BYLAW 140. STUDENT COUNCIL PROJECT HOURS
Section 1. The number of project hours required for each Student Council member during a semester will be set by the Executive Committee at their first meeting of the semester.
Section 2. Appropriate projects include, but are not limited to the following:
- Working on extra projects for Student Council Committees
- Working at a Student Council blood drive
- Working office hours
- Helping with a community service project
- Working at a Student Council booth/table
Section 3. The Recorder shall have the authority and responsibility to
- Approve any appropriate service projects, including those not listed above
- Keep records of project hours
- Notify Student Council members when project hours are due
Section 4. Members who miss more than one project hour during a semester will be expelled from Student Council as stated in Bylaw 100.
Approved April 26, 1994
Amended January 24, 1995
Amended January 12, 1999
Amended February 24, 2004
BYLAW 200. STANDING COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES
Section 1. The membership on the Student Council standing committees shall be composed of the general membership of the Student Council. Each first-year member (first two [2] semesters on Council) of the Student Council shall be required to serve on one (1) standing committee, unless excused by a majority vote of the Student Council officers. Non-First year representatives may elect to serve on a committee or serve three times the normal amount of project hours, up to 20 hours in the same time frame, as specified by the executive committee, as defined under Bylaw 140, in lieu of this requirement, with the consent of the Student Council Recorder.
Section 2. A majority of each committee’s membership must consist of voting and associate Student Council Members.
Section 3. The Vice President of Internal Affairs shall announce the available committee chairmanships to the entire Council before the end of the winter semester and as positions become available throughout the school year. The chairman of the standing committee shall be appointed by the Student Council officers.
Section 4. A Committee Member of the Year shall be selected each year by the chair of each standing committee of Student Council. The Committee Chair shall select the member, and the member shall be recognized at a regular Student Council meeting. All students who were members of the committee either or both semesters shall be eligible.
Section 5. Ad Hoc committees can be appointed by the president as described in Article 7, Section 2 of the Constitution. These groups will be used to fulfill duties of special interest or that require special members. The volunteers in these groups do not have the powers of a Student Council member unless already on the Council or granted permission by the committee chair.
Approved April 4, 1989
Amended April 13, 1993
Amended April 18, 1995
Amended April 16, 1996
Amended September 28, 2004
