HB4008 S FIN AMT #1 3-7

Johnson  7909

The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4008—A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-1-1f of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18B-1B-4 of said code, all relating to powers and duties of the Higher Education Policy Commission generally; establishing additional criteria for a state college or university to be considered exempt from the requirement that the commission approve the establishment of new programs on their own campuses for  programs incentivized within the funding formula established herein; directing the Higher Education Policy Commission, in conjunction with the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education, to propose rules to establish a funding formula model governing its appropriation request to the Legislature regarding distribution of general revenue to the state’s institutions of higher education; setting forth parameters for the formula and minimum requirements for the rule; revising and removing certain related commission powers and duties; requiring interim chancellor to meet all criteria required of the chancellor; clarifying the commission and council’s responsibilities, in conjunction with the West Virginia Network, to support systemwide technology needs; revising provisions for rulemaking regarding transfers of credits and obtaining academic credit or advanced placement standing based on experience; authorizing commission to promulgate rules, and exercise powers and duties, governing student loans, scholarships, state aid as provided in Chapter 18C of the code; removing requirements to provide education about certain disease; and making non-substantive technical cleanup corrections and clarifying changes.

Adopted

Rejected