SCIENCE CLUB FOR EDUCATORS BYLAWS The
purpose of
this club is to increase the expertise and confidence of teachers of
science
through the sharing of ideas and information. Activities shall include,
but not
be limited to, the following: seminars, conferences, workshops, field
trips,
and social activities. Membership
will
be open to any person willing to promote and support the interest and
purpose
of the club. Persons who are not students or faculty at TAMU-T/TC may
be
members of the Science Club. Associate members will apply for
membership in the
same manner as students or faculty. Funding for the activities of
associate
members must not come from state money. All associate members must pay
a $25.00
deposit when signing up for trips. This deposit will be forfeited if
the
associate member does not give a least a one week notice of
cancellation,
except in case of an emergency, which can be approved by the officers
of the
club. Membership
is
from September to August and is open year round. Benefits of membership
include, but are not limited to: voting privileges, serving as an
officer, club
shirt, and priority when signing up for trips of limited enrollment. Dues
shall be
proposed by the officers and voted upon by the members at the first
meeting of
the fall semester. Dues are currently $15.00. This amount will be
collected
with club application. Officers of the club will be exempt from payment
of
dues. Membership dues must be collected yearly for a person to remain
an active
member. A person may join at any time, dues are the same for all
members
regardless of when they join or mount of anticipated participation. Regular
meetings will be held once a month, at a time to be announced. A quorum
shall
consist of five members. Special meetings may be called by the
executive board
(the officers) or by two-thirds of the club voting membership.
i.
At the April club meeting, the
President
will issue a
call of nominations for officers for the following offices: President, 1st
Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
and Public
Relations/Historian.
ii.
All nominees for officers must be
members
of the
Science Club at the time of election. Term of office will be from
September 1
to August 31.
iii.
The president shall call for
nominations
for officers
from the floor at the April meeting. All nominees must have given
consent to serve.
iv.
Voting will be held at the May
meeting. The
president
shall be responsible for preparing ballots and conducting the election
meeting.
v.
Only member of the Science club
present at
the May
meeting will be allowed to vote. Absentee voting and proxy voting will
not be
allowed. Voting will be by secret ballot. Votes needed to be elected: A
majority of voting members present.
vi.
Votes shall be tabulated by the
president,
one other
executive officer (not a nominee for office), and the faculty advisor.
Results
of election shall be posted.
vii.
New officers will assume their duties
on
the 1st
of September.
viii.
Outgoing officers will relinquish
their
offices on the
31st of August.
A.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS The
following
positions shall constitute the executive officers of this club. All
executive
officers must be members of the Science Club at the time of their
election. 1. PRESIDENT 2.
1st VICE PRESIDENT The
first
vice-president shall assist the president in performance of duties,
assume
office of president whenever the office is vacant or the president is
absent. 3.
2nd VICE PRESIDENT The
second vice
president shall assist the president and 1st vice president
in
performance of duties. 4.
SECRETARY The
secretary
shall record the minutes at each meeting, read the minutes of the
previous
meeting at each meeting, and shall be the official record keeper and
file all
correspondence. 5.
TREASURER The
treasurer
shall collect all dues, keep an accurate account of all transactions
and shall
make a financial report at all regular meetings. 6.
PUBLIC RELATIONS/HISTORIAN
The
public
relations officer shall be responsible for preparing and posting
announcements
of the meetings, shall send out announcements of monthly meetings to
faculty
and staff, and keep the display case current and informative, and
maintain the
club scrapbook. B.
VACANCIES It
shall be the
duty of the executive officers to elect a replacement for an unexpired
term
except in the case of a vacancy in the office of President, which shall
be
filled by the 1st Vice president for the unexpired term. If
new
officers for the upcoming year have been elected, they will fill the
vacancy of
the office to which they were elected. 1.
An officer may be removed from office
for
failure to
perform duties and/or failure to attend two consecutive meetings
without
acceptable notice and/or excuse. The club sponsor has the authority to
deem an
excuse or notice acceptable. It shall be the duty of the executive
officers to eelect a replacement for the
unexpired term, except in the
case of the president, which shall be filled by the 1st Vice
president for the unexpired term. 2.
All outgoing officers shall
immediately
turn over all
papers, money, books, records, and any other club related property to
their
successors or to the club sponsor by the last day of their term of
office.
Failure to do so will result in the billing of said officer(s) for
replacement
of missing item(s). 3.
The failure of the treasurer to
return the
checkbook by
the end of the term of office may result in legal action. Any
amendments
must be approved by two-thirds of the voting membership attending the
specified
meeting.
TEXAS
I.
NAME
II.
STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE
III.
MEMBERSHIP
IV.
DUES
V.
MEETINGS
VI.
ELECTIONS
VII.
CLUB
OFFICERS
VIII.
REPLACEMENT
OF OFFICERS
IX.
AMENDMENTS
I.
NAME
The president shall preside over all regular and executive meetings,
enforce
the provisions of the bylaws, be an
ex-officio member
of all specific and standing committees, and shall appoint committees
as
necessary, conduct elections, and shall not vote except in the case of
a tie.
The president must be a TAMU-T student.