that is compatible with technology used for nonvisual access.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10N. Information Technology Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired › §18-10N-2. Definitions

The following words have the meanings indicated:
(a) "Access" means the ability to receive, use and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology.
(b) "Blind or visually impaired individual" means an individual who:
(1) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees;
(2) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or
(3) Has a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of individuals of comparable ability.
(c) "Information technology" means all electronic information processing hardware and software, including telecommunications.
(d) "Nonvisual" means synthesized speech, Braille and other output methods not requiring sight.
(e) "State agency" means the state or any of its departments, agencies or boards or commissions.
(f) "Telecommunications" means the transmission of information, voice, or data by radio, video or other electronic or impulse means.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10N. Information Technology Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired › §18-10N-3. Purchasing to Develop Access Standards; Access Clause to Be Included in Contracts

(a) On or before September 1, 2001, the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration shall develop nonvisual access standards for information technology systems employed by state agencies that:
(1) Provide blind or visually impaired individuals with access to information stored electronically by state agencies by ensuring compatibility with adaptive technology systems so that blind and visually impaired individuals have full and equal access when needed; and
(2) Are designed to present information, including prompts used for interactive communications, in formats intended for both visual and nonvisual use, such as the use of text-only options.
(b) The Purchasing Division shall consult with state agencies and representatives of individuals who are blind or visually impaired in developing the nonvisual access standards described in subsection (a) of this section and the procurement criteria described in section four of this article.
(c) The head of each state agency shall establish a written plan and develop any proposed budget requests for implementing the nonvisual access standards for its agency at facilities accessible by the public.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10N. Information Technology Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired › §18-10N-4. Procurements by the Purchasing Division

(a) On or before January 1, 2002, the division shall approve minimum standards and criteria to be used in approving or rejecting procurements by state agencies for adaptive technologies for nonvisual access uses.
(b) Nothing in this article shall require the installation of software or peripheral devices used for nonvisual access when the information technology is being used by individuals who are not blind or visually impaired. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the purchase of nonvisual adaptive equipment by a state agency.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the applications, programs and underlying operating systems, including the format of the data, used for the manipulation and presentation of information shall permit the installation and effective use of and shall be compatible with nonvisual access software and peripheral devices.
(d) Compliance with the procurement requirements of this section with regard to information technology purchased prior to July 1, 2001, shall be achieved at the time of procurement of an upgrade or replacement of existing information technology equipment or software.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10O. Disability History Week › §18-10O-2. Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds that:
(1) According to the two thousand United States Census over four hundred thousand West Virginians have disabilities, which is nearly twenty-four percent of the state's general population;
(2) In order to ensure the full inclusion of people with disabilities into society, it is necessary to expand the public's knowledge, awareness and understanding of the history of disabilities and the disability rights movement;
(3) The disability rights movement is a civil rights movement that is an important part of the history of this state and this country;
(4) October is recognized nationally as Disability Awareness Month; and
(5) By designating the third week of October as Disability History Week, students and the public will have the opportunity to learn about the history and contributions of people with disabilities.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10O. Disability History Week › §18-10O-4. Definitions

As used in this article the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
(a) "Disability history" means the people, events and timelines of the development and evolution of services to, and the civil rights of, people with disabilities. Disability history includes the contributions of specific people with disabilities; and
(b) "Existing school curriculum" means all the courses and curricula currently in place at a public school.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10O. Disability History Week › §18-10O-5. Disability History Week Designated

(a) The third week of October annually is designated as Disability History Week for the State of West Virginia.
(b) In recognition of and to further the purposes of Disability History Week, each public school shall provide instruction on disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement. The instruction shall be integrated into the existing school curriculum in a manner such as, but not limited to, supplementing existing lesson plans, holding school assemblies or providing other school activities. The instruction may be delivered by school personnel or by guest speakers.
(c) State institutions of higher education are encouraged to conduct and promote activities that provide education, awareness and understanding of disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement.
(d) The Legislature is encouraged to annually recognize Disability History Week by introducing a concurrent resolution to:
(1) Recognize youth leaders in the disability rights movement;
(2) Reaffirm a commitment to the full inclusion of people with disabilities in society; and
(3) Recognize the disability rights movement as an important part of the history of this state and nation.
(e) Recognized resources for information, materials and speakers regarding disability history, people with disabilities and the disability rights movement include, but are not limited to:
(1) Centers for Independent Living;
(2) The Statewide Independent Living Council;
(3) The Developmental Disabilities Council; and
(4) The State Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.
(f) The provisions of this article are not intended to create a burden, financial or otherwise, for public schools, teachers or state institutions of higher education.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10P. Students’ Right-to-Know Act › §18-10P-3. Career Landscape Information Collection

The following information, to the extent available, shall be collected and compiled by the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education, on an annual basis:
(1) The most in-demand occupations in the state, including entry wage and common degree levels (e.g., associates, bachelors, or masters) for entering the occupation;
(2) The average cost of two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by type of institution;
(3) The federal and state scholarship, merit, and need-based aid programs available for attending two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by type of institution;
(4) The average monthly student loan payment and the average total amount of student loans for individuals who attend all two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by the type of institution;
(5) The average student loan default rate for two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by type of institution;
(6) Information relating to the availability of paid internship and externship opportunities for students attending two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by type of institution;
(7) The average graduation rate for two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state by type of institution;
(8) The completion rates for apprenticeship programs, high school credential programs, and career and technical education programs;
(9) The percentage of college graduates working in an occupation that does not require a college degree for each major;
(10) Median annual wages for public college/university graduates by degree level and degree area;
(11) The average starting salary of career-technical education completers;
(12) The number of military first-term enlistments and each branchs starting salary;
(13) Contact information for each of the two and four-year colleges, universities, and vocational schools in the state, and each branch of the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, and reserves; and
(14) Any other information the State Board of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission, or the Council for Community and Technical College Education deem appropriate to assist high school students in weighing the costs and benefits of post-high school training and education.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10P. Students’ Right-to-Know Act › §18-10P-4. Information Distribution

No later than October 15 of each year, the State Superintendent shall distribute the information collected by the State Board of Education in 18-10P-3 of this code:
(1) To every public high school in the state for distribution to students by school guidance counselors; and
(2) To the public by making it readily available through publishing on the Department of Educations website.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10P. Students’ Right-to-Know Act › §18-10P-5. Data Sharing

The State Board of Education may execute a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency, or division for information required to be collected by this article. Any department, agency, or division that possesses information required to be collected by this article, at least including the Department of Commerce and the Higher Education Policy Commission, shall provide that information to the State Board of Education annually.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10Q. Employment First Policy › §18-10Q-1. Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds a need to create a state initiative to promote competitive, integrated, and customized employment opportunities for disabled citizens using publicly funded services regardless of the individuals level of disability. The state Employment First Policy initiative is intended to promote the expectation that individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities are valued members of the workforce, and can often meet the same employment standards, responsibilities, and expectations as other working-age adults when provided the proper education, reasonable accommodations, and supports.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10Q. Employment First Policy › §18-10Q-2. Definitions

"Competitive Employment" means work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment) for which an individual is compensated at a rate that is not less than the rates specified in 21-5C-2 of this code, and for which the employee is eligible for the level of benefits provided to other employees and which presents opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for other employees who are not individuals with disabilities who have similar positions.
"Customized Employment" means those employment supports and services for an individual that are designed in a way to personalize the employment relationship between the person with a disability and employer in a way that meets the needs of both.
"Integrated employment" means employment at a location where the percentage of employees with disabilities relative to the employees without disabilities is consistent with the norms of the general workforce, and where the employees with disabilities interact with other persons, to the same extent as employees in comparable positions without disabilities.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 10Q. Employment First Policy › §18-10Q-3. Creation of Employment First Taskforce; Membership; Meeting Requirements

(a) The Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health shall establish a taskforce for the purpose of developing and implementing a state Employment First Policy.
(b) The commissioner shall appoint the membership of the taskforce, which shall include, at a minimum, the following members:
(1) The Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health, or his or her representative, who shall chair the taskforce;
(2) An individual with a developmental disability;
(3) An individual with an intellectual disability;
(4) A family member of a person with a disability;
(5) A representative of the Department of Education;
(6) A representative of Workforce West Virginia;
(7) A representative of the Division of Rehabilitation Services;
(8) A representative of the Bureau for Medical Services (State Medicaid Agency);
(9) A representative of the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council;
(10) A representative of a provider of integrated and competitive employment services who does not also provide sheltered or otherwise segregated services for individuals with disabilities;
(11) A representative of West Virginia Center of Excellence in Disabilities;
(12) A representative of Disability Rights of West Virginia (the Governor-designated state protection and advocacy agency);
(13) A representative of the West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council;
(14) A representative of the West Virginia Community and Technical College Systems;
(15) A representative of the West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association;
(16) A representative of the West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities; and
(17) The State of West Virginia Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.
(c) The taskforce shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson or upon written request of a majority of the members. The taskforce shall meet at least four times a year.
(d) The chairman of the taskforce shall appointment a member to act as secretary for the purposes of the taking of minutes. The minutes shall be approved by the taskforce at each meeting. The minutes and all other documentation shall be maintained by the chair.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-1a. Control of Property and Business Affairs Transferred to Board of Governors [Board of Regents]

The control of the financial, business and all other affairs of the West Virginia University and of Potomac State School is hereby transferred from the state board of control to the board of Governors. The board of Governors shall, in respect to the control, management and property of such institutions, have the same rights and powers and shall perform the same duties as were heretofore exercised or performed by the state board of control. The title to all property of such institutions is hereby transferred to and vested in the board of Governors.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-1b. Additional Authority of Board of Governors as to Revenue Bonds for Dormitories, etc.

In addition to the authority conferred upon the board of Governors, by virtue of the preceding section, with respect to the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the construction of dormitories, homes or refectories for teachers and students at institutions under its control, the board, whenever the revenue from any such existing facility shall no longer be needed to meet the requirements of the sinking fund established in connection with the bond issue for which such revenue was originally pledged, shall also have authority to pay such unneeded revenue into the sinking fund pledged as security for any other unliquidated bonds issued for such facilities at the institution where the revenue was collected, or to pledge such revenue as added security for the payment of any new issue of revenue bonds sold to finance the construction of any such additional facility at that institution. The board shall also have authority to pledge the revenue from any such existing facility at any institution, even though it was not originally financed by revenue bonds, as added security for any new issue of revenue bonds sold to finance the construction of any such additional facility at the institution.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-2. President

The president of the university shall be president of the general faculty and of the faculties of the several colleges and departments thereof, and the executive head of the university in all its departments. Subject to the authority vested by this chapter in the board of Governors, he shall give general direction to the administrative affairs and to the scientific investigations of the university and of its several departments; and, subject to the orders of the board, he shall have authority, in the recess of the board, to remove any employee or subordinate officer, who is not a member of the faculty, and fill for the time any vacancy that may occur by such removal or otherwise.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-3. Biennial Reports of President

On or before the end of each biennial period the president of the university shall make a report to the board of Governors and the state board of control, showing in detail the progress and condition of the university during such biennium, and such other detailed information about the affairs and the control of the university as said boards may request or as he may deem wise to communicate.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-4. Colleges, Schools, Departments and Divisions of University

In consultation with the president of the university, the board of Governors shall have authority to establish and maintain in the university such colleges, schools, departments and divisions as from time to time may be expedient, and shall provide for the organization and management of the same. The board of Governors is hereby authorized and, as soon as funds shall be available for the purpose, is directed to establish and maintain in the university a four-year school of medicine, dentistry and nursing, to be located at such place within the state as may be designated by the Governor.
The Governor shall designate the location of the school on or before July 1, 1951.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-4a. Authority to Contract for Medical, Dental and Nursing School Facilities

Notwithstanding other provisions of this code to the contrary, the board of Governors of West Virginia University is hereby authorized to contract for the planning, design, and construction of buildings and other physical facilities which are in its judgment suitable for the schools of medicine, dentistry and nursing, including the purchase and installation of necessary equipment, the making of sewer, water, gas, electrical and other connections, and the construction of such roadways, sidewalks, landscaping and approaches as may be required, although the total amount of such contracts may be in excess of appropriations available for the purpose at the time such contracts are made.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for application to or discharge of any agreement which may be entered into under the authorization herein granted such sums as are or may become available out of the special medical school fund, otherwise provided by law, and funds specially received for the purpose of assisting such construction under the terms of any present or future federal law, or through gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or permit the board of Governors of West Virginia University, or any person purporting to act for it, to create any obligation or to incur any liability other than such obligations and liabilities as are dischargeable solely from appropriations regularly made pursuant to law.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-4d. Disposition of Tuition Fees Collected at Medical Center

All tuition fees collected at West Virginia University medical center from students in the schools of medicine, medical technology, dentistry, dental technology, nursing, and pharmacy, together with all special tuition and registration fees charged for postgraduate short courses, institutes, and seminars conducted by the medical center, shall be paid into the special medical school fund heretofore created in the State Treasury under the provisions of section two, article nineteen, chapter eleven of this code, and shall be used solely for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the schools of medicine, medical technology, dentistry, dental technology, nursing, and pharmacy.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 18. Education › Article 11. West Virginia University › §18-11-5. Approval of Rules and Regulations

The rules and regulations made by the president and faculties of the university governing the admission of students to the university, the standards of scholarship to be maintained, the conferring of degrees and the granting of diplomas, certificates, and other evidences of work done by students of the university, shall be submitted to the board of Governors for its approval. The rules and regulations made by the president and faculties for the general government of the university shall in like manner be submitted to said board for its approval.