Chapter 18B, Chapter 18B

(a) The governing boards shall ensure the fiscal integrity of their operations using best business and management practices. (1) The practices include at least the following: (A) Complying with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the Governmental Accounting Standards Boar…

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the meanings specified unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) "Advisory Council of Classified Employees" or "classified council" means the state advisory organization of classified employees created…

(a) There is continued the state advisory council of faculty. (b) Election of members and terms of office. -- (1) During the month of April of each odd-numbered year, each president of a state institution of higher education, at the direction of the faculty council and in accorda…

(a) Effective July 1, 2004, a faculty Senate is established at each institution of higher education, except for those institutions which choose to establish a faculty assembly. In the latter case, all faculty participate in the faculty assembly and the requirements of subsections…

(a) There is continued the state advisory council of students. (b) During the month of April of each year, each student government organization at each institution of higher education shall elect a student to serve on the student advisory council. Terms of the members of the stud…

(a) There is hereby continued the state advisory council of classified employees. (b) Election of members and terms of office. -- (1) During the month of April of each odd-numbered year, each president of a state institution of higher education, at the direction of the classified…

(a) There is continued at each institution of higher education an institutional classified employee advisory council to be known as the staff council. (b) During the month of April of each odd-numbered year, each president of a state institution of higher education, at the direct…

(a) The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter is to establish basic human resources policies applicable to public higher education capable of, but not limited to, assisting the governing boards in meeting the follow…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, in lieu of overtime compensation, employees of higher education organizations may receive compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment. Employees may receive compen…

Each full-time classified employee hired by an organization shall serve an initial probationary period of six months. At the end of the probationary period, the employee shall receive a written evaluation of his or her performance. The employee's supervisor shall meet with the em…

(a) For the purposes of this section, "employee" means either of the following: (1) A classified or nonclassified employee who is employed by a higher education governing board, by the commission or by the council; or (2) A faculty member, as defined in section one, article eight…

Higher education organizations may grant merit increases which are in accordance with this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter and with duly promulgated rules of the commission and council.

For the purposes of this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Benefits” means programs that an employer uses to supplement the cash compen…

(a) Definitions for terms used in this section have the meanings ascribed to them in section two, article one of this chapter and section two, article nine of this chapter, except that, unless clearly noted otherwise, this section applies only to a regular employee who is classif…

(a) An organization may contract for supplemental health and welfare benefit plans for any or all of its employees in addition to the benefits the employees otherwise receive. (b) An organization may make additional periodic deductions from the salary payments due employees in th…

(a) Any reference in this code to the "additional retirement plan" relating to state higher education employees, means the "Higher Education Retirement Plan" provided in this section. Any state higher education employee participating in a retirement plan upon the effective date o…

(a) Each higher education organization shall establish and operate an employee continuing education and development program under a joint rule or rules promulgated by the governing board. Funds allocated or made available for employee continuing education and development may be u…

(a) Each governing board, with the advice and assistance of the staff council, shall promulgate and adopt a rule regarding the role of part-time classified employees. The rule shall discourage the hiring of part-time employees solely to avoid the payment of benefits or in lieu of…

As used in this article: (a) "Academic rank", "rank" or "faculty rank" means the position held by a faculty member as determined by the president, consistent with a rule promulgated and adopted by the governing board, and includes the positions of professor, associate professor, …

(a) Each governing board shall promulgate and adopt a faculty salary rule in accordance with section six, article one of this chapter which furthers the goals of attracting, retaining and rewarding high quality faculty. Faculty salary increases shall be distributed within each or…

A governing board may grant sabbatical leave to a faculty member at the state institution of higher education under its jurisdiction for the purpose of permitting him or her to engage in graduate study, research or other activities calculated to improve teaching ability. A govern…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a tenured professional at a state institution of higher education who is absent from duties at the institution to accept employment in a nonelected governmental capacity is afforded the benefits of academic tenure, rank an…

(a) For the purposes of this section, "Probationary faculty member" means the definition adopted in a joint rule promulgated by the commission and council. The rights provided to probationary faculty members by this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other rights aff…

Each governing board, with the advice and assistance of the faculty senate, shall promulgate and adopt a rule in accordance with section six, article one of this chapter addressing the following issues: (a) Defining an appropriate balance between full-time and adjunct faculty mem…

Consistent with this article, and after consulting with and providing 30 days written notice to the faculty senate, a governing board may adopt a rule relating to the faculty. The provisions of any rule adopted by a governing board preempt any conflicting rule adopted by the comm…

(a) The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article is to establish the classification and compensation system for certain employees of higher education organizations and apply recognized best human resources practices in order to use available resources in the most effect…

(a) West Virginia University; Marshall University; West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; or any other organization that provides notice to the commission or council, as appropriate; may, after consultation with staff council of the applicable organization, file a rule or …

As used in this article and articles seven, eight and nine of this chapter, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Classification system” means the process by which jobs, job titles, career ladders and…

(a) The commission and council jointly shall maintain a uniform system for classifying jobs and positions of organization classified employees. (b) Pursuant to the rule authorized in section seven of this article, the commission and council jointly shall establish and maintain a …

(a) The commission and council shall develop and maintain a classified salary schedule and ensure that all organizations under their respective jurisdictions adhere to state and federal laws and duly promulgated and adopted organization rules. (b) The classified salary schedule s…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, the commission and council jointly shall design, develop, implement and administer the classified personnel system of classification and compensation pursuant to this article and articles seven, eight and nine of t…

(a) Each governing board shall fix tuition and other fees for each academic term for the different classes or categories of students enrolling at the state institution of higher education under its jurisdiction, including the fixing of different tuition and fees for online course…

(a) This section is known as the Medal of Honor and Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient Tuition Waiver. (b) A state institution of higher education shall waive undergraduate tuition and mandatory fee charges for a state resident that has been honorably discharged from any bran…

The governing board of a state institution of higher education may fix and charge admission fees to athletic contests at institutions under its jurisdiction. The governing board may enter into contracts and spend and receive money under such contracts for the student athletic tea…

(a) The governing board of a state institution of higher education may make funds available from tuition and fees to support extracurricular activities of the students as considered necessary. (b) Each institution shall maintain a level of support for extracurricular activities o…

The appropriate governing board of each state institution of higher education shall fix the fees to be charged students and faculty members for rooms, board and meals at the dormitories, faculty homes, dining halls and cafeterias operated by such board at the institution. Such fe…

(a) Definitions: The following words when used in this section have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Digital Courseware” means a system of educational content and software designed to support the delivery of all or part …

(a) The governing board of each state institution of higher education may provide special services and special programs at such institutions and may fix and collect special fees or charges therefor. Such special services and special programs include, but are not limited to, any o…

Except as may be provided for in any bond resolution in effect, funds in the State Treasury heretofore collected from any of the sources defined in the foregoing sections shall remain in the State Treasury for use by the institution where collected. Any interest revenue generated…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the following persons shall be charged in-state tuition rates at the state’s institutions of higher education regardless of domicile: (1) Members of the National Guard or reserves who are not residents of West Virgin…

In addition to the other fees provided in this article, each governing board has the authority to impose, collect and expend the proceeds of a special equity fee under the following conditions: (a) The fee shall be used solely for the purpose of complying with the athletic provis…

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the meanings specified unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) “Auxiliary capital fees” means charges levied on students to support debt service, information technology projects, capital projects and…

(a) The term "resident" or "residency", or any other term or expression used to designate a West Virginia resident student, when used to determine the rate of tuition to be charged students attending state institutions of higher education, may be construed to include economic dev…

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by section four, article one-b of this chapter, and section six, article two-b of this chapter, the commission and council jointly shall establish a higher education resource assessment per student for each state institution of higher educati…

The commission shall determine an appropriate portion of all tuition and fees paid by medical students enrolled for credit at the West Virginia University school of medicine, Marshall university school of medicine and the West Virginia school of osteopathic medicine to be used to…

(a) In addition to the number of fee waivers permitted in sections five and six of this article for undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, each state institution of higher education may waive all fees or any part thereof for students who are residents of West Virginia …

Each governing board periodically may establish fee waivers for students in undergraduate studies at institutions under its jurisdiction entitling recipients to waiver of tuition, capital and other fees subject to the following conditions and limitations: (a) Undergraduate fee wa…

In addition to the fee waivers authorized for undergraduate study by the provisions of section five of this article, each governing board periodically may establish fee waivers for study in graduate and professional schools under its jurisdiction, including medicine and dentistry…

(a) Undergraduate fee waivers. -– (1) The governing boards of Marshall University and West Virginia University, respectively, may establish fee waivers for students in undergraduate studies at institutions under their jurisdiction which entitle recipients to waiver of tuition, ca…

(a) Each state institution of higher education shall waive tuition and fees for any person who is the child or spouse of an individual who: (1) Was employed or serving as: (A) A law-enforcement officer as defined in section one, article twenty-nine, chapter thirty of this code; (…