§6D-1-4. Higher Education Compliance.

(a) The provisions of section two and three of this article do not apply to applicable contracts of a state institution of higher education, as defined in section two, article one, chapter eighteen-b, if the state institution of higher education complies with the requirements of this section and has a policy in place that provides as follows:

(1) For business entities that are not registered to do business with the State of West Virginia, at the time of registration of a business entity seeking to enter into an applicable contract with a state institution of higher education, the state institution of higher education requires the business entity to disclose in writing the interested parties of the business entity before any applicable contracts are executed;

(2) For business entities that are already registered to do business with the State of West Virginia, and a business entity is seeking to enter into an applicable contract with a state institution of higher education, the state institution of higher education requires the business entity to disclose in writing the interested parties of the business entity before any applicable contract is executed;

(3) Business entities are required to update any changes to the list of interested parties of the business entity on a periodic basis; and

(4) The disclosures required by this section are made in writing, by an authorized agent under oath and under penalty of perjury.

(b) The state institution of higher education shall provide a report to the ethics commission on or before December 31 of each year listing all business entities that received more than one-hundred thousand dollars from the institution of higher education during the previous fiscal year, with an accompanying list of interested parties provided by each such business entity.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “interested parties” shall not include any sub-contractors receiving less than $50,000 under an applicable contract.