SB653 SFAT RUCKER #1 3-1

Hager  7871

Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. For Senate Bill 653—A BILL to repeal §18B-2A-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18B-1-2 of said code; to amend and  reenact §18B-1B-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2A-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-3C-8 and §18B-3C-13 of said code, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-3C-13a, all relating to public higher education governance; making Pierpont Community and Technical College a fully integrated division of Fairmont State University known as the Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education on July 1, 2023; increasing the number of members of the Fairmont State University Board of Governors to 15 persons; requiring the appointment by the Governor of at least one member on the Fairmont State University Board of Governors who has knowledge and practical experience in community and technical education; providing for two faculty members on the Fairmont State University Board of Governors at least one of which shall be from the faculty of the Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education selected by the faculty senate; providing that the administrative head of the Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education shall be a dean appointed by the President of Fairmont State University; requiring Fairmont State University to adhere to all provisions set forth in code and the rules of the Community and Technical College Council in the delivery of community and technical college education and programs; providing that the Fairmont State University Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education shall not maintain independent accreditation status;  providing for a transition period to achieve full accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission; authorizing Fairmont State University to begin the change of control, structure, or organization process with the Higher Learning Commission on or after July 1, 2022; providing for the chairman of the Fairmont State University Board of Governors to appoint an advisory board to provide guidance to the board of governors in fulfilling the mission of the Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education; providing that the members of the advisory board shall elect a chairperson on or after July 1, 2023, who shall be an ex-officio, voting member of the Fairmont State University Board of Governors; providing that the operating budget of Pierpont Community and Technical College is integrated under the authority and jurisdiction of the Fairmont State University Board of Governors; transferring all financial assets and liabilities from the authority of Pierpont Community and Technical College Board of Governors to the authority of the Fairmont State University Board of Governors; providing that all revenue and refunding revenue bonds, the debt service thereon and the other obligations under the resolutions adopted and any trust agreements entered in connection therewith, and any other capital debt service payment formerly the responsibility of Pierpont Community and Technical College continue in existence and are the responsibility of the Board of Governors of Fairmont State University; transferring titles to all real property, facilities, and equipment of, as well as each valid agreement undertaken by Pierpont Community and Technical College to the Fairmont State University Board of Governors; vesting title of all property purchased for the use of Pierpont Community and Technical College in the Fairmont State University Board of Governors; making faculty, classified employees, and nonclassified employees of Pierpont Community and Technical College employees of Fairmont State University; requiring Fairmont State University to develop an articulation agreement of course credit transfer of two-year academic programs to four-year academic programs; requiring Fairmont State University to continue participation in the Advanced Career Education Programs and the West Virginia Invests Grant Program; providing that Pierpont College of Community and Technical Education remains under the jurisdiction of the Community and Technical College Council; requiring reports to the Council for Community and Technical College Education and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability; requiring the Legislature to continue to appropriate money directly to Pierpont Community and Technical college for the 2023 fiscal year; providing for transition team oversight with a sunset date; updating certain state institution of higher education names; repealing outdated language; and deleting obsolete language.

Adopted

Rejected