Senate Bill No. 226
(By Senator Blatnik)
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[Introduced January 31, 1994; referred to the Committee
on Education.]
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A BILL to amend article four, chapter eighteen-b of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
six-a, relating to higher education; general administration;
and authorizing and requiring the construction, maintenance
and operation of dormitories for students after their
freshman year at West Virginia university.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article four, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section six-
a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
§18B-4-6a. Acquisition, operation and regulation of dormitory
housing areas and facilities at West Virginia University;
disposition of revenue.
The governing board of West Virginia University is herebyauthorized and required to construct, maintain and operate
dormitory housing facilities upon any premises owned or leased by
West Virginia University for use by students from their sophomore
year, upward. The governing board may charge fees for use of the
dormitory housing facilities under their control. All moneys
collected for the use of the dormitory housing facilities shall
be paid to the credit of West Virginia University into a special
fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. The moneys
in the fund shall be used first to pay the cost of maintaining
and operating the dormitory housing facilities, but any excess
not needed for this purpose may be used for the acquisition of
property by lease or purchase and the construction thereon of
additional dormitory housing facilities. Any money in the fund
not needed immediately for the acquisition, construction,
maintenance or operation of the dormitory housing facilities may
be temporarily invested by the governing board with the state
board of investments to the credit of West Virginia University.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the governing
board of West Virginia University to construct, maintain and
operate dormitory housing for students in their sophomore year
and thereafter.
Section six-a is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.