West Virginia Code 18B-7-16 – Study of employment practices
(a) The commission and council shall study the following issues relating to employment practices:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18B-7-16
- commission: means the commission created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Council: means the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- 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
(1) Developing a fair and rational policy based upon best human resources practices for covering reductions in force, furloughs and other issues relating to seniority, including determining how employees shall be treated whose salaries are derived from funds other than state appropriations;
(2) Determining the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining the internal preferences for hiring, promoting and transferring classified employees;
(3) Determining the appropriate definition of a "nonclassified" position, recommending a best practice criteria for designating positions as nonclassified and recommending the appropriate number or ratio of nonclassified positions for commission and council organizations.
(4) Recommending a rational, uniform policy to determine the status of employees whose positions are funded, in whole or in part, by an external grant or contract from a federal, state or local government or a private entity.
(b) The commission and council shall complete the work and report their findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate the recommendations, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability upon completion, but no later than January 1, 2018.