COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY

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COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY TECHNICALCOLLEGE
EDUCATIONPOWERS, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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• GOVERNANCE
• Adoption of a state-wide master plan for CTC
  education
• Approval of institutional compacts and updates
• Allocate appropriations to institutions
• Establish benchmarks and performance indicators
  for
• institutions to address accountability
• Underlined Jointly with Policy Commission

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• Establishing a rule for governing boards to
  follow in adopting institutional rules,
  guidelines, or other policy statements
• In cooperation with Commission, develop a
  long-range policy agenda for CTC education
• Collaborate with Commission in selection of peer
  groups for each institution
• Report annually to the Legislature on the
  performance of higher education
• Identify needs and priorities for capital
  investments
• Approve the hiring of Presidents by governing
  boards

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• Approve institutional master plans outlining
  missions, degree programs, physical plant needs
  personnel needs and enrollment levels
• Approve the compensation from all sources for
  Presidents
• Promulgate joint rules governing the
  institutions when deemed necessary
• Establish geographic areas of responsibility for
  institutions
• Create WVCTC if certain conditions exist

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• Establishment of a uniform classification system
  for classified employees
• Establish a rule governing purchases by
  institutions
• Take whatever actions deemed necessary to
  fulfill the duties of the Council
• Receive input and recommendations from various
  advisory and constituent groups
• Resolve disputes between 2-year and 4-year
  institutions

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• Acquire legal services as needed.
• Employ a Chancellor and review his or her
  performance at the end of each contract period.
• Withdraw powers of a governing board for up to 2
  years in certain circumstances.
• Failure to develop compact
• Significant mismanagement or failure to carry
  out duties
• Circumstances that severely limit capacity of
  board
• to carry out duties and responsibilities

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• ACADEMIC
• Implement a uniform standard for the requirement
  of remedial or developmental courses.
• Expand distance learning and technology.
• Review and approve academic programs offered by
  institutions.
• Assure maximum transferability of credits
  from one institution to another

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• FINANCE
• Make annual budget requests on behalf of the
  institutions.
• Allocating appropriations by the Legislature.
• Develop and adopt a financing policy for higher
  education.
• Establish guidelines for capital projects and
  review and approve institutional projects with a
  potential to exceed 1 million dollars in costs.
• Adopt tuition and fee policies and approve
  tuition and fee
• increases for institutions.

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• Assess institutions for the payment of statewide
  services,
• obligations, or initiatives.
• Establish a retirement plan for all public
  higher education
• employees.
• Review and approve institutional operating and
  capital budgets.

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• FINANCIAL AID
• Give guidance to Vice Chancellor for
  Administration in administration of statewide
  financial aid and scholarship
• programs.

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GOVERNING BOARD POWERS, DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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• GOVERNANCE
• Determine, control, supervise and manage the
  financial, business and education policies
  and affairs of the institution.
• Develop a master plan for the institution,
  outlining missions, degree offerings, resource
  requirements, physical plant needs, personnel
  needs, enrollment levels, etc.
• Update and meet goals of the institutional
  compact.
• Utilize faculty, students, and classified
  employees in planning and decision making when
  those groups are affected.

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• Administer management of a personnel system,
  subject to Council rules, including
  classification, compensation, and discipline.
• Solicit and utilize or expend voluntary
  support.
• Appoint and compensate the President, with
  Council approval.
• Discipline or terminate the President.
• Conduct written performance evaluations of the
  President
• consistent with state code and rules.
• Submit to the Council by a certain date each
  year an annual report on the institutions
  performance in relation to master plan and
  compact.

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• Delegate, with prescribed standards and
  limitations, its powers to the President when the
  delegation is deemed necessary and prudent and
  notify the Council of the delegation.
• Submit to the Commission and Council all data
  requested for Report Card.
• Adopt rules and policies governing institution
  and as required by certain statutory provisions.
• Textbook/bookstore
• Parking
• Credit card solicitation
• Purchasing
• Etc

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• FINANCE
• Direct the preparation of budget requests for
  submission to the Council and Commission.
• Enter into contracts on behalf of the
  institution.
• Purchase or acquire all materials, supplies,
  equipment and
• printing required.
• Adopt salary increase policies.
• Issue revenue bonds.
• Approve institutional operating and capital
  budgets.

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• ACADEMIC
• Periodically review, at least every five years,
  all academic programs at the institution and
  address the viability, adequacy and necessity of
  each program in relation to the master plan and
  compact.
• Conduct periodic studies of its graduates and
  their employers to determine placement patterns
  and effectiveness of the education experience.
• Ensure that the sequence and availability of
  academic programs and courses are such that
  students may complete programs in a normal time
  frame.