H. B. 2049
(By Delegate Mezzatesta)
[Introduced February 12, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Education.]
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 vice
chancellor shall submit the plan to the Legislature on or before
the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six.
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 vice chancellor 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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the single
Vice Chancellor for instructional technology and to have 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.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.