Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 18B > Article 2C - West Virginia Community and Technical College

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• boards: means the institutional boards of governors created by §. See West Virginia Code 18B-1-2
• 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
• college: means the statewide, accredited entity created pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 18B-2C-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
• council: means the council established pursuant to section three, article two-b of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 18B-2C-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
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing board: means the West Virginia council for community and technical college education when acting as the governing board for the West Virginia community and technical college created pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 18B-2C-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.
• 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
• Sponsoring institution: means a state institution of higher education that maintained an administrative link to a community and technical college providing essential services prior to July 1, 2008. 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
• Vice chancellor: means the vice chancellor for community and technical college education and work force development pursuant to section five, article one-b of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 18B-2C-2