§18B-7-4 Notice to probationary faculty members of retention or nonretention; hearing. - West Virginia Statutes

§18B-7-4. Notice to probationary faculty members of retention or nonretention; hearing.
(a) For any probationary faculty the president or other administrative head of each institution shall give written notice concerning retention or nonretention for the ensuing academic year not later than the first day of March.

(b) If a request is made by the probationary faculty member not retained, the president or other administrative head of the institution shall inform the probationary faculty member by certified mail within ten days of the reasons for nonretention. Any probationary faculty member who desires to appeal the decision may proceed to level three of the grievance procedure established in article two, chapter six-c of this code. If the administrative law judge decides that the reasons for nonretention are arbitrary or capricious or without a factual basis, the faculty member shall be retained for the ensuing academic year.

(c) The term "probationary faculty member" shall be defined according to rules promulgated by the governing boards. The rights provided to probationary faculty members by this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other rights afforded them by other rules and other provisions of law.