ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 139
(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, and Sprouse,
By Request of the Executive, original sponsors)
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[Passed February 24, 1999; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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AN ACT 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 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. 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 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 eleven
lay members shall serve terms of four years each. All members,
except the administrative officer, 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 constitutes a quorum for conducting the
business of the board of advisors.
(b) One of the eleven lay members shall be elected as
chairman by the board of advisors in July of each year:
Provided, That no member 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 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 considers proper. The written comments and
recommendations shall accompany the proposal to the governing
board and the governing board shall include 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 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 occuranceenceoccurrence 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, 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
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 submitted.
The governing board shall provide all necessary staff assistance
to the board of advisors in its role as a search and screening
committee.