Six West Virginia University Board of Governors (BOG) Rules have been posted online today (April 15) for public comment. The BOG has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to potentially:
- Amend BOG Policy 4 on travel and rename it as BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.8 – Travel;
- Repeal BOG Policy 11 on freedom of expression and use of facilities, as its substance has been incorporated into new BOG Governance Rule 1.8 – Freedom of Expression and BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.5 – Use of University Facilities;
- Repeal BOG Policy 16 on use of institutional facilities, as its substance has been incorporated into new BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.5 – Use of University Facilities;
- Repeal BOG Policy 18 on alcoholic beverages on campus, as its substance has been incorporated into BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.5 – Use of University Facilities;
- Repeal BOG Policy 19 on credit card solicitation and marketing, as its substance has been incorporated into BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.5 – Use of University Facilities;
- Amend BOG Policy 28 on regulation of parking and transportation and rename it as BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.7 – Regulation of Parking, Transportation, and Fleet; and
- Amend BOG Policy 48 on textbook affordability and rename it as BOG Governance Rule 1.12 – Educational Materials.
Additionally, the following new Rules have been proposed: BOG Governance Rule 1.5 – Intellectual Property Rule for Patent Copyright, and Trademark Rights; BOG Governance Rule 1.8 Freedom of Expression; and BOG Finance and Administration Rule 5.5 – Use of University Facilities.
The proposed changes are to amend, approve, and, in some cases, repeal current BOG Policies in order to implement new BOG Rules in accordance with W. Va. House Bill 2815 (2017). To that end, the term “Policy” will be replaced with “Rule” and these Policies will be reformatted to the new design for BOG Rules, renumbered, and standard terms are used, when applicable. Moreover, all BOG Rules will be updated to supersede and repeal W. Va. Higher Education Policy Commission Rules, where applicable.
Summaries of the proposed Rules can be found on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking website.
The revisions will be posted for public comment for 30 days beginning April 15, 2019, and ending on May 14, 2019. All public comments received will be posted on the University’s policy website. The rules may be changed, subject to comments received. The comments, or summary thereof, and final proposed rules will be posted for 10 days prior to the BOG taking final action.
The BOG rules under review can be found on the Rules, Policies, and Procedures website. Any member of the public can comment on these proposed rules. If you wish to comment, please click on the proposed Rule on the Board of Governors Rules Under Review page. The proposed rule’s text will appear. You will see a comment form link from the Rule and Policy page. Please complete and submit the comment form to provide your input.