§18B-6-3. Institutional Faculty Senate
(a) Effective July 1, 2004, a faculty Senate is established at each institution of higher education, except for those institutions which choose to establish a faculty assembly. In the latter case, all faculty participate in the faculty assembly and the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply. Members and officers […]
§18B-4-10. Course Completion for Students Called to Military Duty; Rule Required
(a) As used in this section, "called to military duty" means called or ordered to state or federal active service, inactive-duty training or annual training in any active duty or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard of this state or any other state. (b) In accordance […]
§18B-5-3. Authority to Contract for Programs, Services and Facilities
(a) The governing boards, the commission, and the council are authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and expend funds for programs, services and facilities provided by public and private education institutions, associations, boards, agencies, consortia, corporations, partnerships, individuals and local, state and federal governmental bodies within and outside of West Virginia in order that […]
§18B-5-4. Purchase or Acquisition of Materials, Supplies, Equipment, Services, and Printing
(a) The council, commission, and each governing board shall purchase or acquire all materials, supplies, equipment, services, and printing required for their respective needs: Provided, That the governing boards under the jurisdiction of the commission, including the exempted schools, are subject to §18B-5-4(d) of this code. (b) The commission and council jointly shall adopt rules […]
§18B-5-4a. Construction Projects
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, and specifically section one, article twenty-two, chapter five of this code, a state institution of higher education is not required to solicit competitive bids or require a valid bid bond or other surety for any construction project unless the value exceeds $100,000 in total cost.
§18B-5-5. Prequalification Disclosure by Vendors; Register of Vendors; Exceptions; Suspension of Vendors
(a) Every person, firm or corporation selling or offering to sell to the commission or the governing boards, upon competitive bids or otherwise, any materials, equipment, services or supplies in excess of $25,000: (1) Shall comply with the provisions of section twelve, article three, chapter five-a of this code;
§18B-5-6. Other Code Provisions Relating to Purchasing and Design-Build Procurement Not Controlling; Exceptions; Criminal Provisions and Penalties; Financial Interest of Governing Boards, etc.; Receiving Anything of Value From Interested Party and Penalties Therefor; Application of Bribery Statute
(a) The provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code and article twenty-two-a, chapter five of this code do not control or govern design-build procurement or the purchase, acquisition or other disposition of any equipment, materials, supplies, services or printing by the commission or the governing boards, except as provided in sections four through […]
§18B-5-7. Disposition of Obsolete and Unusable Equipment, Surplus Supplies and Other Unneeded Materials
(a) The commission, the council and the governing boards shall dispose of obsolete and unusable equipment, surplus supplies and other unneeded materials, either by transfer to other governmental agencies or institutions, by exchange or trade, or by sale as junk or otherwise. The commission, the council and each governing board shall adopt rules governing and […]
§18B-5-9. Higher Education Fiscal Responsibility
(a) The governing boards shall ensure the fiscal integrity of their operations using best business and management practices. (1) The practices include at least the following:
§18B-5-10. Medical Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Management Functions
(a) The Legislature finds that, while recent reforms have helped to address the rising costs and limited availability of medical malpractice and risk management insurance in West Virginia, the state's doctoral-granting research universities and their medical schools continue to face significant challenges related to the cost and operation of insurance and risk management programs. (b) […]