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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-15 - Annual Certification of Practice

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15.1. To be eligible for credit toward the
				obligation, the recipient must have approval from the Vice Chancellor for
				Health Sciences to practice at a specific practice site in an underserved area
				in West Virginia. Throughout the course of their participation in the program,
				recipients must annually provide evidence of continued practice at an approved
				site. Such evidence shall be presented on a form provided by the Vice
				Chancellor for Health Sciences for this purpose.
15.2. Recipients shall be required to
				maintain their current mailing address, email address, and phone number with
				the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences until such time as the obligation has
				been satisfied through service or repayment.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-16 - Appeals

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16.1. A student may
				appeal in writing the denial of an initial award or renewal award or any other
				decision within fifteen (15) days of receiving notification to the Vice
				Chancellor for Health Sciences. The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences may
				consult with an appeals committee comprised of financial aid staff, health
				sciences staff, and representatives from the applicant's institution. The Vice
				Chancellor for Health Sciences shall issue a written decision upholding or
				reversing the initial decision within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the
				appeal.
16.2. An applicant may
				further appeal in writing the decision of the Vice Chancellor for Health
				Sciences within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notification of the decision to
				the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The Vice Chancellor for Administration
				shall issue a written decision upholding or reversing the Vice Chancellor for
				Health Sciences' decision within twenty (20) days of receipt of the
				appeal.
16.3. Any appeal made
				should set forth in detail the grounds for the appeal. The decision rendered at
				each level shall address in writing each ground raised.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-17 - Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing Requirements

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17.1. Before the end of each fiscal year,
				each institution's financial aid office must reconcile its program records
				with:
17.1.a. The Commission's records of
				program awards and disbursements; and
17.1.b. The institution's business office
				records of program disbursements.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-62 - Energy and Water Savings Performance Contracts, Monitoring Use and Reduction › Section 133-62-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes guidelines and procedures that will establish a recommended
				standardized Energy Savings Performance Contract process (ESPCP) through which
				all West Virginia regional public colleges and universities reduce energy use
				and water consumption.
1.2.
				Authority. West Virginia Code §
									18B-1-6(c)(3).
1.3. Filing Date. -- August 7,
				2018.
1.4. Effective Date.--
				September 7, 2018.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-62 - Energy and Water Savings Performance Contracts, Monitoring Use and Reduction › Section 133-62-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The primary
				purposes of this rule are to:
2.1.a.
				Encourageindividual campuses and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
				Commission (Commission)to examine all opportunities for reduction in overall
				energy use;
2.1.b. Ensure that
				institutions have the basic knowledge necessary to accurately monitor energy
				usage;
2.1.c. Encourage
				institutions follow recommended procedures for selecting qualified firms and/or
				professional services from the Commission's list of pre-qualified vendors for
				Guaranteed Energy Savings Projects;
2.1.d. Provide coordination as requested to
				assist institutions in the selection, planning and/or financing of Guaranteed
				Energy Savings Projects; and
2.1.e.
				Provide energy savings best practices, training, and resourcesfor
				institutions.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes requirements for eligibility;, award, maintenance, and
				termination of die financial incentives provided by the Mental Health Loan
				Repayment Program.
1.2. Authority.
				-- West Virginia Code §
									18B-1-6 and §
									18C-3-3(e)
				and (f).
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 15, 2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 15,
				2021.
1.5. This rule shall
				terminate and have no further force or effect upon the expiration of five years
				from its effective date.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The purpose of
				this program is to provide an incentive for practicing mental health
				professionals to deliver therapy or counseling services in underserved areas of
				West Virginia.
2.2. Mental Health
				Loan Repayment Program funds shall be awarded to West Virginia residents who
				are currently practicing mental health professionals and who provide therapy or
				counseling services in an underserved area of West Virginia. A revolving fund
				will be established for funds for this program.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-3 - Eligibility Criteria

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3.1. In
				order to be eligible for a Mental Health Loan Repayment Program award, each
				applicant must:
3.1.a. Certify that the
				applicant possesses educational debt in an amount equal to or exceeding the
				proposed award amount; and
3.1.b.
				Be a graduate of an accredited program at an institution of higher education,
				having obtained a degree preparing them for licensure as a licensed doctoral
				clinical psychologist, master's level licensed psychologist, licensed
				independent clinical social worker, licensed certified social worker, licensed
				professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, psychiatric
				mental health nurse practitioner, or other mental health disciplines identified
				by the Senior Director of Health Sciences as experiencing a shortage of
				practitioners; and
3.1.c. Be
				employed in an underserved area in West Virginia, providing individual therapy
				or counseling and/or group therapy or counseling for a majority of his, her or
				their practice.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-4 - Application Process

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4.1. The
				applicant must apply to the Mental Health Loan Repayment Program using an
				application form provided by the Senior Director of Health Sciences.
4.2. Applicants for participation in the
				Mental Health Loan Repayment Program shall submit their applications by the
				deadline established by the Senior Director of Health Sciences. Applications
				must be complete and received by the deadline in order for the applicant to be
				considered for an award.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-5 - Selection of Recipients

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5.1.
				Recipients will be selected from a pool of all qualified applicants.
5.2. Awards shall be determined by the Senior
				Director of Health Sciences with the advice of an advisory panel. The advisory
				panel may be made up of the Division of Health Sciences Advisory Committee and
				such other members as may be added by the Senior Director of Health Sciences
				from time to time.
5.3. In order to
				be selected to receive a Mental Health Loan Repayment Program award, an
				applicant must agree to provide mental health therapy or counseling services
				for at least one (1) year full-time or at least two (2) years part-time in an
				underserved area for every year that funding is awarded.
5.4. Applications will be processed without
				regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sex, age,
				disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial
				status or veteran status.
5.5. In
				making awards, the Senior Director of Health Sciences may consider such factors
				as the applicant's expressed commitment to the provision of mental health
				services in underserved communities, and his, her or their work or community
				service experiences in underserved areas of the State.
5.6. The number of awards shall be determined
				by the availability of funds.
5.7.
				Nothing in this rule shall be construed as granting or guaranteeing any
				applicant any right to such an award.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-6 - Award Provisions and Agreement

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6.1. The award amount shall be up to $10,000
				(depending on outstanding debt) for one (1) year of full-time service or two
				(2) years of part-time service for eligible mental health professionals. The
				award shall be renewable up to three (3) years based on availability of funds
				and continued eligibility for the loan repayment program.
6.2. The award agreement shall contain the
				provision that the recipient will agree to practice full-time for at least one
				(1) year or part-time for at least two (2) years in an underserved area of West
				Virginia.
6.3. No award payments
				shall be disbursed before a properly completed and signed award agreement and
				documentation of qualifying educational debt have been delivered by the
				recipient to the Senior Director of Health Sciences or his or her
				designee.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-7 - Notification of Recipients and Fund Disbursement

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7.1. The Senior Director of Health Sciences
				or his or her designee shall notify recipients of their selection to receive an
				award.
7.2. The full amount of the
				award shall be disbursed to the participant upon the receipt of verification of
				one (1) year of full-time employment or two (2) years of part-time employment
				in an approved site, beginning from the date of the award agreement. The Senior
				Director of Health Sciences shall approve the disbursement of the
				funds.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-8 - Fulfillment of Agreement

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8.1. To
				fulfill the award agreement, a participant must complete the service
				obligation. If applying for additional funding, the recipient must provide
				documentation demonstrating that die entire award has been allocated toward
				recipient's educational debt.
8.2.
				A recipient shall satisfy obligation as stated in the recipient's award
				agreement by practicing mental health therapy or counseling full or part time
				in an underserved area of West Virginia.
8.3. If at any time during the term of the
				agreement die recipient needs to change the practice site, the recipient may
				request approval from die Senior Director of Health Sciences and may request
				that additional areas be considered as underserved if appropriate.
8.4. With advance approval of the Senior
				Director of Health Sciences, the recipient may serve his or her obligation
				concurrently with other service obligations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-63 - Mental Health Loan Repayment Program › Section 133-63-9 - Definitions

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9.1. "Practicing
				mental health professionals" means licensed doctoral clinical psychologists,
				master's level licensed psychologists, licensed independent clinical social
				workers, licensed certified social workers, licensed professional counselors,
				licensed marriage and family therapists, psychiatric mental health nurse
				practitioners, or other disciplines which may be identified as practicing
				mental health professionals providing therapy or counseling services by the
				Senior Director of Health Sciences.
9.2. "Underserved area" means any mental
				health professional shortage area located in the state as determined by the
				Bureau for Public Health, any hospital devoted solely to the provision of
				mental health services, or any additional mental health professional shortage
				area determined by die Senior Director of Health Sciences.
9.3. "Educational debt" is defined as any
				government, commercial, or foundation loans for actual costs paid for tuition,
				reasonable education, and living expenses related to graduate or undergraduate
				education.
9.4. "Part-time" is
				defined as working twenty or more hours per week.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This legislative rule establishes the process by which the West
				Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) will grant
				administrative exemption status to and remove administrative exemption status
				from the State's baccalaureate institutions of higher education.
1.2. Authority. -- West Virginia Code §
									18B-1-1f(c).
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 15, 2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 15,
				2021.
1.5. This rule shall
				terminate and have no further force or effect upon the expiration of five years
				from its effective date.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-2 - Definitions

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2.1.
				"Administratively exempted schools" means state colleges and universities that
				achieve and maintain three of the five of the following:
2.1.a. Graduation rate: A three-year average
				graduation rate of not less than 45 percent;
2.1.b. Retention rate: A three-year average
				retention rate of not less than 60 percent;
2.1.c. Credit head count enrollment: A
				three-year credit head count enrollment increase, or a decrease of not more
				than five percent over the same period;
2.1.d. Days of cash reserved: A three-year
				average of not less than 50 days cash reserved;
2.1.e. Composite Financial Index: A Composite
				Financial Index of not less than one as reported in the college and
				university's audited financial statements; or
2.1.f. Whose governing board requests a
				review by the chancellor of any special circumstances and the Commission grants
				administratively exempted status based on those special circumstances as
				verified by the chancellor after his or her review.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-3 - Procedure for Requesting Status as an Administratively Exempt School

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3.1. Requesting
				Administratively Exempt Status. - Any State college or university may apply to
				the Commission for designation as an administratively exempt school by its
				governing board submitting a letter to the Chancellor requesting such status
				and setting forth which of the criteria established in West Virginia Code
				§
									18B-1-1f(b)
				and reiterated in subsection 2.1 above the college or university
				meets.
3.2. Reviewing
				Administratively Exempt School Status. - Upon receipt of a request for
				administrative exemption, the Commission shall verify that the requesting
				institution meets the statutory criteria using data submitted by the college or
				university to, and validated by, the Commission.
3.3. Institutions shall provide promptly upon
				request from the Commission or Chancellor any information to support the
				Commission's review of the institution's performance as an administratively
				exempt college or university.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-4 - Procedure for Granting or Denying Status as an Administratively Exempt School

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4.1. Approval of
				Administratively Exempt School Status. - Upon verification that an institution
				meets three of the five requirements to be designated as an administratively
				exempt school, the Commission shall vote at its next regularly scheduled
				meeting whether to grant or deny such request.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-5 - Procedure for Reviewing Administratively Exempt Status Once Granted

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5.1. Review of
				Administrative Exempt School Status Institutions. -- Commission staff will
				review annually all criteria, either statutory or special circumstances, for
				administratively exempt school status for the administratively exempt
				institutions.
5.2. If, during its
				annual review, Commission staff determines that an administratively exempt
				school has failed to meet one or more of the criteria by which it initially
				qualified for administrative exemption status, but that it also now meets one
				or more of the other criteria that would allow it to maintain its
				administrative exemption, Commission staff will notify the institution that it
				is being allowed to maintain its administrative exemption status under the
				newly met criteria.
5.3. Each year,
				as part of the statutorily mandated annual reauthorization process established
				in 133 C.S.R.52,
Annual Reauthorization of Degree Granting
				Institutions,
die reauthorization review committee shall determine
				whether administratively exempted institutions are meeting at least three of
				the exemption criteria specified in Section 2 of this rule.
5.3.a. Those administratively exempted
				institutions meeting three or more of the criteria in the review process shall
				be reported in the annual reauthorization resolution to the Commission as
				qualified to maintain administratively exempt status.
5.3.b. Those administratively exempt
				institutions that fail to meet at least three of the exemption criteria shall
				be reported in the annual reauthorization resolution to the Commission as
				failing to meet the requirements to maintain the administratively exempt
				status. The institution shall be formally notified of this finding by the
				process set forth in Section 6 below.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-64 - Administrative Exemption › Section 133-64-6 - Revoking Administratively Exempt School Status Procedure

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6.1. Revoking
				Administratively Exempt School Status. - Upon the annual review, institutions
				that do not meet three of the five requirements for administratively exempt
				school status, or whose special circumstances have changed, the Chancellor will
				notify the President of the institution that they no longer meet the
				requirements for the designation and that the institution has one year to meet
				the requirements again.
6.1.a. Upon the
				second consecutive annual review where institutions that do not meet three of
				the five requirements for exempt status, the Chancellor will notify the
				President that the institution no longer is eligible and that the Commission
				will vote to revoke administratively exempt status in no less than 30
				days.
6.1.b. After 30 days have
				passed following the notification that an institution no longer meets three of
				die five requirements for exempt status, the Commission may vote to revoke the
				institution's administratively exempt status.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-01 - Strenthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Funding Formula West virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and West Virginia State Board of Eduacation › Section 135-1-1 - General

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1.1. Scope --
				Procedural Rule for the division of Perkins V funds between the West Virginia
				State Board of Education and the West Virginia Council for Community and
				Technical College Education for any given fiscal year.
1.2. Authority -- W. Va. Code §
									18B-2B-6.
1.3. Filing Date -- June 7, 2021.
1.4. Effective Date -- July 7,
				2021.
1.5. Repeals and Replaces
				Title 135, Series 1, dated August 15, 2020.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-01 - Strenthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Funding Formula West virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and West Virginia State Board of Eduacation › Section 135-1-2 - Definitions

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2.1. Council: West
				Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education.
2.2. Board: West Virginia State Board of
				Education.
2.3. Strengthening
				Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century
				Act (Perkins V): Federal legislation creating funding for career and technical
				education and guidelines for expenditure of such funds.
2.4. Local educational agency (LEA): As
				defined in ESEA, a public board of education or other public authority legally
				constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of,
				or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary
				schools in a city, county, township, school district,
2.5. CTE Program of Study: coordinated,
				nonduplicative sequence of academic and technical content at the secondary and
				postsecondary level that -
(A) incorporates
				challenging State academic standards;
(B) addresses both academic and technical
				knowledge and skills, including employability skills;
(C) is aligned with the needs of industries
				in die economy of the State, region, or local area;
(D) progresses in specificity (beginning with
				all aspects of an industry or career cluster and leading to more
				occupation-specific instruction);
(E) has multiple entry and exit points that
				incorporate credentialing; and
(F)
				culminates in the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential. A CTE
				program of study must demonstrate a complete career pathway into post-secondary
				or workforce as determined within die Consortia Planning
				District.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-01 - Strenthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Funding Formula West virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and West Virginia State Board of Eduacation › Section 135-1-3 - Formula Elements

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3.1. Fiscal
				Year: The enrollments used for the State formula and split of Perkins funds for
				secondary and postsecondary institutions (the secondary/postsecondary split)
				will be based on the total number of concentrators for each system as indicated
				in the prior year CAR report that is submitted by Council staff to the US
				Department of Education.
3.2.
				Postsecondary elements. A CTE concentrator is a student enrolled in an eligible
				recipient who has 1) earned at least 12 credits within a CTE program or program
				of study; or 2) completed such a program if the program encompasses fewer than
				12 credits or the equivalent in total.
3.3. Secondary elements. A CTE concentrator
				is a student served by an eligible recipient who has completed at least two
				courses in a single career and technical education program or program or
				study.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-01 - Strenthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Funding Formula West virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and West Virginia State Board of Eduacation › Section 135-1-4 - Formula Calculation

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4.1.
				The Board and the Council collaborate for several activities and those funds
				will be taken out of Administration and Leadership funds as indicated below
				before the balance of funds are split based on the number of concentrators as
				reported in the CAR. After those shared funds are set aside, the Local Formula
				Funds, State Reserve, Leadership, and Administration funds will be split
				between the secondary and postsecondary systems based on the prior year
				enrollment as reported in the concentrators in the CAR.
4.1.1. Leadership - 10% to carry out State
				leadership activities. For the state leadership funds that are set aside for
				corrections, individuals with disabilities, non-traditional preparation, and
				recruitment of special popuslations the secondary and postsecondary state
				Perkins Directors will develop a joint strategy with impacted partners so that
				these leadership activities impact both the secondary and postsecondary
				systems. For the remaining balance of leadership funds, the state
				secondary/postsecondary split will be applied and each system will leverage
				their funds to address unique Perkins leadership needs in each
				system.
4.1.2. Administration - 5%
				for administration of the State plan. The state will have 2 shared positions:
				secondary CTE director (WVDE) and a postsecondary CTE director (CTCS). The
				salary and fringe for these positions will be drawn from die state
				administration fund pool. For die remaining balance of administration funds,
				the state secondary/postsecondary split will be applied, and each system will
				leverage their funds to address unique Perkins administration needs in each
				system.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-01 - Strenthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Funding Formula West virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and West Virginia State Board of Eduacation › Section 135-1-5 - Revision of Formula

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5.1. The
				Council is to review the secondary/postsecondary split formula every three
				fiscal years to determine if changes are needed.
5.2. The Council may change die formula as
				needed to reflect changes in Federal or State Law.
5.3. Any revisions must be approved by the
				State Board of Education.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-02 - Performance-Based Funding Formula › Section 135-2-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule governs development, implementation, and administration of the
				performance-based funding formula for community and technical colleges under
				the jurisdiction of the Council for Community and Technical College
				Education.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code §§
									18B-1B-4(a)(2).
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 16,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				16, 2023.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on April 16,
				2028.
1.6. Repeal and Replace. --
				This legislative rule repeals and replaces Title 135CSR2 filed April 17, 2009
				and effective April 20, 2009.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-02 - Performance-Based Funding Formula › Section 135-2-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The purpose of
				this rule is to define the parameters governing the establishment and
				administration of a performance-based funding formula (funding formula or
				formula) to be used in the development of annual budget requests, beginning
				with the 2024 fiscal year budget cycle, for the nine public community and
				technical colleges under the jurisdiction of the Council.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-02 - Performance-Based Funding Formula › Section 135-2-3 - Definitions

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3.1. "Academically
				Underprepared Student" means a West Virginia resident student enrolled in a
				community and technical college who has at least one of the following risk
				factors:
3.1.1. Cumulative high school grade
				point average below 2.50; or
3.1.2.
				Admitted to the institution based on standardized test scores (ACT, SAT, or
				ACCUPLACER) that would qualify the student for developmental or remedial
				placement in mathematics or English based on placement criteria established by
				135 C.S.R. 21,
Freshman Assessment and Placement
				Standards
.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-02 - Performance-Based Funding Formula › Section 135-2-4 - Formula Development, Implementation, and Administration

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4.1. The Chancellor
				shall develop, in consultation with the Funding Formula Advisory Committee, as
				defined in section 4.3 of this Rule, a funding formula for the community and
				technical colleges that will serve as a broad framework for efforts to improve
				student outcomes and institutional efficiency. The Council shall use the
				funding formula to determine the annual base budget request for each community
				and technical college, beginning with the fiscal year 2024 budgeting cycle. The
				formula shall, at a minimum:
4.1.1. Apply to
				thirty percent (30%) of each institution's base appropriation, referred to
				herein as the Outcomes-Based Funding Pool;
4.1.2. Set aside seventy percent (70%) of
				each institution's base appropriation, referred to herein as the Base Operating
				Budget, which shall be exempt from outcomes-based funding
				calculations;
4.1.3. Hold
				institutions accountable for increasing the educational attainment levels of
				West Virginia citizens by addressing the State's economic development and
				workforce needs and promoting increased degree production, with a particular
				emphasis on degrees awarded in academic programs aligned with State Priority
				Fields;
4.1.4. Acknowledge the
				unique mission of each community and technical college;
4.1.5. Be based on a set of objective
				performance metrics that reflect and support the State's higher education goals
				and priorities;
4.1.6. Incorporate
				safeguards to ensure stability of the funding formula, including, but not
				limited to:
4.1.6.a. A Hold Harmless
				Provision; and
4.1.6.b. To the
				extent possible, employment of a three-year rolling average for all data
				metrics; and
4.1.7.
				Apply an annual inflation adjustment, calculated utilizing the Higher Education
				Price Index, to each institution's Base Operating Budget, Outcomes-Based
				Funding Pool, and the system-wide rate per weighted outcome.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-02 - Performance-Based Funding Formula › Section 135-2-5 - Formula Calculations

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5.1.
				The funding formula shall operate on a five-year cycle, beginning with fiscal
				year 2024 budgeting cycle.
5.2.
				Benchmarking
5.2.1. In the first year of each
				funding cycle, abbreviated herein as year zero (y0), the
				Council shall establish baseline values for each metric based on an average of
				the three most recent full academic years of available data. The baseline data
				shall provide a basis of comparison upon which institutional performance shall
				be gauged in subsequent years of the funding cycle (years one through
				four).
5.2.2. In each year
				following y0, each institution's recommended funding
				level shall be calculated based on the increase or decrease of the
				institution's total outcomes score as compared to the y0
				benchmark value.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-03 - Conversion Of Non-Credit Training Activities To College-Level Credit › Section 135-3-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. Rule
				establishing guidelines and procedures for community and technical colleges to
				convert non-credit training activities to college-level credit.
1.2. Authority. W. Va. Code §
									18B-1-6.
1.3. Filing Date. January 30, 2008.
1.4. Effective Date. February 28,
				2008.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-03 - Conversion Of Non-Credit Training Activities To College-Level Credit › Section 133-3-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The purpose of
				this policy is to provide consistency among community and technical colleges in
				converting non-credit courses to credit. This policy will provide an
				opportunity for participants in workforce development and other non-credit
				courses to convert those courses to college-level credit and meet the goal of
				providing additional options for individuals to pursue a college credential and
				engage in life-long learning.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-03 - Conversion Of Non-Credit Training Activities To College-Level Credit › Section 135-3-3 - Options for Awarding Credit

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3.1. If
				non-credit courses are delivered utilizing the same competencies as an existing
				college-level course, and the competencies have been met, it may be granted
				that course number.
3.2. Special
				topic courses with institutional course numbering may be utilized to identify
				courses to be converted from non-credit to college-level credit.
3.3. The Certificate in Technical Studies,
				Board of Governors AAS Degree, AAS in Technical Studies, AAS in Individualized
				Studies or other existing degree programs may be utilized to grant
				college-level credit for non-credit activity by applying the procedures and
				guidelines of those programs.
3.4.
				Competency levels of appropriate non-credit courses may be compared to required
				general education course competencies to determine academic credit to be
				awarded through an assessment appropriate for the discipline as determine by
				the chief academic officer of the community and technical college or
				designee.
3.5. The actual awarding
				of college equivalent credit is made by the chief academic officer of the
				community and technical college or designee.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-03 - Conversion Of Non-Credit Training Activities To College-Level Credit › Section 135-3-4 - Credit Conversion Formula

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4.1. For lecture courses, conversion of
				non-credit to college-level credit hours will be no less than 15:1 contact to
				credit hour.
4.2. For laboratory
				hours, conversion of non-credit to college-level credit hours will be no less
				than 30:1 contact to credit hour.
4.3. For on-the-job training activity,
				conversion of non-credit to college-level credit hours will be no less than
				160:1 contact to credit hours.
4.4.
				For those courses delivered through an accelerated format and mastery of
				equivalent course competencies are documented, the contact to credit hour
				requirement may be waived.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-03 - Conversion Of Non-Credit Training Activities To College-Level Credit › Section 135-3-5 - Course Description

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5.1. For
				each non-credit course being considered for college-level credit, the following
				information will be compiled:
5.1.1. Course
				title: Listing of the full title of the course
5.1.2. Credit hours: The number of academic
				credit hours to be awarded
5.1.3.
				Contact hours: Actual number of course hours
5.1.4. Topic description: Brief overview of
				the topic
5.1.5. Competencies:
				Listing of competencies to be taught
5.1.6. Outline: Listing of the content to be
				covered in the course
5.1.7.
				Learning Resources: Listing of textbooks, handouts and other instructional
				material
5.1.8. Suggested Method of
				Instruction: Instructor's methodology and mode of instruction
5.1.9. Methods of Evaluation/Grading: Listing
				of activities, assignments and assessments that will be utilized to determine
				the grade
5.1.10. An assessment
				will be used to document prior skill level attainment for the proposed college
				credit course.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-04 - Rules and Administrative Procedures › Section 135-4-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- Rule
				establishing process for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules and posting
				and publication of rules and administrative procedures by state institutions of
				higher education.
1.2. Authority.
				-- West Virginia Code § 18B-1-6(c)(3).
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 5, 2013.
1.4. Effective Date. -- May 5,
				2013.
1.5. Repeals and replaces
				previous Series 4 dated February 23, 2006.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-04 - Rules and Administrative Procedures › Section 135-4-2 - Definitions

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2.1. Rule. Any
				regulation, guideline, directive, standard, statement of policy or
				interpretation of general application and future effect that also has
				institution-wide effect or affects the rights, privileges or interests of
				employees, students or citizens. The following are not rules:
2.1.a. Regulations, guidelines or policies
				established for individual units, divisions, departments or schools of the
				institution that deal solely with the internal management or responsibilities
				of a single unit, division, department or school; or
2.1.b. Academic curricular policies that do
				not constitute a mission change for the institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-04 - Rules and Administrative Procedures › Section 135-4-3 - Application

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3.1. This rule
				shall apply to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by a governing
				board of any public higher education institution under the West Virginia
				Council for Community and Technical College Education's jurisdiction, as well
				as to the posting and publication of rules and administrative
				procedures.
3.2. A governing board
				may not delegate responsibility for approving a rule to the
				President.
3.3. The Chancellor
				shall periodically provide institutions with examples of topics that should be
				dealt with only through the rule-making process. If the governing board or
				President of an institution is unsure whether the rulemaking process must be
				used, the governing board or President shall seek guidance from the Chancellor
				or his/her designee.
3.4. Each
				institution's governing board shall adopt a rule that outlines the rulemaking
				process at that institution.
3.5.
				No rule shall be adopted, amended, or repealed by a governing board without the
				provisions in this rule and its own rule on rules being met.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-04 - Rules and Administrative Procedures › Section 135-4-4 - Rulemaking Process

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4.1.
				Consultation. Institution officers are encouraged to consult with interested
				groups before presenting a proposed rule to the governing board for
				consideration.
4.2. Approval of
				Proposed Notice and Rulemaking. If a governing board determines that a rule
				concerning a subject matter under the governing board's jurisdiction should be
				adopted, amended, or repealed, the governing board may approve a notice of
				proposed rulemaking. A notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:
4.2.a. A brief description of the subject
				matter of the rule, an explanation of how comments will be received, the
				deadline for receiving comments, and contact information for the person who has
				been designated to receive comments; and
4.2.b. A copy of the proposed rule if
				adoption or amendment is proposed or a copy of the current rule if repeal is
				proposed.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-04 - Rules and Administrative Procedures › Section 135-4-5 - Posting and Publication of Approved Rules

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5.1. Approved rules shall be posted
				prominently at a location or locations identified in the institution's rule on
				rules, as well as on the institution's website, and copies shall be made
				available at no cost to any requester.
5.2. Approved rules shall be enumerated in a
				manner that makes them easily identifiable.
5.3. No later than October 1 of each year,
				each institutional governing board shall file with the Council a list of all
				institutional rules that were in effect on the first day of July of that year,
				as well as a list of institutional rules repealed during the preceding year.
5.3.a. For each rule listed, the governing
				board shall identify the most recent date on which each rule was adopted,
				amended or repealed.
5.3.b. The
				list shall include a statement by the chair of the governing board certifying
				that the governing board complied with the provisions of West Virginia Code
				§ 18B-1-6 and this rule when each rule was adopted.