Nothing contained in this article may be construed to waive or abrogate in any way the sovereign immunity of the state or to deprive the governing board of a doctoral institution, a doctoral institution or any officer or employee of a doctoral institution of sovereign immunity.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18B-12A-9

  • Doctoral institution: means a state institution of higher education as defined in subsection (d), section one, article eight of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 18B-12A-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10