SB 673 — Relating to public higher education accountability and planning

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session OriginatingEnrolled Senate Bill 673 By Senators Rucker, Blair, Azinger, Cline, Maynard, Roberts, Romano, Stollings, Trump, and Unger [Originating[Passed inMarch the9, Committee2019; on Education;

Reportedin oneffect February90 23,days 2019]from Apassage] BILLAN ACT to repeal §18B-1D-2, §18B-1D-3, §18B-1D-4, and §18B-1D-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;

and (3) Redundant reporting requirements exist in the accountability and strategic planning process which serve to waste scarce resources and decrease efficiency.  (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the accountability and strategic planning process for public higher education in this state continues in a unified and comprehensive manner while utilizing the resources of the higher education systems in an economical and efficient manner.manner.  To that end:

 To that end:

[Repealed][Repealed.] §18B-1D-3.

[Repealed][Repealed.] §18B-1D-4.

           [Repealed][Repealed.] §18B-1D-8.

Institutional and system report cards Publication of institution and system data.

  (a) The purpose of the institutional and statewide report cards data reporting system is to make information available through the official websites of the commission and council to parents, students, faculty, staff, state policymakers, and the general public on the quality and performance of public higher education.    (b) The information provided through the reporting system shall be consistent and comparable between and among state institutions of higher education.

  The focus of the report cards is to determine annual progress of the commission, the council and institutions under their respective jurisdictions toward achieving state goals and objectives identified in this article and section one-a, article one of this chapter and system goals and objectives contained in the statewide master plans of the commission and council created pursuant to section five of this article.

(b) The information contained in the report cards provided through the reporting system shall be consistent and comparable between and among state institutions of higher education.

(c) The rules required by subsection (c), section one of this article shall provide for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on the performance of the state institutions of higher education, including health sciences education, in relation to the findings, goals, and objectives set forth in this article and §18B-1-1a of this code.

and those contained in the statewide master plans of the commission and council developed pursuant to section five of this article (1) The objective of this portion of the rule is to ensure that the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability and others identified in subsection (a) of this section are provided with full and accurate information while minimizing the institutional burden of recordkeeping and reporting.

(2) This portion of the rule shall identify various indicators of student and institutional performance that, at a minimum, must be reported annually, set forth general guidelines for the collection and reporting of data, and provide for the preparation printing and distribution of report cards under this section and publication of the statewide data and reports.

(d) The report cards statewide annual report shall be analysis-driven, rather than simply data-driven, and shall present information in a format that can inform education policymaking.

They shall include an executive summary which outlines It shall outline significant trends, identifies identify major areas of concern, and discusses discuss progress toward meeting state and system goals and objectives.

They It shall be brief and concise, reporting required information in nontechnical language.

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2009, and annually thereafter.

 (j) For a reasonable fee (i) The vice chancellor for administration shall make copies a digital copy of the statewide annual report cards, including any appendices of supporting material, available to any individual requesting them available to the public for download from the official websites of the commission and council.

[Repealed][Repealed.] CHAPTER 18C.

(8) The Higher Education Student Assistance Loan Program established pursuant to article twenty-two-d, chapter eighteen §18-22D-1 et seq.

(9) The West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program established pursuant to article thirty, chapter eighteen §18-30-1 et seq.

of this code, which is administered by the stateState Treasurer;

(10) The state aid programs for students of optometry, pursuant to article three §18C-3-1 et seq.

of this chapter code;

(11) The state aid programs for students of veterinary medicine pursuant to section six-a, article eleven, chapter eighteen §18-11-6a of this code;

(12) Any reciprocal program and contract program for student aid established pursuant to sections three and four, article four, chapter eighteen-b §18B-4-3 and §18B-4-4 of this code;

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Vice Chancellor for Administration shall prepare a single, comprehensive report publish comprehensive data to the official websites of the commission and council regarding the implementation of the financial aid programs identified in subsection (d) of this section which are administered under his or her supervision.  The A concise summary report shall be provided to the commission and the council and shall be presented to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability no later than November 30, 2009, and annually thereafter January 1 annually.

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The purpose of this bill is to increase efficiency in higher education by eliminating the requirement for a state-wide master plan for public higher education and state and institutional compacts, and modernizing and streamlining the data collection and reporting process.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

  §18B-1D-1 has been completely rewritten;