ENROLLED
Senate Bill No. 514
(By Senators Plymale and Miller)
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[Passed March 10, 2011; in effect from passage.]
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AN ACT to amend and reenact §18B-17-2 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to higher education; legislative
rules; and authorizing a rule for the Higher Education Policy
Commission regarding authorization of degree-granting
institutions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18B-17-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 17. LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§18B-17-2. Authorizing rules of Higher Education Policy
Commission.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
October 15, 2004, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program rule) is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
October 15, 2004, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (West Virginia Engineering, Science and Technology
Scholarship Program rule) is authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
October 15, 2004, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Medical Education Fee and Medical Student Loan Program
rule) is authorized.
(d) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
October 27, 2005, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Authorization of degree-granting institutions) is
authorized.
(e) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August
23, 2006, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission (West
Virginia Higher Education Grant Program) is authorized.
(f) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
January 4, 2008, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission
(Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-state Student
Excellence - PROMISE) is authorized.
(g) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August
25, 2008, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission
(Research Trust Program) is authorized.
(h) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on January 8, 2009, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission
(Guidelines for Governing Boards in Employing and Evaluating
Presidents) is authorized.
(i) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
September 10, 2008, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Medical Student Loan Program) is authorized, with the
following amendment:
On page 2, subsection 5.1, following the words "financial aid
office" by inserting a new subdivision 5.1.3 to read as follows:
"United States citizenship or legal immigrant status while actively
pursuing United States citizenship."
(j) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
December 1, 2008, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program) is
authorized.
(k) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
January 26, 2009, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Accountability System) is authorized.
(l) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on May
20, 2009, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission
(Energy and Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund Program) is
authorized.
(m) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
January 27, 2010, relating to the Higher Education Policy Commission (Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-state
Student Excellence - PROMISE) is authorized.
(n) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on
December 8, 2010, relating to the Higher Education Policy
Commission (Authorization of Degree Granting Institutions) is
authorized, with the following amendment:
On page 28, subsection 9.1.b, following the words "Good cause
shall consist of" by inserting the words "any one or more of the
following".