SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RULE
STATEMENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES
TITLE 82 SERIES 10
West Virginia Certified Arts Community Designation
This Procedural Rule provides the administrative procedures and requirements for application by a city, town, county or other civil jurisdiction for designation as a "Certified Arts Community" under West Virginia Commission on the Arts' West Virginia Certified Arts Community Program.
The purpose of the designation is to recognize communities that have realized the benefits of cooperation between arts and humanities groups, business leaders and jurisdictional agencies. This designation will be offered to towns, cities, counties that can qualify by application, satisfaction of eligibility and review criteria and documentation that the governing body of the community, city or county, has adopted a resolution indicating recognition of the importance of the arts to economic development, educational quality, and civic involvement.
W. Va. Code R. § 82-10-8