West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-55 - Human Resources Administration › Section 133-55-19 - Job Classification Committee

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
19.1. The
				Commission hereby establishes a Job Classification Committee (JCC). The Vice
				Chancellor for Human Resources shall serve as the Chair of the Job
				Classification Committee.
19.2. The
				JCC shall be comprised of four classified employees and six Human Resources
				professionals, ensuring representation from the Council institutions and the
				Commission institutions.
19.3. The
				Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, or designee
				shall solicit nominations for JCC members from the Advisory Council of
				Classified Employees (ACCE) and the Chief Human Resources Officers
				(CHROs).
19.4. JCC members shall be
				appointed by the Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
				Commission, with concurrence of the Chancellor of the West Virginia Council for
				Community and Technical College Education, subject to approval by the
				Commission and Council.
19.5. An
				organization may have no more than two members serving on the Committee at any
				time and the combined membership representing various groups or divisions
				within or affiliated with an organization in total may not constitute a
				majority of the membership.
19.6.
				Committee members shall serve staggered terms. One third of the initial
				appointments shall be for two years, one third for three years and one third
				for four years. Thereafter, the term is four years. A member may not serve more
				than four years consecutively.
19.7. The Commission shall use an appropriate
				methodology to classify jobs. The Commission, in consultation with the Council,
				may adjust the job evaluation plan, including the factors used to classify jobs
				and their relative values, if necessary.
19.8. Powers and duties of the Job
				Classification Committee include, but are not limited to, the following:
19.8.a. Providing a system of audit for all
				master classification specifications to make sure the core responsibilities of
				positions assigned the titles are accurately reflected;
19.8.b. Recommending a procedure for
				performing job family reviews;
19.8.c. Modifying and deleting job titles and
				creating new job titles;
19.8.d.
				Reviewing and revising job titles to make them consistent among organizations,
				including adopting consistent title abbreviations;
19.8.e. Determining appropriate career
				ladders or job levels in each job family and establishing criteria for career
				progression;
19.8.f. Conducting job
				family reviews to ensure master classification specifications appropriately
				reflects duties, responsibilities, minimum requirements and contains
				appropriate distinguishing characteristics that clearly delineate differences
				in job titles and support assigned pay grades.
19.8.g. Classifying jobs and placing jobs in
				pay grades consistent with the classification and compensation
				program;
19.8.h. Determining when
				new master classification specifications with assigned pay grades are needed,
				and;
19.8.i. Hearing job
				classification appeals prior to commencement of the formal grievance
				process.
19.8.j. The JCC shall meet
				monthly if there is business to conduct and also may meet more frequently at
				the call of the chair, given adequate lead time. A majority of the voting
				members serving on the Committee at a given time constitutes a quorum for the
				purpose of conducting business.