COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2049
(By Delegate Mezzatesta)
[Originating in the Committee on Education]
[February 13, 1997]
A Bill 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.