W. Va. Code R. § 112-19-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 112-19-4 - Board Members

4.1. Nine members constitute the Board: the Treasurer; who shall serve as Chair and presiding officer of the Board; the State Auditor, or his or her designee; the Attorney General, or his or her designee; the State Superintendent of Schools, or his or her designee; the Chancellor of Higher Education, or his or her designee; the Director of the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, or his or her designee; three members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who are parents of and account holders for Hope Scholarship students, or for the initial appointments of board members following the effective date of this article, parents who intend to apply for the Hope Scholarship on behalf of eligible students.

4.2. The Board shall have such powers and duties as provided by law, including but not limited to those powers and duties enumerated in W. Va. Code § 18-31-1et seq.

4.3. For initial appointments to the Board, the Governor will appoint members to staggered terms as follows:

4.3.1. One member will be appointed to a one-year term;

4.3.2. One member will be appointed to a two-year term; and

4.3.3. One member will be appointed to a three-year term.

4.4. After the initial staggering of terms, an appointed member of the board shall serve for three years, or until his or her death, disability, resignation, removal, or the appointment of a successor. A member may be reappointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.

4.5. Resignations from the Board shall be made to the Governor, in writing, with a copy sent to the Chair. Neither the Governor nor the Board is required to accept or to act on a resignation for the resignation to become effective.

4.6. Appointments to fill vacancies existing on the Board, including without limitation a vacancy resulting from the death, disability, resignation, or removal of a member, shall be for the unexpired term of the vacant seat.

4.7. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. The board may reimburse members for all reasonable and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, actually incurred by board members in the conduct of their official duties. Any expense reimbursements shall be made from the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program Expense Fund at the same rate paid to state employees.

W. Va. Code R. § 112-19-4