§18B-2B-3. West Virginia council for community and technical college education; supervision of chancellor; chief executive officer. (a) There is continued the West Virginia council for community and technical college education. The council has all the powers and duties assigned by law to the joint commission for vocational-technical-occupational education prior to the effective date of this section and such other powers and duties as may be assigned by law.
(b) The council shall employ a chancellor for community and technical college education. The chancellor serves as chief executive officer of the council at the will and pleasure of the council. The chancellor shall be compensated at a level set by the council not to exceed eighty percent of the annual salary of the chancellor for higher education.
(1) The vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development, as the current chief executive officer of the council, shall continue in such capacity upon the effective date of this section, and shall be the chancellor for community and technical college education.
(A) The council shall conduct a written performance evaluation of the chancellor one year after the effective date of this section. The council shall report the results of the evaluation to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability during the legislative interim meeting period following the evaluation.
(B) After reviewing the evaluation, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor.
(C) After the initial contract period, the council shall conduct written performance evaluations of the chancellor annually and may offer the chancellor a contract of longer term, but not to exceed three years. At the end of each contract period, the council shall review the evaluations and make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and level of compensation.
(D) When a vacancy occurs in the position of chancellor, the council shall enter into an initial employment contract for one year with the candidate selected to fill the vacancy. At the end of the initial period, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor and shall continue thereafter as set forth in paragraph (C) of this subdivision.
(2) The chancellor maintains all benefits of employment held, accrued and afforded as the vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, retirement benefits, continued membership in the same retirement system, any insurance coverage and sick and annual leave. For the purposes of leave conversion established in section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor is not a new employee, and the prohibition on conversion does not apply if the chancellor was eligible for leave conversion while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section. On the effective date of this section, for the purpose of section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor:
(A) Maintains all sick and annual leave accrued, and all rights to convert the leave that had been accrued as vice chancellor; and
(B) Continues to maintain his or her status for eligibility under the provisions and application of said section as applied while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section.
§18B-2B-3. West Virginia council for community and technical college education; supervision of chancellor; chief executive officer. (a) There is continued the West Virginia council for community and technical college education. The council has all the powers and duties assigned by law to the joint commission for vocational-technical-occupational education prior to the effective date of this section and such other powers and duties as may be assigned by law.
(b) The council shall employ a chancellor for community and technical college education. The chancellor serves as chief executive officer of the council at the will and pleasure of the council. The chancellor shall be compensated at a level set by the council not to exceed eighty percent of the annual salary of the chancellor for higher education.
(1) The vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development, as the current chief executive officer of the council, shall continue in such capacity upon the effective date of this section, and shall be the chancellor for community and technical college education.
(A) The council shall conduct a written performance evaluation of the chancellor one year after the effective date of this section. The council shall report the results of the evaluation to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability during the legislative interim meeting period following the evaluation.
(B) After reviewing the evaluation, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor.
(C) After the initial contract period, the council shall conduct written performance evaluations of the chancellor annually and may offer the chancellor a contract of longer term, but not to exceed three years. At the end of each contract period, the council shall review the evaluations and make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and level of compensation.
(D) When a vacancy occurs in the position of chancellor, the council shall enter into an initial employment contract for one year with the candidate selected to fill the vacancy. At the end of the initial period, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor and shall continue thereafter as set forth in paragraph (C) of this subdivision.
(2) The chancellor maintains all benefits of employment held, accrued and afforded as the vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, retirement benefits, continued membership in the same retirement system, any insurance coverage and sick and annual leave. For the purposes of leave conversion established in section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor is not a new employee, and the prohibition on conversion does not apply if the chancellor was eligible for leave conversion while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section. On the effective date of this section, for the purpose of section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor:
(A) Maintains all sick and annual leave accrued, and all rights to convert the leave that had been accrued as vice chancellor; and
(B) Continues to maintain his or her status for eligibility under the provisions and application of said section as applied while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section.
§18B-2B-3. West Virginia council for community and technical college education; supervision of chancellor; chief executive officer. (a) There is continued the West Virginia council for community and technical college education. The council has all the powers and duties assigned by law to the joint commission for vocational-technical-occupational education prior to the effective date of this section and such other powers and duties as may be assigned by law.
(b) The council shall employ a chancellor for community and technical college education. The chancellor serves as chief executive officer of the council at the will and pleasure of the council. The chancellor shall be compensated at a level set by the council not to exceed eighty percent of the annual salary of the chancellor for higher education.
(1) The vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development, as the current chief executive officer of the council, shall continue in such capacity upon the effective date of this section, and shall be the chancellor for community and technical college education.
(A) The council shall conduct a written performance evaluation of the chancellor one year after the effective date of this section. The council shall report the results of the evaluation to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability during the legislative interim meeting period following the evaluation.
(B) After reviewing the evaluation, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor.
(C) After the initial contract period, the council shall conduct written performance evaluations of the chancellor annually and may offer the chancellor a contract of longer term, but not to exceed three years. At the end of each contract period, the council shall review the evaluations and make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and level of compensation.
(D) When a vacancy occurs in the position of chancellor, the council shall enter into an initial employment contract for one year with the candidate selected to fill the vacancy. At the end of the initial period, the council shall make a determination by vote of its members on continuing employment and compensation level for the chancellor and shall continue thereafter as set forth in paragraph (C) of this subdivision.
(2) The chancellor maintains all benefits of employment held, accrued and afforded as the vice chancellor for community and technical college education and workforce development. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, retirement benefits, continued membership in the same retirement system, any insurance coverage and sick and annual leave. For the purposes of leave conversion established in section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor is not a new employee, and the prohibition on conversion does not apply if the chancellor was eligible for leave conversion while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section. On the effective date of this section, for the purpose of section thirteen, article sixteen, chapter five of this code, the chancellor:
(A) Maintains all sick and annual leave accrued, and all rights to convert the leave that had been accrued as vice chancellor; and
(B) Continues to maintain his or her status for eligibility under the provisions and application of said section as applied while serving as vice chancellor on the day preceding the effective date of this section.
