COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2259
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
(Originating in the Committee on Education)
[February 12, 1999]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article six, chapter
eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to institutional
boards of advisors; expanding the number of members; and
allowing alumni who are not citizens of the state to serve
as members.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article six, chapter eighteen-b of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. ADVISORY COUNCILS OF FACULTY.
§18B-6-1. Institutional boards of advisors.
(a) There
shall be is established at each state institution
of higher education, hereinafter referred to as the
"institution", excluding centers and branches thereof, an institutional board of advisors. The board of advisors
shall
consist of eleven consists of fifteen members, including an
administrative officer of the institution appointed by the
president of the institution; a full-time member of the faculty
with the rank of instructor or above duly elected by the faculty;
a member of the student body in good academic standing, enrolled
for college credit work and duly elected by the student body; a
member of the institutional classified staff duly elected by the
classified staff; and appointed by the appropriate governing
board,
seven lay citizens of the state eleven lay persons who
have demonstrated a sincere interest in and concern for the
welfare of that institution and who are representative of its
population and fields of study.
including at least two alumni of
the institution. Of the seven lay citizen members At least
seven of the eleven lay persons appointed shall be residents of
the state. Of the lay members who are residents of the state, at
least two shall be alumni of the institution, and no more than
four a simple majority may be of the same political party.
Any
non state resident lay member appointed shall be an alumnus of
the institution.
The administrative officer and student member shall serve
for a term of one year; the faculty member and the classified
staff member shall serve for a term of two years and the
seven
lay citizen eleven lay members shall serve terms of four years each. All members, except the administrative officer,
shall be
are eligible to succeed themselves for no more than one
additional term. A vacancy in an unexpired term of a member
shall be filled within sixty days of the occurrence thereof in
the same manner as the original appointment or election. Except
in the case of a vacancy, all elections shall be held and all
appointments shall be made no later than the thirtieth day of
April preceding the commencement of the term.
Each board of advisors shall hold a regular meeting at least
quarterly, commencing in July of each year. Additional meetings
may be held upon the call of the chairman, president of the
institution or upon the written request of at least four members.
A majority of the members
shall constitute constitutes a quorum
for conducting the business of the board of advisors.
(b) One of the
seven lay citizen eleven lay members shall be
elected as chairman by the board of advisors in July of each
year:
Provided, That no member
shall may serve as chairman for
more than two consecutive years at a time.
The president of the institution shall make available
resources of the institution for conducting the business of the
board of advisors. The members of the board of advisors shall be
reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually
incurred in the performance of their official duties under this
section upon presentation of an itemized sworn statement thereof. All expenses incurred by the board of advisors and the
institution under this section shall be paid from funds allocated
to the institution for
such that purpose.
(c) The board of advisors shall review, prior to the
submission by the president to its governing board, all proposals
of the institution in the areas of mission, academic programs,
budget, capital facilities and such other matters as requested by
the president of the institution or its governing board or
otherwise assigned to it by law. The board of advisors shall
comment on each such proposal in writing, with such
recommendations for concurrence therein or revision or rejection
thereof as it
deems considers proper.
Such The written comments
and recommendations shall accompany the proposal to the governing
board and the governing board shall include
such the comments and
recommendations in its consideration of and action on the
proposal. The governing board shall promptly acknowledge receipt
of the comments and recommendations and shall notify the board of
advisors in writing of any action taken thereon.
(d) The board of advisors shall review, prior to their
implementation by the president, all proposals regarding
institution-wide personnel policies. The board of advisors may
comment on
such the proposals in writing.
(e) The board of advisors shall provide advice and
assistance to the president in establishing closer connections between higher education and business, labor, government,
community and economic development organizations to give students
greater opportunities to experience the world of work, such as
business and community service internships, apprenticeships and
cooperative programs; to communicate better and serve the current
work force and work force development needs of their service
area, including the needs of nontraditional students for college- level skills upgrading and retraining and the needs of employers
for specific programs of limited duration; and to assess the
performance of the institution's graduates and assist in job
placement. The administrative officer of the institution serving
on the advisory council may be assigned the responsibility for
coordinating the institution's activities related to economic
development.
(f) Upon
the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of
president of the institution, the board of advisors shall serve
as a search and screening committee for candidates to fill the
vacancy under guidelines established by its governing board.
When serving as a search and screening committee, the board of
advisors and its governing board are each authorized to appoint
up to three additional persons to serve on the committee as long
as the search and screening process is in effect. The three
additional appointees of the board of advisors shall be faculty
members of the institution. Only for the purposes of the search and screening process,
such the additional members shall possess
the same powers and rights as the regular members of the board of
advisors, including reimbursement for all reasonable and
necessary expenses actually incurred. Following the search and
screening process, the committee shall submit the names of at
least three candidates to the governing board for consideration
and appointment. If the governing board rejects all candidates
so submitted, the committee shall submit the names of at least
three additional candidates, and this process shall be repeated
until the governing board appoints one of the candidates
so
submitted. The governing board shall provide all necessary staff
assistance to the board of advisors in its role as a search and
screening committee.