West Virginia Code 18B-19-4 – Campus development plans
(a) Each governing board shall update its current campus development plan and submit the updated plan to the commission or council, as appropriate. The submission of a plan or updated plan to the council is for approval. A campus development plan shall be adopted by each governing board for a 10-year period and shall align with criteria specified in the following sources:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18B-19-4
- ADA: means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U. See West Virginia Code 18B-19-2
- approval: when used in reference to action by the commission or the council, means action in which the governance rationale of a governing board under its jurisdiction is given due consideration, and the action of the commission is to additionally establish whether the proposed institutional action is consistent with law and established policy and is an appropriate advancement of the public interest. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
- commission: means the commission created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
- Council: means the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
- Deferred maintenance: means repair, maintenance and renewal of capital facilities which should be part of normal maintenance management, but which have been postponed to a future budget cycle or until funds become available. See West Virginia Code 18B-19-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Life-safety: means a condition existing on a campus that, if not corrected immediately, would jeopardize the safety and property of students, faculty, staff and the visiting public. See West Virginia Code 18B-19-2
- Maintenance: means the work necessary within a budget cycle to realize the originally anticipated life of a fixed asset, including buildings, fixed equipment and infrastructure. See West Virginia Code 18B-19-2
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- rules: means a regulation, standard, policy, or interpretation of general application and future effect. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
(1) The system capital development oversight policy;
(2) The institution’s approved master plan; and
(3) The current campus development plan objectives.
(b) Campus development plans are intended to be aspirational; however, an institution’s plan shall be appropriate to its size, mission, and enrollment and to the fiscal constraints within which the institution operates. At a minimum the campus development plan shall include the following:
(1) The governing board’s development strategy;
(2) An assessment of the general condition and suitability of buildings and facilities, including deferred maintenance, life-safety and building code issues, ADA requirements, and energy efficiency;
(3) An assessment of the impact of projected enrollment and demographic changes on building and facility needs;
(4) A comprehensive list of major deferred maintenance projects, individually exceeding $75,000 in cost, that need to be addressed for each campus by building or facility including an estimated cost for each;
(5) An analysis as to all buildings and facilities as to the need for renovations, additions, demolition, or any combination thereof;
(6) A list of major site improvements that are needed, including vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, and landscaping;
(7) An analysis of telecommunications, utilities, and other infrastructure improvements that are needed;
(8) A delineation of clear property acquisition boundaries that are reasonably appropriate for campus expansion;
(9) A list of proposed new facilities and building sites;
(10) A list of capital projects in priority order;
(11) Estimates of the timing, phasing, and projected costs associated with individual projects;
(12) If an institution has multiple campuses in close proximity, a delineation of how the campuses should interact and support each other to minimize duplication of facilities, improve efficiency and be aesthetically compatible;
(13) A statement of the impact of the plan upon the local community and the input afforded local and regional government entities and the public with respect to its implementation; and
(14) Any other requirement established by the commission and council in the rules required by § 18B-19-17 of this code.
(c) Campus development plans shall incorporate all current and proposed facilities, including educational and general and auxiliary facilities.
(d) Not later than the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission or council, as applicable, following the fifth anniversary date after the commission receives or council approves, as appropriate, the development plan of a governing board the governing board shall report on the progress made in the first five years to implement the campus development plan for each campus under its jurisdiction. In addition, the governing board shall report on its plans to implement the remaining five-year period of its campus development plan.
(e) Each governing board shall update its campus development plan at least once during each 10-year period and any update shall be submitted to the commission or council, as appropriate and those submitted to the council are subject to the approval of the council.
(f) A governing board may not implement a campus development plan or plan update that has not been submitted to the commission or submitted to and approved by the council, as appropriate.