W. Va. Code R. § 133-32-2

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

Section 133-32-2 - Definitions

2.1. Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions contained in W. Va. Code §§ 18B-10-1c and 18B-19-2 apply to this rule in addition to the definitions set forth below:

2.1.a. "Administratively exempted schools" means those universities that are not statutorily \exempted, but that have obtained administratively exempt status pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18B-1-1f. Administratively exempted schools remain subject to the provisions of this rule.

2.1.b. "Statutorily exempted schools" means West Virginia University, including West Virginia University Potomac State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Marshall University; and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. The statutorily exempted schools are exempt from the provisions of this rule.

2.1.c. "Higher Education Price Index or HEPI" means the inflation index designed specifically for use by institutions of higher education to track the main cost drivers in higher education and to measure the change in the price of the goods and services purchased by colleges and universities as measured by the Commonfund Institute, a branch of Commonfund, a nonprofit organization devoted to the management of college and university endowments.

2.1.d. "Supplemental fee" means the operational charges or user fees charged to offset the specific costs for providing these services. These fees include, but are not limited to, course, lab, late payments, drug testing, instrument fees, and other services provided to students.

W. Va. Code R. § 133-32-2