WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Enrolled Senate Bill 529
By Senators Queen, Caputo, Oliverio, and Martin [Passed March 4, 2024; in effect 90 days from passage]
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1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §18C-7-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating
2 to including Salem University as a program wherein the PROMISE Scholarship is
3 accepted.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 7. WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAXIMIZING
IN-STATE STUDENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
§18C-7-3. Definitions.
1 (a) General. — For the purposes of this article, terms have the meaning ascribed to them in
2 §18C-1-2 of this code, unless the context in which the term is used clearly requires a different
3 meaning or a specific definition is provided in this section.
4 (b) Definitions. — (1) "Eligible institution" means:
5 (A) A state institution of higher education as defined in §18B-1-2 of this code;
6 (B) Appalachian Bible College, Bethany College, Davis and Elkins College, the University
7 of Charleston, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Wheeling University, all in West Virginia. Any
8 institution listed in this subdivision ceases to be an eligible institution if it meets either of the
9 following conditions:
10 (i) It loses regional accreditation; or
11 (ii) It changes its status as a private, not-for-profit institution;
12 (C) West Virginia Junior College and Salem University; and
13 (D) Any other public or private regionally accredited institution in this state approved by the
14 commission.
15 (2) "Tuition" means the quarter, semester or term charges imposed by an eligible state
16 institution of higher education and, additionally, all mandatory fees required as a condition of
17 enrollment by all students. For the purposes of this article, the following conditions apply:
18 (A) West Virginia University, Potomac State College, and West Virginia University Institute
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19 of Technology are considered separate institutions for purposes of determining tuition rates; and
20 (B) The tuition amount paid by undergraduate health sciences students at West Virginia
21 University is considered to be the same as the amount of tuition paid by all other West Virginia
22 University undergraduate students.
23 (3) "Enrolled" means either currently enrolled or in the process of enrolling in an eligible
24 institution.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18C-7-3
Enrolled Version: 18C-7-3