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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 133-41 - Health Sciences Service Program › Section 133-41-8 - Fulfillment of Agreement

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8.1. To
				fulfill the award agreement, a participant must complete the service obligation
				and provide documentation demonstrating the participant has allocated the
				entire award towards his or her educational debt.
8.2. A recipient shall satisfy his or her
				obligation as stated in the recipient's award agreement by practicing primary
				care full- or half-time or by full- or half-time teaching at a school of
				nursing in West Virginia. A medical student recipient only who has completed an
				emergency medicine residency shall satisfy his or her obligation practicing
				emergency medicine full- or half-time in West Virginia.
8.2.a. Any recipient may petition the Vice
				Chancellor for Health Sciences to pursue additional post-graduate training
				beyond requirements contained in this section. The Vice Chancellor for Health
				Sciences shall use his or her discretion in approving such request.
8.2.b. At the time a recipient is ready to
				start his or her practice or teaching, he or she may request that additional
				areas be considered as underserved by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.
				Among the criteria for consideration of such additional areas are factors such
				as a population shift which may create an additional underserved area or a
				location where a physician or other primary health care professional will
				retire or leave the area for other reasons.
8.2.c. With advance approval of the Vice
				Chancellor for 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 133-41 - Health Sciences Service Program › Section 133-41-9 - Repayment of Award in Lieu of Service

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9.1. In lieu of service, recipients must
				repay the full amount of funds received, plus interest, within one (1) year of
				the date they complete or terminate their training or one (1) year following
				the day they are no longer practicing in an underserved area of West Virginia
				or teaching in a qualifying nursing program in West Virginia.
9.1.a. Payment may be made in one full
				payment or, with the approval of the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences,
				arrangements may be made to repay the award over a one (1) year
				period.
9.1.b. If a recipient
				serves as much as twelve (12) months full-time practice or twenty-four (24)
				months of half time practice for his or her obligation but does not complete
				the full obligation, payment shall be figured on a pro rata basis. No credit
				shall be given for less than twelve (12) months of service of full-time
				practice or twenty-four (24) months of half-time practice.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-41 - Health Sciences Service Program › Section 133-41-10 - Cancellation and Waiver of Practice or Teaching Obligation

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10.1. In the event of the recipient's death,
				any unpaid indebtedness on his or her obligation shall be cancelled.
10.2. In the event of the permanent, total
				disability of the recipient, any unpaid indebtedness on his or her obligation
				shall be cancelled.
10.3. In
				certain cases such as partial disability, chronic disease, or other instances
				of extreme hardship, repayment of the award may be postponed, reduced or
				waived. The recipient must thoroughly document a request for such
				consideration. The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences shall be the authority
				that may grant such postponement or waiver.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-41 - Health Sciences Service Program › Section 133-41-11 - Annual Certification of Practice or Teaching

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11.1. 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 or teach in a specific qualifying nursing program in West
				Virginia. Throughout the course of their participation in the program,
				participants must annually provide evidence of continued practice or teaching
				at an approved site. Such evidence shall be presented on a form provided by the
				Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences for this purpose.
11.2. 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 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-1 - General

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1.1. Scope:
				This rule establishes guidelines and procedures that will direct the operation
				of the West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program, hereinafter referred to as
				the Higher Education Grant Program or Grant Program.
1.2. Authority. -- West Virginia Code §
									18C-5-1(d).
1.3. Filing Date. - February 29,
				2024.
1.4. Effective Date. - March
				29, 2024.
1.5. Sunset Provision. -
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1,
				2029.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-4 - Administration

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4.1. The Higher
				Education Student Financial Aid Advisory Board shall provide financial aid
				expertise and policy guidance to the Vice Chancellor for
				Administration.
4.2. The Vice
				Chancellor for Administration may use no more than three percent (3%) of the
				amount appropriated each year for the higher education grant program for
				financial aid administration, award processing, and information
				dissemination.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-5 - Institution Eligibility

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5.1. Institutions
				of higher education eligible to participate in the Higher Education Grant
				Program are defined in W. Va. Code §
									18C-5-2;
Provided
, That institutions that are no longer operational or
				authorized to confer degrees in West Virginia are not "approved institutions of
				higher education" as defined therein. Out-of-state institutions that have
				entered into reciprocal agreements with the Vice Chancellor pursuant to W. Va.
				Code §
									18C-5-6 also are eligible to
				participate in the Grant Program.
5.2. An institution otherwise eligible to
				participate in the Higher Education Grant Program is excluded from
				participating by the Vice Chancellor for Administration if:
5.2.1. The institution does not have a signed
				participation agreement in place; or
5.2.2. The institution has been deemed
				ineligible to participate in federal student financial aid programs by the
				United States Department of Education; or
5.2.3. The Vice Chancellor determines, based
				upon audits and/or administrative site visits that the institution has
				mismanaged Higher Education Grant or other state financial aid funds or lacks
				adequate institutional controls to manage such funds properly.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-6 - Student Eligibility

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6.1. In addition to
				the criteria established in W. Va. Code §
									18C-5-5, to be eligible for a
				higher education grant award, an applicant must:
6.1.1. Have earned a high school diploma or
				passed a high school equivalency exam; and
6.1.2. Plan to enroll or be enrolled at a
				participating Title IV-eligible institution as a full-time undergraduate
				student in a degree or certificate-producing program; and
6.1.3. Demonstrate academic promise (for new
				awards) or achievement (for renewal awards); and
6.1.4. Demonstrate financial need.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-7 - Awards

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7.1. Maximum
				Award.
7.1.1. No higher education grant award
				may exceed the amount of tuition and required fees at the
				institution.
7.1.2. For a student
				attending an institution covered by a reciprocity agreement provided by W. Va.
				Code §
										18C-5-6, no Higher Education
				Grant award may exceed the maximum grant award provided for in the reciprocity
				agreement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-8 - Coordination of Higher Education Grant Program and Other Aid Programs

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8.1. All
				students seeking assistance through the Higher Education Grant program must
				apply for assistance through the federal Pell Grant program.
8.2. In no instance may a combination of the
				Higher Education Grant and any other grants, including tuition and fee waivers,
				exceed demonstrated financial need as determined by the institution.
8.3. Funding Priorities.
8.3.1. To the extent permissible under
				federal law, students shall use grant resources available through federal
				student financial aid programs before a Higher Education Grant award.
8.3.2. Students shall use grant resources
				available through other State student financial aid programs before a Higher
				Education Grant award.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-9 - Post-Award Changes

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9.1. If a Higher
				Education Grant recipient transfers from one participating institution to
				another participating institution, the grant is transferable upon the approval
				of the Vice Chancellor for Administration or his or her designee.
9.2. If a Higher Education Grant recipient's
				SAI increases after an award has been made, the award shall be withdrawn if the
				new SAI exceeds the maximum SAI set by the Vice Chancellor in any given
				year.
9.3. If a Higher Education
				Grant recipient terminates enrollment during the fall semester, the Vice
				Chancellor shall hold in reserve for the student the scheduled spring award
				unless notified otherwise by the institution.
9.4. If a Higher Education Grant recipient
				terminates enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the institution
				shall return to the Vice Chancellor the unused portion of the grant in
				accordance with the refund policy associated with Title IV funds. The
				institution is responsible for returning the unused portion of the grant even
				if the student does not request a refund from the institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-10 - Payments

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10.1. The Vice
				Chancellor shall remit payment of Higher Education Grant awards directly to the
				institution.
10.2. An institution
				may not receive a payment unless the institution has completed the previous
				year's reconciliation process and returned to the Vice Chancellor any prior
				year balance payable to the Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-11 - Waivers

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11.1. A
				recipient may request a waiver of academic progression if the recipient
				withdrew from all courses during the semester as a result of:
11.1.1. Serious illness or major injury
				involving the student or an immediate family member; or
11.1.2. Death of an immediate family member;
				or
11.1.3. Other comparable
				extenuating circumstance.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-12 - Appeals

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12.1. An
				applicant or institution may appeal in writing to the Vice Chancellor the
				denial of an application for an initial award or renewal award within 15 days
				of receiving notification of the decision. The Vice Chancellor shall issue a
				written decision upholding or reversing the initial decision within 15 days of
				receipt of the appeal. The Vice Chancellor's decision is final.
12.2. The Vice Chancellor shall refer to the
				institution any applicant appeal of a decision concerning satisfactory academic
				progress that relates to credit hour completion for resolution consistent with
				the institution's procedures established for this purpose.
12.3. All appeals shall set forth in detail
				the grounds for the appeal. The decisions issued by the Vice Chancellor or the
				institution, as appropriate, 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 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-13 - Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing Requirements

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13.1. Before the
				end of each fiscal year, each institution's financial aid office must reconcile
				its Higher Education Grant records with:
13.1.1. The Commission's records of Higher
				Education Grant awards and disbursements; and
13.1.2. The institution's business office
				records of any grant disbursements by the Commission or the Council.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-42 - West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program › Section 133-42-14 - Reciprocal Agreements

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14.1. The Vice
				Chancellor for Administration may enter into reciprocal agreements with state
				grant and grant program agencies in other states that provide financial
				assistance to their residents attending institutions of higher education
				located in West Virginia.
14.2. The
				Vice Chancellor for Administration may permit West Virginia residents to use
				the Higher Education Grant to attend institutions of higher education in other
				states that have entered into reciprocal agreements.
14.3. Residents of West Virginia requesting
				financial assistance to attend institutions of higher education in other states
				pursuant to a reciprocity agreement provided by W. Va. Code §
									18C-5-6 shall meet all of the
				eligibility standards set forth in Section 6 of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-43 - Purchasing Efficiencies › Section 133-43-1 - General

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1.1. Scope -- This
				rule establishes the guidelines for the Commission and the institutions,
				individually or cooperatively, to maximize their use of bulk purchasing,
				reverse bidding, electronic market places and electronic remitting in the
				acquisition or procurement of materials, supplies, equipment and
				services.
1.2. Authority -- W. Va.
				Code §§
									18B-5-9,
				18B-17-6(b).
1.3. Filing Date: -- April 6, 2004.
1.4. Effective Date: -- April 6,
				2004.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rules:
				-- None.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-43 - Purchasing Efficiencies › Section 133-43-3 - Applicability

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3.1. This rule
				applies to all institutions as defined in Section 2.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-43 - Purchasing Efficiencies › Section 133-43-4 - Purchase or Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, Equipment, Services, Construction and Printing

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4.1. As
				provided by this rule, the Commission and institutions may institute the
				following purchasing practices either individually or cooperatively for
				purchase or acquisition of materials, supplies, equipment, services and
				printing.
4.2. Bulk Purchasing:
4.2.1. The Commission shall establish a
				working committee consisting of Commission staff and institutional
				representatives to identify the materials, supplies, equipment, services and
				printing that may reasonably be purchased in bulk to take advantage of
				economies of scale. In compiling this list and in assessing the economic
				advantage of purchasing a commodity or service in bulk, the committee shall
				consider the acquisition cost of the commodity or service, included but not
				limited to, delivery costs, handling and storage costs, timing of purchases and
				customer satisfaction. This committee shall also monitor and report to the
				Chancellor from time to time on any cost savings and efficiencies realized from
				bulk purchasing.
4.2.2. Bulk
				purchase contracts may be bid and entered into by either the Commission or an
				institution on behalf of all institutions. Once issued, the Commission and all
				institutions participating in the contract shall use it as the primary source
				of procurement of the commodities or services provided in the contract. The
				Chief Procurement Officer may authorize purchases off the contract if it is
				deemed to be in the best interests of the Commission or institution to do so.
				If an institution decides not to participate in a bulk purchase contract, the
				institution's Chief Procurement Officer shall state in writhing the reason(s)
				for not participating and the cost savings resulting therefrom.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-45 - Community And Technical College Faculty Instructional Load › Section 133-45-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- Rule
				establishing guidelines for community and technical colleges to utilize in
				developing a policy on faculty instructional loads.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									18B-1-6.
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 3, 2004.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 5,
				2004.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-45 - Community And Technical College Faculty Instructional Load › Section 133-45-2 - Establishment of Guidelines

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2.1.
				The provisions of this section shall apply only to the establishment of a
				faculty instructional load policy at the Eastern WV Community and Technical
				College, Fairmont State Community and Technical College, New River Community
				and Technical College of Bluefield State College, Marshall University Community
				and Technical College, Shepherd Community and Technical College, Southern WV
				Community and Technical College, WV Northern Community College,
				WVU-Parkersburg, WVU Institute of Technology Community and Technical College,
				West Virginia State Community and Technical College, and any other community
				and technical colleges so designated by the West Virginia Legislature.
To facilitate the development of a policy at each community
				  and technical college, the institution will submit the established policy to
				  the WV Council for Community and Technical College Education for review and
				  approval.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-45 - Community And Technical College Faculty Instructional Load › Section 133-45-3 - Faculty Workload Guidelines

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3.1. Faculty are employed to perform
				instructional and other instructional related duties that meet the needs of the
				institution and the students it serves. The full-time instructional load for
				community and technical college faculty in West Virginia is to be fifteen
				credit hours or the equivalent per semester.
3.2. It is the responsibility of the
				president or provost of the community and technical college, in consultation
				with faculty, to submit a faculty instructional load policy to the WV Council
				for Community and Technical College Education that reflects a faculty
				instructional load of fifteen credit hours or the equivalent per
				semester.
3.3. A faculty
				instructional load may consist of credit and non-credit instruction as part of
				the primary instructional load.
3.4. It is the responsibility of the
				president or provost to set equivalency rules for faculty instructional loads
				by determining how laboratory instruction, unusual instructional situations and
				other modes of direct instructional contact will be counted toward determining
				instructional loads.
3.5. When
				establishing an instructional load policy, consideration should be given to,
				among other issues, the following:
3.5.1.
				Types of courses, i.e. Lecture, laboratory, clinics;
3.5.2. Total contact hours per
				semester;
3.5.3. Section
				size;
3.5.4. Class
				preparation;
3.5.5. Coordinator and
				administrative equivalencies;
3.5.6. Programmatic accreditation
				requirements;
3.5.7. Summer school
				instructional load;
3.5.8.
				Instructional load equivalences unique to the individual institutions;
				and,
3.5.9. Geographic location of
				course delivery.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-46 - Standards For Subject-Area Content In Secondary-Level Teacher Preparation Programs › Section 133-46-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes minimum standards for subject-area content in secondary-level
				teacher preparation programs.
1.2
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									18B-1B-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- November 23,
				2004.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				December 23, 2004.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-46 - Standards For Subject-Area Content In Secondary-Level Teacher Preparation Programs › Section 133-46-2 - Definitions

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2.1. The West
				Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is committed to doing its part in
				improving the quality of education in the schools. It shares the conclusion of
				the Teaching Commission report, Teaching at Risk, one of many recent reports on
				the importance of teacher quality, "All good schools have one thing in common:
				good teachers. Top quality teaching fosters high achievement and high achievers
				can harness their talents and energies to become successful contributing
				citizens." Clearly, good teachers who have a solid grasp of the subjects they
				teach are essential in the educational process to the attainment of a
				well-educated, highly skilled citizenry.
The Commission concurs with the conclusion of the National
				  Council on Teacher Quality that an alarming number of teachers are
				  insufficiently grounded in the subjects they teach. This rule is designed to
				  help address the issue of adequate preparation in content fields.
2.2. The West Virginia Higher
				Education Policy Commission established a Task Force on Content Majors in
				Teacher Preparation to recommend ways to improve the quality of teacher
				preparation in secondary-level subject-content areas. The provisions of this
				rule are an outgrowth of the recommendations of the Task Force. The rationale
				of the Task Force in shaping its report was:
1. Teacher quality is the major single
				determinant in improving student learning,
2. All teacher preparation programs must be
				academically rigorous, and
3.
				Extensive content preparation for prospective teachers is a key factor in
				improving quality.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-46 - Standards For Subject-Area Content In Secondary-Level Teacher Preparation Programs › Section 133-46-3 - Standards for subject-area content preparation

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3.1. Each college or university with
				secondary-level teacher preparation programs shall provide that its
				secondary-level programs (those programs emphasizing the secondary-level grades
				and including licensure to teach grades 10-12) in core academic areas require
				at least the equivalency of corresponding content majors in terms of academic
				rigor and credit hours completed in content areas.
3.2. Secondary-level education certification
				areas for which equivalency in content majors would be required are: biology,
				business education, chemistry, English, general science, mathematics, modern
				foreign languages, physics, and social studies.
3.3. Each secondary-level certification area
				referenced in Section 3.2 must include an equivalent number of credit hours of
				subject area content course work to the institution's baccalaureate major in
				the corresponding content field, with the following exceptions:
3.3.1. For a baccalaureate major in a content
				field in which the credit hours for content course work exceed 48 credit hours,
				the number of content credit hours in the corresponding secondary-level teacher
				preparation program shall not be less than 48 credit hours.
3.3.2. For secondary-level teacher
				preparation programs in social studies and general science, areas in which
				there is typically no corresponding baccalaureate degree, the minimum number of
				required credit hours in the content area shall not be less than 48. While the
				number of content hours in other secondary-level teacher preparation programs
				for certification areas listed in section 3.2 is to be at least the equivalent
				of corresponding baccalaureate degrees, in no instance shall the number of
				credit hours in the content area of a secondary-level teacher preparation
				program be less than 36.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-47 - Commission Organization And Meetings › Section 133-47-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				procedural rule establishes the organization of the West Virginia Higher
				Education Policy Commission and conduct of its meetings.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									6-9A-1,
				18B-1-6.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 22, 2011.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 22,
				2011.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-47 - Commission Organization And Meetings › Section 133-47-2 - Organization

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2.1. The officers
				of the Commission shall be a chair, vice chair and a secretary. Officers shall
				be elected in June of each year for a one year term commencing on July 1 and
				ending on June 30 of the following year. Officers may not serve more than four
				consecutive terms in the same office.
2.2. There shall be one standing committee:
				the Executive Committee.
2.2.a. The Executive
				Committee shall consist of the officers of the Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-48 - Research Trust Fund Program › Section 133-48-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. This
				rule establishes guidelines, procedures and documentation standards for the
				distribution of funds, as legislatively provided, in the West Virginia Research
				Trust Fund.
1.2. Authority. West
				Virginia Code §
									18B-18A-1
et seq.
1.3.
				Filing Date. April 8, 2022.
1.4.
				Effective Date. June 5, 2022.
1.5.
				Sunset Date. This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on
				June 5, 2027.
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2.1. Commission.
				West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.
2.2. Chancellor. Individual employed as
				Chancellor for Higher Education pursuant to W.Va. Code §
									18B-1B-5.
2.3. Competitive Award. Any grant or fund
				transfer provided through a process that is initiated by an open request for
				proposals, includes a merit review, and results in a selected number of grants
				being provided to support proposed activities.
2.4. Designation. A specification made by
				either the donor or the institution that sets forth the exact use or specific
				endowment placement for a gift.
2.5. Directed Research Endowment or Research
				Endowment. An account established at or administered by a participating
				institution or its affiliated research corporation or foundation for purposes
				of funding qualified activities under this program.
2.6. Directed Research Endowment Plan or
				Research Plan. The strategies and procedures formally approved and adopted by a
				governing board of a participating institution outlining how the institution
				proposes to use directed research endowment proceeds to meet research goals and
				objectives.
2.7. Directed Research
				Endowment Proceeds or Endowment Proceeds. Investment earnings accruing to a
				participating institution's directed research endowment and available for
				expenditure by the participating institution or its affiliated research
				corporation.
2.8. Foundation. A
				corporation created, organized and located in West Virginia that meets the
				following conditions:
2.8.a. Is organized and
				operated for educational purposes in support of one or more state institutions
				of higher education and other affiliated organizations;
2.8.b. Is designated by the governing board
				of one or more state institutions of higher education to receive charitable
				contributions for educational purposes on behalf of the institution or
				institutions;
2.8.c. Does not have
				any part of its earnings inuring to the benefit of any private shareholder or
				individual;
2.8.d. Is not
				disqualified from tax exemption under
				26 U.S.C.
				§
											501(c)(3) for any
				reason; and,
2.8.e. Does not
				participate or intervene in, on behalf of or in opposition to any political
				campaigns for public office.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-48 - Research Trust Fund Program › Section 133-48-3 - Administration

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3.1. The Vice
				Chancellor administers the program under the general direction of the
				Chancellor and the Commission and in consultation with the Advisory
				Council.
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4.1. During
				the first five years of the trust fund's existence (or five years after more
				funds are deposited) and in compliance with this rule, the Commission shall
				disburse up to sixty-five (65) percent of moneys in this account to match
				qualified donations and pledges received by West Virginia University, thirty
				(30) percent of moneys to match qualified donations and pledges received by
				Marshall University and five (5) percent of moneys to match qualified donations
				and pledges received by West Virginia State University.
4.2. State colleges are eligible to receive
				awards through a competitive process established by the Commission. Only those
				funds derived from investment earnings accruing in the Research Trust Fund or
				those that remain unmatched by the participating institutions by July 1, 2015
				are available to state colleges pursuant to section 12 of this rule.
4.3. Scientific disciplines. Only those
				scientific disciplines or combinations of interdisciplinary research activities
				in the list below are eligible for trust fund matches.
4.3.a. Energy and environmental
				sciences;
4.3.b. Nanotechnology and
				materials sciences;
4.3.c.
				Biological, biotechnical and biomedical sciences;
4.3.d. Transportation technology and
				logistics;
4.3.e. Biometrics,
				security, sensing, and related identification technologies; and
4.3.f. Gerontology.
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8.1. A participating institution seeking a
				distribution of state matching funds from the trust fund first shall obtain
				qualified donations and/or qualified pledges meeting the conditions in section
				7 in an amount equal to the amount of matching moneys requested for
				distribution and shall submit a request to the Commission setting forth the
				following:
8.1.a. The amount of qualified
				donations and/or qualified pledges used to request matching moneys from the
				trust fund and the total amount of any previous distributions of matching
				moneys from the trust fund;
8.1.b.
				The amount requested for distribution to the participating
				institution;
8.1.c. A designation
				of the applicable research endowment(s) into which the requested matching
				moneys are to be deposited, e.g., "The Joe and Sally Smith Endowed Chair in
				Chemistry;" and
8.1.d. An
				explanation of how the proposed use of the endowment proceeds furthers the
				purposes of the trust fund and addresses the research needs of the
				participating institution as identified in the research plan, including any
				additional strategic objectives or outcomes that have been established for the
				specific endowed research activity.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-48 - Research Trust Fund Program › Section 133-48-9 - Commission Review

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9.1. The Vice
				Chancellor shall conduct a review of each request for distribution of matching
				money from the trust fund for compliance with the provisions of both §
				18B-18A-1
et seq.
and this rule and may request additional
				information if necessary.
9.2. The
				Vice Chancellor shall use the institution's approved research plan to determine
				if requests for distributions from the trust fund are valid and shall consider
				any additional information or details that expand upon the specific area of
				research, including research plans, strategies, objectives and projected
				outcomes as provided under sections 8.1.d. or 9.1. of this rule.
9.3. If all criteria are met, the Vice
				Chancellor shall approve the match.
9.4. If all the criteria are not met, the
				Vice Chancellor shall issue a letter to the institution detailing the reason(s)
				the match could not be approved.
9.5. When the match is approved, the Vice
				Chancellor shall submit the invoice to the State Auditor for payment.
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10.1. A
				participating institution may appeal a decision related to administration of
				trust funds under the terms of this rule to the Vice Chancellor in writing
				within ten (10) days of receiving notification. The Vice Chancellor shall issue
				a written decision upholding or reversing the initial decision within twenty
				(20) days of receipt of the appeal. Decisions that may be appealed include, but
				are not limited to, disapproval of a request for distribution of matching money
				from the trust fund.
10.2. A
				participating institution may further appeal to the Chancellor in writing the
				decision of the Vice Chancellor within ten (10) days of receipt of notification
				of the decision. The Chancellor shall issue a written decision upholding or
				reversing the decision of the Vice Chancellor within twenty (20) days of
				receipt of the appeal.
10.3. Any
				appeal made shall set forth in detail the grounds for the appeal. The decision
				rendered at each level shall address in writing each of the grounds
				raised.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-48 - Research Trust Fund Program › Section 133-48-11 - Availability Limits and Reallocation of Trust Funds

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11.1. Availability. Participating
				institutions shall provide documentation for and request transfers of state
				matching funds up to the limits provided in these rules on or before July 1,
				2015. All trust fund dollars provided by the West Virginia Legislature in the
				original corpus which are being matched by outstanding pledges shall remain
				available for withdrawal until that date.
11.2. Reallocation. If one of the
				participating institutions fails to have deposited into its research endowments
				the requisite amount of qualified donations and/or fails to have made
				subsequent requests for matching trust fund distributions by the end of this
				five-year period, then any funds allocated to the participating institution
				that have not been distributed shall be reallocated for distribution to the
				other participating institutions.
11.2.a. To
				be eligible to receive a distribution of reallocated moneys, the other
				participating institutions shall have excess qualified donations deposited in
				its research endowment(s) in an amount equal to or greater than the amount
				requested for distribution from available reallocated moneys.
11.2.b. If the other participating
				institutions do not have excess qualified donations on deposit, the available
				moneys in the trust fund shall be reallocated for distribution by the
				Commission to state colleges in accordance with the provisions for those
				institutions established in section 12 of this rule.
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12.1.
				Until such time as the trust fund is fully distributed, interest earnings shall
				be deposited as accrued. The Commission shall use a portion of those moneys
				derived from investment earnings accruing to the trust fund, as well as moneys
				that are not matched and distributed to participating institutions prior to
				July 1, 2015, for distribution to state colleges.
12.2. As funds are realized, the Vice
				Chancellor shall issue competitive notices or requests for proposals to the
				state colleges. A merit-review of the scientific potential of the proposed
				research activity shall be conducted by peer scientists under the general
				direction of the Vice Chancellor.
12.3. Solicitations for science, technology,
				engineering and/or mathematics (STEM) projects at state colleges shall:
12.3.a. Establish a level of funds currently
				available for distribution;
12.3.b.
				Identify the number of anticipated awards based on the availability of funds,
				establishing equal amounts available for each institution;
12.3.c. Identify specific research targets or
				thematic areas for proposals;
12.3.d. Provide specific application
				procedures and deadlines for application;
12.3.e. Specify matching requirements,
				including documentation of gift deposits;
12.3.f. Specify a reasonable deadline for
				obtaining qualified donations; and
12.3.g. Provide latitude for lesser amounts
				of support if only smaller qualified donations are obtained by the
				institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-48 - Research Trust Fund Program › Section 133-48-13 - Coordination with Other Research Programs

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13.1. The Commission shall coordinate awards
				from the trust fund with other sponsored research programs managed by its
				Division of Science and Research. The comprehensive resources and awards made
				under the West Virginia Research Challenge Fund and Eminent Scholars
				Recruitment and Enhancement programs shall be monitored for continuity in
				achieving the objectives of the state's strategic plan for science and
				technology.
13.2. The Commission
				shall not award state funds to any endowment or state college program that
				materially duplicates support provided under a complementary state
				program.
13.3. The Commission
				encourages leveraging state funds to obtain qualified private donations and
				other broader external sources of funding to support the state college's
				approved research plan.
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14.1. By
				August 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, each participating institution shall
				provide an annual report to the Commission that includes a full accounting of
				the trust funds, endowment proceeds, and adherence to the objectives
				established by the research plan.
14.2. Each participating institution shall
				detail in its annual report to the Commission the total amount of qualified
				donations received, the investment earnings realized and any anticipated
				expenditures of the research endowment proceeds in its annual operating
				budget.
14.3. By October 1, 2013,
				after the five-year implementation of the trust fund program is complete, the
				participating institutions shall provide a comprehensive report to the
				Commission on the impact of the trust fund on research competitiveness,
				institutional growth and infrastructure development. Strategic goals realized
				and those yet to be realized shall be articulated clearly in the report. A full
				accounting of all trust funds, proceeds, outcomes, and designated endowments
				shall be included in the comprehensive report.
14.4 Each participating institution's
				research corporation and/or foundation shall provide the Commission with an
				audited financial statement annually. These statements shall be treated as
				confidential.
14.5. Awards to state
				colleges shall contain a reporting requirement on the specific outcomes of the
				award and establish a timeframe for submission.
14.6. Institutions expending any proceeds
				from the trust fund, donations and gifts, or the research endowments contrary
				to the provisions of this rule, or Commission approval or direction shall be
				responsible for reimbursing the appropriate institutional or Commission account
				the amount of funds improperly expended, plus statutory interest.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-50 - Energy And Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund Program › Section 133-50-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes guidelines for the state institutions of higher education to
				follow in applying for an energy and water savings loan.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									18B-5-11.
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 22,
				2010.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				21, 2010.
1.5. Purpose. -- The
				purpose of this rule is to establish policies and procedures for the operation
				of the Energy and Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund Program.