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Article V. Meetings:
Section 2. The Executive Committee shall meet no less than once a month
during the academic year. Meetings of the Committee shall be
open to any member.
Section 3. Approval by the President and the Treasurer is needed for all
disbursements of $50.00 or less, if they are not first brought before
the organization at a general membership meeting for
approval. Expenditures in excess of $50 must have majority
approval of the organization.
Section 2. Upon the vacancy of any office, a new candidate will be elected at
the next regular meeting or at a special meeting.
SEC. 5. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Matt's Law" in
memory of Matthew William Carrington, who died on February 2, 2005,
as a result of hazing.
Bylaw I. Membership:
Section 1. The president shall have the power to establish and maintain
operation procedures of the organization, in accordance with this
constitution, and to call meetings, and answer for all actions of the
other officers. He/She shall be the official spokesperson of the
organization, representing policies, views, and opinions of the
organization in its relations with the campus and community at
large. Additionally, the president shall:
Section 2. The Vice President shall preside at the organization meetings in the
absence of the President. He/She shall perform all legal duties
assigned to him/her by the President. Additionally, the vice
president shall:
Section 3. The Treasurer shall handle all financial affairs and budgeting of the
organization, maintaining all necessary accounting records. Said
records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. He/She shall maintain bank accounts in the
organization's name, requiring signatures of both the Treasurer and
President for authorized disbursements. All disbursements in
excess of $50 require the majority approval of the
organization. The Treasurer shall receive and distribute SASP
funds upon the authorization of the president, in accordance with
the financial rules and regulations of the University and the laws of
the State of California, and make financial reports at all SASP
meetings. Additionally, the Treasurer shall:
Section 4. The Secretary shall take minutes at all meetings of the organization,
keep minutes on file and submit required copies to all organization
members. He/She shall be responsible for all organization
correspondence and shall keep copies thereof on file. He/She shall
also act as historian and shall maintain all records of the
organization. Additionally, the Secretary shall:
Section 6. The Membership Chair shall maintain an updated and accurate list
of students enrolled in the program, recruit potential members from
incoming students, and develop recruitment activities in
conjunction with the social and mentorship chair. He/She will keep
accurate and detailed records of membership attendance at SASP
meetings and events. Additionally, the Membership Chair shall
disseminate pertinent information from the following organizations
to SASP members:
Section 10. In the event that an elected officer is unable to fulfill his/her term
of office, there shall be an election to fill the vacancy at the next
regular meeting or at a special meeting. Any eligible member,
including those already holding office, may be nominated for a
vacant office. However, an executive officer may hold only one
position at a time.
Section 11. Petition by one-third of the total number of members shall be cause
for a recall election. The offense must be submitted in writing by a
member. After the offense has been submitted to the organization,
the offending officer has 48 hours before the hearing. A recall
election shall be held at the next regular business meeting after the
presentation of the recall petition and shall be conducted as a
special election. Recall will require a favorable vote of three-
fourths of the total voting members.
Section 12. To be eligible for office in the organization, a candidate for office
must be carrying a minimum of six (6) undergraduate units or three
(3) graduate units of regular university credit per semester at
CSUMB, have a cumulative G.P.A. of no less than 2.0 and not be
on probation of any kind. A candidate for an office must be a
matriculated CSUMB student.
Section 13. The term of office shall begin the first day of the week following
elections and continue through the end of the following spring
semester for all officers except the first-year cohort representative
(see Bylaw VII, Section 7). Annual elections shall be held during
the month of April. The officers shall be elected by means
determined by the president and secretary. No officer is allowed to
hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms.
Section 1. There shall be at least one advisor from the faculty or professional
staff elected by the organization.
Section 2. The advisors shall serve a term of one year and will be elected at
the same time as the officers of the organization.
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Section 3. The advisor(s) shall be ex-officio, non-voting member(s).
Bylaw V. Committees:
Section 2. At least one week's notice shall be provided for any meeting at
which an election is to be held.
Section 4. Voting shall take place after the close of nominations for each
office. Officers shall be elected by simple majority vote of those
active SASP members who voted. Elections shall be by secret
ballot. Only the president and secretary will handle and count the
ballots once they are cast. The ballots will be counted on campus
and the results will be announced the same night of the
election. Honorary members are ineligible to vote for officers.