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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.






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