§18B-1-2. — Definitions.
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§18B-1-2. Definitions.
The following words when used in this chapter and chapter eighteen-c of this code have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) Effective the first day of July, two thousand seven, "regional campus" means West Virginia University at Parkersburg;
(b) "Governing boards" or "boards" means the institutional boards of governors created pursuant to section one, article two-a of this chapter;
(c) "Free-standing community and technical colleges" means Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia Northern Community and Technical College and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College which may not be operated as branches or off-campus locations of any other state institution of higher education;
(d) "Community college" or "community colleges" means community and technical college or colleges as those terms are defined in this section;
(e) "Community and technical college", in the singular or plural, means the free-standing community and technical colleges and other state institutions of higher education which deliver community and technical college education. This definition includes Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia Northern Community and Technical College, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, New River Community and Technical College, West Virginia University at Parkersburg, The Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Marshall Community and Technical College and West Virginia State Community and Technical College;
(f) "Community and technical college education" means the programs, faculty, administration and funding associated with the delivery of community and technical college education programs;
(g) "Essential conditions" means those conditions which shall be met by community and technical colleges as provided in section three, article three-c of this chapter;
(h) "Higher education institution" means any institution as defined by Sections 401(f), (g) and (h) of the federal Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, as amended;
(i) "Higher Education Policy Commission", "policy commission" or "commission" means the commission created pursuant to section one, article one-b of this chapter;
(j) "Chancellor for Higher Education" means the chief executive officer of the Higher Education Policy Commission employed pursuant to section five, article one-b of this chapter;
(k) "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 section three, article two-b of this chapter;
(l) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor for Higher Education where the context refers to a function of the Higher Education Policy Commission. "Chancellor" means Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education where the context refers to a function of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education;
(m) "Institutional operating budget" or "operating budget" means for any fiscal year an institution's total unrestricted education and general funding from all sources in the prior fiscal year, including, but not limited to, tuition and fees and legislative appropriation, and any adjustments to that funding as approved by the commission or council based on comparisons with peer institutions or to reflect consistent components of peer operating budgets;
(n) "Community and technical college education program" means any college-level course or program beyond the high school level provided through a public institution of higher education resulting in or which may result in a two-year associate degree award including an associate of arts, an associate of science and an associate of applied science; certificate programs and skill sets; developmental education; continuing education; collegiate credit and noncredit workforce development programs; and transfer and baccalaureate parallel programs. All such programs are under the jurisdiction of the council. Any reference to "post-secondary vocational education programs" means community and technical college education programs as defined in this subsection;
(o) "Rule" or "rules" means a regulation, standard, policy or interpretation of general application and future effect;
(p) "Senior administrator" means the vice chancellor for administration employed in accordance with section two, article four of this chapter;
(q) "State college" means Bluefield State College, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, West Liberty State College or West Virginia State University;
(r) "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;
(s) Until the first day of July, two thousand seven, "regional campus" means West Virginia University at Parkersburg and West Virginia University Institute of Technology;
(t) The advisory board previously appointed for the West Virginia Graduate College is known as the "Board of Visitors" and shall provide guidance to the Marshall University Graduate College;
(u) "Institutional compact" means the compact between the commission or council and a state institution of higher education under its jurisdiction, as described in section two, article one-a of this chapter;
(v) "Peer institutions", "peer group" or "peers" means public institutions of higher education used for comparison purposes and selected by the commission pursuant to section three, article one-a of this chapter;
(w) "Administratively linked community and technical college" means a community and technical college created pursuant to section eight, article three-c of this chapter;
(x) "Sponsoring institution" means a state institution of higher education that maintains an administrative link to a community and technical college pursuant to section eight, article three-c of this chapter;
(y) "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;
(z) "Broker" or "brokering" means serving as an agent on behalf of students, employers, communities or responsibility areas to obtain education services not offered at that institution. These services include courses, degree programs or other services contracted through an agreement with a provider of education services either in-state or out-of-state;
(aa) "Council" means the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education created pursuant to article two-b of this chapter; and
(bb) "West Virginia Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Engineering" or "West Virginia CURE" means the collaborative planning group established pursuant to article one-c of this chapter.
The following words when used in this chapter and chapter eighteen-c of this code have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) Effective the first day of July, two thousand seven, "regional campus" means West Virginia University at Parkersburg;
(b) "Governing boards" or "boards" means the institutional boards of governors created pursuant to section one, article two-a of this chapter;
(c) "Free-standing community and technical colleges" means Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia Northern Community and Technical College and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College which may not be operated as branches or off-campus locations of any other state institution of higher education;
(d) "Community college" or "community colleges" means community and technical college or colleges as those terms are defined in this section;
(e) "Community and technical college", in the singular or plural, means the free-standing community and technical colleges and other state institutions of higher education which deliver community and technical college education. This definition includes Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia Northern Community and Technical College, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, New River Community and Technical College, West Virginia University at Parkersburg, The Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Marshall Community and Technical College and West Virginia State Community and Technical College;
(f) "Community and technical college education" means the programs, faculty, administration and funding associated with the delivery of community and technical college education programs;
(g) "Essential conditions" means those conditions which shall be met by community and technical colleges as provided in section three, article three-c of this chapter;
(h) "Higher education institution" means any institution as defined by Sections 401(f), (g) and (h) of the federal Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, as amended;
(i) "Higher Education Policy Commission", "policy commission" or "commission" means the commission created pursuant to section one, article one-b of this chapter;
(j) "Chancellor for Higher Education" means the chief executive officer of the Higher Education Policy Commission employed pursuant to section five, article one-b of this chapter;
(k) "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 section three, article two-b of this chapter;
(l) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor for Higher Education where the context refers to a function of the Higher Education Policy Commission. "Chancellor" means Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education where the context refers to a function of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education;
(m) "Institutional operating budget" or "operating budget" means for any fiscal year an institution's total unrestricted education and general funding from all sources in the prior fiscal year, including, but not limited to, tuition and fees and legislative appropriation, and any adjustments to that funding as approved by the commission or council based on comparisons with peer institutions or to reflect consistent components of peer operating budgets;
(n) "Community and technical college education program" means any college-level course or program beyond the high school level provided through a public institution of higher education resulting in or which may result in a two-year associate degree award including an associate of arts, an associate of science and an associate of applied science; certificate programs and skill sets; developmental education; continuing education; collegiate credit and noncredit workforce development programs; and transfer and baccalaureate parallel programs. All such programs are under the jurisdiction of the council. Any reference to "post-secondary vocational education programs" means community and technical college education programs as defined in this subsection;
(o) "Rule" or "rules" means a regulation, standard, policy or interpretation of general application and future effect;
(p) "Senior administrator" means the vice chancellor for administration employed in accordance with section two, article four of this chapter;
(q) "State college" means Bluefield State College, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, West Liberty State College or West Virginia State University;
(r) "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;
(s) Until the first day of July, two thousand seven, "regional campus" means West Virginia University at Parkersburg and West Virginia University Institute of Technology;
(t) The advisory board previously appointed for the West Virginia Graduate College is known as the "Board of Visitors" and shall provide guidance to the Marshall University Graduate College;
(u) "Institutional compact" means the compact between the commission or council and a state institution of higher education under its jurisdiction, as described in section two, article one-a of this chapter;
(v) "Peer institutions", "peer group" or "peers" means public institutions of higher education used for comparison purposes and selected by the commission pursuant to section three, article one-a of this chapter;
(w) "Administratively linked community and technical college" means a community and technical college created pursuant to section eight, article three-c of this chapter;
(x) "Sponsoring institution" means a state institution of higher education that maintains an administrative link to a community and technical college pursuant to section eight, article three-c of this chapter;
(y) "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;
(z) "Broker" or "brokering" means serving as an agent on behalf of students, employers, communities or responsibility areas to obtain education services not offered at that institution. These services include courses, degree programs or other services contracted through an agreement with a provider of education services either in-state or out-of-state;
(aa) "Council" means the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education created pursuant to article two-b of this chapter; and
(bb) "West Virginia Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Engineering" or "West Virginia CURE" means the collaborative planning group established pursuant to article one-c of this chapter.