WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
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to the Committee on
A BILL to amend and
reenact §18B-1B-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to
abolishing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; transferring
all powers and duties of the commission relating to internal governance of
institutions of higher education to the board of Governors of the institutions;
transferring all powers and duties of the commission to secure, provide, or
administer financial support for educational or research purposes to the board
of Governors of their respective institutions; providing for the transfer and
disposition of assets, property and records of the commission; providing for
the transfer of the administration of the Promise Scholarship to the State
Treasurer; and transfer WVNET to West Virginia University.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18B-1B-1 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1B. HIGHER
EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION.
§18B-1B-1. Higher
education policy commission abolished; transfer of powers and duties.
(a) The
Higher Education Policy Commission is hereby abolished, effective July 1,
2017.
(b) All
powers and duties of the Higher Education Policy Commission related to the
internal governance of institutions of higher education shall be transferred to
the governing boards of the institutions.
(c) All
powers and duties of the Higher Education Policy Commission to provide, secure,
or administer financial support for educational or research purposes,
including, but not limited to, state or federal scholarships, grants, fellowships,
and loans, shall be transferred to the respective institutions.
(d) All
monetary assets of the Higher Education Policy Commission shall be transferred
into the state’s General Revenue Fund. All other property of the Higher
Education Policy Commission shall be disposed of or transferred in accordance
with the requirements of section twelve, article ten, chapter four of this
code.
(e) All powers and
duties of the Higher Education Policy Commission to administer the Promise
Scholarship program shall be transferred to the West Virginia State Treasurer’s
Office.
(f) All powers and
duties of the Higher Education Policy Commission related to WVNET shall be
transferred to West Virginia University: Provided,
That no higher education institution or agency shall be mandated to use WVNET
provided services.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to abolish the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. The bill
transfers all powers and duties of the commission relating to governance of
institutions of higher education to the board of Governors of the institutions.
The bill transfers all powers and duties of the commission to secure, provide,
or administer financial support for educational or research purposes to the Institutions.
The bill provides for the transfer and disposition of assets, property and
records of the commission.
This section has been completely
rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored.