18B-1D-1 Master plan repealed; accountability system continued
18B-1D-6 State compacts; legislative intent; rule required; implementation plans authorized
18B-1D-7 Findings; establishment of institutional compacts; compact elements; submission date; review and approval process; rule required
18B-1D-8 Publication of institution and system data
18B-1D-8a Modification to reporting requirements to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability
18B-1D-9 Commission, council, and institutional governing board training and development; training and development requirements, applicability and exceptions
18B-1D-10 State data sharing compact; legislative intent; findings; definitions
18B-1D-11 State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 18B > Article 1D - Higher Education Accountability

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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
  • boards: means the institutional boards of governors created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Chancellor: means the Chancellor for Higher Education where the context refers to a function of the Higher Education Policy Commission. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education: means the chief executive officer of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education employed pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Collaboration: means entering into an agreement with one or more providers of education services in order to enhance the scope, quality, or efficiency of education services. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • commission: means the commission created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Community and technical college education: means the programs, faculty, administration, and funding associated with the delivery of community and technical college education programs. 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
  • Essential conditions: means those conditions which shall be met by community and technical colleges as provided in §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • rules: means a regulation, standard, policy, or interpretation of general application and future effect. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • 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
  • State institution of higher education: means any university, college, or community and technical college under the jurisdiction of a governing board as that term is defined in this section. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • statutorily exempted schools: means West Virginia University, including West Virginia University Potomac State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
  • Vice chancellor for administration: means the person employed in accordance with §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2