In addition to the other fees provided in this article, each governing board has the authority to impose, collect and expend the proceeds of a special equity fee under the following conditions:
(a) The fee shall be used solely for the purpose of complying with the athletic provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1681, et seq., known as Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972;
(b) The fee is exempt from limitations on fee increases set forth in this article for three years from the effective date of this section;
(c) The fee may not be used by an institution to advance its classification of participation in its athletics governing body; and
(d) The fee may not be imposed upon part-time students or students enrolled in an administratively linked community and technical college.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 10. Fees and Other Money Collected at State Institutions of Higher Education
§18B-10-1. Enrollment, Tuition and Other Fees at Education Institutions; Refund of Fees
§18B-10-1a. Resident Tuition Rates for Members of the National Guard, Reserves, and Armed Forces
§18B-10-1b. Special Equity Fee; Purpose; Exemptions
§18B-10-2. Higher Education Resource Assessment
§18B-10-4b. Additional Fee Waivers for Health Sciences and Technology Academy Programs
§18B-10-5. Fee Waivers -- Undergraduate Schools
§18B-10-6. Fee Waivers -- Professional and Graduate Schools
§18B-10-7a. Tuition and Fee Waivers or Adjustments for Residents at Least Sixty-Five Years Old
§18B-10-7b. Tuition Waivers for High School Graduates in Foster Care
§18B-10-7d. Tuition Waivers for National Service Volunteers Serving in West Virginia
§18B-10-10. The Medal of Honor and Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient Tuition Waiver
§18B-10-11. Fees and Money Derived From Athletic Contests
§18B-10-12. Student Activities
§18B-10-13. Fees From Operation of Dormitories, Faculty Homes, Dining Halls and Cafeterias