West Virginia House Bill 3279 includes language removing voting rights of staff, faculty, and student representatives on the Board of Governors of various colleges and universities in the state, including West Virginia University and Marshall University. 

This bill seeks to remove decision making power from those who would be the most impacted by Board decisions: students, faculty, and staff. The origin of this Bill is unknown, likely indicating it is being used to grab more power for Board members who have already damaged our higher education institutions with initiatives like “Academic Transformation” at WVU that was strongly opposed by students, staff, and faculty. 

If you believe that students, faculty, and staff Board  representatives should have a voice and maintain their voting rights as members, sign and share this petition today. If you can, follow up your signature with a call to your WV House rep and use this petition as a script for asking them to oppose the amended language in the bill.