ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2049
(By Delegate Mezzatesta)
[Passed April 12, 1997; in effect July 1, 1997.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact section one, article four, chapter
eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend and reenact
section five, article eleven of said chapter, all relating
to higher education; eliminating the single vice chancellor
for instructional technology and having these duties
performed by the chancellor of the university of West
Virginia board of trustees and the chancellor of the board
of directors of the state college system.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article four, chapter eighteen-b of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted; and that section five, article
eleven of said chapter be amended and reenacted, all to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
§18B-4-1. Officers of governing boards; employment of chancellors and senior administrator; offices.
(a) At its annual meeting in June of each year, each
governing board shall elect from its members appointed by the
governor a president and
such other officers as it may consider
necessary or desirable:
Provided, That the initial annual meeting
shall be held during July, one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine.
The president and
such other officers shall be elected for a one-year
term commencing on the first day of July following the annual
meeting and ending on the thirtieth day of June of the following
year. The president of the board shall serve no more than two
consecutive terms.
(b) Each governing board shall employ a chancellor who
shall serve at the will and pleasure of the employing board and
shall assist the governing board in the performance of its duties
and responsibilities. No chancellor may hold or retain any other
administrative position within the system of higher education
while employed as chancellor. Each chancellor is responsible for
carrying out the directives of the governing board by which he or
she is employed and shall work with the board in developing
policy options. For the purpose of developing or evaluating
policy options, the chancellors may request the assistance of the
presidents and other administrative heads of the institutions
under their jurisdiction and their staffs. The respective
chancellors shall jointly agree to and shall hire one senior
administrator who shall serve at their will and pleasure in
accordance with section two of this article.
(c) The vice chancellor for health sciences shall
coordinate the West Virginia university school of medicine, the Marshall university school of medicine and the West Virginia
school of osteopathic medicine.
(d) Suitable offices for the senior administrator and other
staff shall be provided in Charleston.
(e)
The governing boards shall jointly employ a vice
chancellor for instructional technology to The chancellor of the university of West Virginia board
of trustees and the chancellor of the board of directors of the
state college system shall establish a plan and funding
recommendations for development and implementation of a
multifaceted instructional technology strategy that includes, but
is not limited to, a goal that every full-time freshman student
beginning in the fall semester, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, and thereafter, and as many other students and
faculty as possible will own or lease a computer, and
alternatively that computers be available for part-time students
through on-site labs; the integration of computer usage into
all course work; the involvement of faculty in the development
and use of technology-based instruction and instructional
courseware for community and technical colleges, colleges and
universities; and the expansion of distance learning and
technology networks throughout the higher education systems to
enhance teaching and learning, promote access to quality
educational offerings with minimum duplication of effort,
increase the delivery of instruction to nontraditional students,
provide services to business and industry, and increase the
management capabilities of the higher education system. The
chancellors shall submit the plan to the Legislature on or before
the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.
The vice chancellor for instructional technology The chancellor of the university of West Virginia board of trustees and the chancellor of the board of directors of the
state college system shall supervise the administration,
oversight, coordination and implementation of the plan, or
portions of the plan, subject to the availability of funds and
the direction of the governing boards. In addition, the
chancellors shall review all technology related matters within
the department of education and the arts and suggest appropriate
integration and compatibility of the technology systems within
the department and the institutions governed by the board.
(f) The governing boards shall jointly employ a vice
chancellor for community and technical education pursuant to the
provisions of section three-a, article three of this chapter.
ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS INSTITUTES AND CENTERS.
§18B-11-5. Institute for instructional technology.
The governing boards are hereby authorized to create an
institute for instructional technology which shall be located
within the higher education central office. The governing boards
are hereby authorized to enter into research agreements pursuant
to article twelve of this chapter with respect to the institute
for instructional technology.
The vice chancellor for
instructional technology The chancellor of the university of
West Virginia board of trustees and the chancellor of the board
of directors of the state college system shall perform
such functions,
tasks and duties as may be prescribed by law and shall share
resources with the higher education central office, the state
institutions of higher education and other agencies to the extent
practical to avoid unnecessary duplication of staff and other
administrative efforts.