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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW ("ASUCH")
BY-LAWS
(Adopted Spring 2000; Amended by the General Council August 27, 2003)
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 2. INTERPRETATION OF THE ASUCH CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
SECTION 3. MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 5. GENERAL AUTHORITY: RESOLUTIONS
SECTION 6. APPROPRIATIONS
SECTION 7. ELECTIONS
SECTION 8. STUDENT SERVICES
SECTION 9. APPOINTMENTS
SECTION 10.COMMITTEES
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SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.10 Adoption of By-Laws
(a) The General Council shall, at the beginning of every session, adopt these By-Laws to govern its conduct for the life of the term.
(b) These By-Laws may be subject to amendments subsequently.
1.20 Execution of Powers
(a) Pursuant to Article 6, Section 9 of the ASUCH Constitution, the General Council shall have the power to enact legislation necessary and proper to exercise its powers, and to delegate the authority required to execute these powers.
SECTION 2. INTERPRETATION OF THE ASUCH CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
2.10 Interpretative Power
(a) The powers of interpretation of the ASUCH Constitution and Bylaws shall be vested in the Parliamentarian, designated by the President at the beginning of the session.
(b) The President may designate a new Parliamentarian only when a vacancy arises.
SECTION 3. MEMBERSHIP
3.10 Removal
(a) A Member of the General Council shall be removed from office without discretion in the following instances:
(1) Failure to satisfy the attendance requirement;
(2) Failure to satisfy the service hour requirement.
3.20 Proper Notice
(a) Before removal, the Secretary must provide proper notice to the General Council,
Student Body, and to the Member facing pending removal.
3.30 Upon Removal
(a) The Secretary must properly notify the General Council, Student Body, and the Member Removed.
3.40 Reinstatement
(a) Member may be reinstated by requesting the Internal Vice-President to conduct an election for the student body for her or his reinstatement. A majority of those voting must approve of her or his reinstatement.
3.50 Attendance
(a) Attendance at ASUCH General Meetings is governed as follows:
(1) After missing three meetings in one semester or two consecutive meetings, the Secretary shall notify the member of pending removal.
(2) After the fourth absence or third consecutive absence in one semester, the member is automatically removed.
3.60 Service Hour Requirement
(a) All Members of the General Council shall serve a minimum of 15 hours in their respective capacities per semester.
(b) Certification of service hours shall be vested with the President. However, he or she may delegate such power to Executive Board Members and Committee or Task Force Chairs.
SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATION
4.10 Rules of Order
(a) Except as provided in this subsection, all General Council meetings shall be conducted pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order.
(b) After debate is closed, the maker of a motion may have one minute to restate and clarify the motion.
(c) During debate of a resolution, no member shall speak a second time until everyone has had a chance to speak a first time.
(d) Governing Council meetings shall not exceed two hours but may be extended by motion.
4.20 Parliamentarian
(a) At the first General Council meeting of the year the President shall appoint a Parliamentarian.
(b) The Parliamentarian shall provide an outline of the rules of order to the General Council at the first meeting where all classes are represented.
4.30 Historian
(a) At the first General Council meeting of the year the President shall appoint a Historian or Co-Historians.
(b) A Historian shall document by photographs student life here at Hastings and make them accessible to the Student Body.
4.40 Minutes
(a) The Secretary shall keep written minutes of each meeting. The minutes shall include the meeting agenda, all resolutions submitted, a summary of significant arguments raised regarding each resolution, a copy of all resolutions as adopted, and all other pertinent information at the discretion of the Secretary.
4.50 Meals at General Council Meetings
(a) All meals served at General Council meetings shall provide a vegetarian option, and, upon request, a vegan option.
(b) The Director of Community Affairs shall execute this provision, Section 4.40.
4.60 Weekly Update
(a) ASUCH shall attempt to publish or cause to be published a weekly update of its activities, meetings, other relevant information in order to improve student participation in and understanding of ASUCH.
(b) The ASUCH Executive council shall be responsible for publishing or causing to be published this weekly update.
SECTION 5. GENERAL AUTHORITY: RESOLUTIONS
5.10 Resolutions Generally
(a) The resolution process is the means by which ASUCH speaks to its members, Hastings College of the law, and the public.
(b) Any matter that affects the quality of legal education or student life, or that pertains to the ASUCH Constitution or By-Laws or any action taken under their authority, is a proper subject for a resolution.
(c) Regular Consideration of Resolutions. For regular consideration, resolutions shall be submitted to the Secretary in hard copy and electronic form no later than 5:00 p.m. one week prior to each General Council meeting.
(c) The Secretary shall establish formatting rules for proper submission of resolutions.
5.20 Emergency Resolutions
(a) Emergency Consideration of Resolutions. Pursuant Article V, Section 5(a) of the ASUCH Constitution, an Emergency Resolution may be considered immmediately upon the approval of two-thirds of the General Council present at a General Council meeting.
(b) An Emergency Resolution shall be no more than one sentence, unless, where longer than one sentence, copies of the resolution in hard copy form are provided to the members of the General Council at or before the General Council meeting where the resolution is being considered (An electronic copy of the Emergency Resolution shall be provided to the Secretary prior to the meeting); and
(c) A motion placing the Emergency Resolution on the agenda is approved by two-thirds vote.
5.30 Required Components
(a) Financial Report Requirement.
(1) All resolutions shall include a "Financial Report" disclosing the financial impact of the resolution on ASUCH. If the resolution wwill not require any financial expenditure if passed, the financial report should read as follows: "This resolution will not require any financial expense for ASUCH." If following reasonable inquiry, such expenditure is unknown, the financial report shall state that such expenditure is unknown.
(c) Disclosure Requirement.
(1) If an ASUCH member is sponsoring or co-sponsoring an ASUCH resolution that directly effects through finances or resources, an organization in which he or she is a member, the ASUCH member shall disclose his or her position within that student organization.
(d) Executive Provision.
(1) If a resolution requires action on the part of the General Council, it must include an enforcement provision; It must vest such action in an Executive Board Member or Committee.
SECTION 6. APPROPRIATIONS
6.10 Budget Process
(a) The budget process shall be conducted according to the rules recommended by the Treasurer and adopted by a majority vote of the General Council. These rules shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Applications for funding shall be distributed and/or available to those student organizations registered or contemplated at the first mandatory student organization meeting of the academic year. Applications shall be due no more than two weeks after distribution, but shall be due at least one week after the published deadline to register a student organization with Student Services for eligibility for ASUCH funding.
(2) The Finance Committee shall meet and develop a proposed distribution of funds within one week of the application deadline, distribute the proposal to all student organizations by the Friday before the next General Council meeting, and to the General Council for review, revision and approval at that meeting.
(3) Finance Committee meetings shall be open to any silent observers subject to the sole discretion of the Treasurer.
(4) Finance Committee members shall be invited to the General Council meeting at which the budget proposal is addressed to comment on the rationale behind specific allocations.
SECTION 7. ELECTIONS
7.10 Election Guidelines
(1) The Internal Vice-President shall issue guidelines for all student body elections and referendums.
7.20 Public Notice of Candidacy Statements.
(1) Any statement of candidacy that was timely submitted shall be posted.
(2) Such posting shall be made in a public place likely to be seen by members of the
student body, such as in the lobby of the 198 or 200 McAllister buildings.
(3) Such posting shall occur no later than three days before the first scheduled day of
the Spring General Election, and shall remain posted until the polls are closed.
(4) Additional measures may be taken to provide the student body with the opportunity to view candidacy statements and other election materials.
SECTION 8. STUDENT SERVICES
8.10 Student Organization Meetings
(a) The Internal Vice-President shall call a student organization meeting at least once a semester during an academic free hour.
(b) The Internal Vice-President may, at any time, call other student organization meetings during any academic free hour.
(c) A representative from each student organization shall attend each such meeting
(d) The Internal Vice-President, per counsel from the Treasurer, shall inform student organizations both via a SIC drop and at the initial student organization meeting of the fall semester of potential funding sanctions.
SECTION 9. APPOINTMENTS
9.10 Application
(1) The President shall solicit applications from Members of the ASUCH General Council for appointment to ASUCH Committees, Task Forces, and Student-Faculty Committees before the beginning of every session.
9.20 Student-Faculty Appointments
(1) Pursuant to Article 6, Section 8 of the ASUCH Constitution, the President shall submit appointments to the Committee on Committees for student represention on the student-faculty committees.
9.30 Vacancies
(1) The President shall fill vacancies in the General Council pursuant to Article 3, Section 11 of the ASUCH Constitution.
SECTION 10. COMMITTEES
10.10 ASUCH Committees and Task Forces Generally
(a) Committees and Task Forces may be formed by the General Council, Executive council, or President as needed to address specific needs of ASUCH.
(b) The President shall appoint and fill vacancies for all task force and committee members, including a chair.
(c) At least one General Council member shall serve on each task force or committee.
(d) Each committee and subcommittee shall be chaired by a member of the ASUCH Executive Board or General Council.
(e) All committees and task forces shall consist of an odd number of voting members.
(f) The ASUCH President shall serve as an ex-officio member on all committees and task forces.
(g) Nonmembers or students at-large may serve in an ex-officio capacity.
(h) All committees and task forces shall be governed by parliamentary procedure as detailed in Robert's Rules of Order.
10.20 Finance Committee
(a) The Treasurer shall chair this committee, which shall be comprised of an equal number of first-year, second-year, and third-year class representatives, not including the Treasurer. This committee will review all student organization budget requests and propose student allocations to the General Council for approval. This committee shall propose allocations twice a year.
10.30 Committee on Committees
(a) The Secretary shall chair this committee.
(b) This committee shall approve appointments, including interim appointments, submitted by the President.
(c) The committee shall also approve appointees to the Student-Faculty Committees and for any vacancies in the ASUCH Executive Board or General Council upon submission by the President.
(d) Vacancies shall not include designating a parliamentarian and an historian.
10.40 Elections Committee
(a) The Internal Vice-President shall chair this committee.
(b) This committee will manage the 1L elections in the fall, the ASUCH elections in the spring, and any other referendums during the year.
10.50 Community Service Committee
(a) The External Vice-President shall chair this committee.
(b) The committee will coordinate volunteer activities and provide an efficient and effective way of presenting community service opportunities to Hastings students, known as Hastings Helps!
(c) The Hastings Helps! Program shall include at least a day per semester when this committee organizes Hastings students to volunteer on a project in the community.
10.60 Student Life Committee
(a) The Director of Community Affairs shall chair this committee and oversee all subcommittees under its jurisdiction.
(b) This committee will plan social and athletic events for Hastings students.
10.60 Outreach Committee
(a) The Director of Communications shall chair this committee.
(b) This committee shall organize the Student Issues Forum, the brown bag lunch series, and will be in charge of planning other publicity for ASUCH-sponsored programs and events.
10.70 Petition Committee
(a) This committee shall operate the petition program, which will present a new issue each semester relating to pressing student concerns, and establish regular tabling schedules to present petitions to the administration.
10.80 Student Lobby Committee
(a) This committee will plan lobby days at City Hall and Sacramento during the spring.
(b) All issues lobbied for must be derived from this committee and passed as resolutions by the General Council.
10.90 Installation and Awards Dinner Committee
(a) This committee will plan and coordinate a dinner at the end of the year, early April, to recognize the new ASUCH members and to present various awards, including but not limited to the following: ASUCH Member of the Year, Student Organization Leader of the Year, Faculty Member of the Year, Alumni of the Year, and Administrator of the Year.
(b) The purpose behind of this event is to create a system of transferring power to new ASUCH Members, and more importantly, to recognize the work of student organizations that contribute, often times thanklessly, to student life here at Hastings.
10.95 Professional Development Committee
(a) This committee shall be responsible for cultivating professional opportunities for students by working on issues with the Office of Career Services and the Office of Alumni Services.
(b) The committee shall work with the administration in coordinating the Legacy Dinners and managing the business cards program.
10.96 Health Services Committee
(a) This committee shall voice student concerns and interests to the administration as they relate to the programs offered by the Office of Health Services.
(b) Members will work directly with the Health Services.
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