Student Union By-Law A by-law of the UPEI Student Union pertaining to sub- organization status within the Student Union. 1. A) A sub-organization is a chartered subsidiary s organization, officially recognized and affiliated Sub-organization a diene B) Sub-organizations are to be made up of groups of active Student Union members who have organized to pursue a common interest or goal. b -law e 2. A) Membership in UPEI SU sub-organizations shall - be as follows: 1) a minimum of 60% of the General membership shall be active UPEI SU members 2) all executive members of a sub-organization shall be active UPEI SU members. ar We? 3. A) All sub-organizations of the UPEI SU shall be res- ‘ © Ponsible to the UPEI SU Council through the V.P. Operations ee for? : 1) proper conduct of their affairs in accordance with the objects, purposes and procedures as & saws outlined in their constitution; een 2) the’ proper management of finances granted to them by the UPEI SU; W 3) reports on their operations when requested by the UPEI SU Council and/or the V.P. Operations; : and The first Student Union by-law constitutional referendum, which 4) the annual renewal of their registration. has been introduced to Council passed by a 79% majority. 4. BY 2% receive mub-organication statue, a group wast and will be discussed and voted One student expressed concern apply to the UPEI SU Council through the V.P. Operations upon at a meeting on February 23. at the general meeting before the by presenting him or her with 1) a proposed constitutionfor the prospective The by-law deals with proce- referendum that by-laws do not pab-oc gael saeson} dures that sub-organizations must have to be publicized before being ee penuled shgied- Oe ee andl’ Se suk ck. approved. No mention of public- requesting UPEI SU affiliation; and follow in order to receive official ization is made in the By-law 3) a sub-organization registration form. recognition by the UPEI SU. Article, but in the interest of B) Applications shall be considered and validatied by The power of creating by-laws public information, we present the V.P. Operations. to deal with operational matters here the sub-organization by-law ¢) Having been presented to the V.P. Operations, requests eee . : Tees ce for sub-organization status shall be referred to the UPET was given to Council in last week’s inctts entirety: SU Council, along with any supporting information and the report of the V.P. Operations for approval. Sig we The gems should 5. A) All existing sub-organizationg wmst register with Dimny Mulien the UPEI SU each year bye 2 3 ; z % lim La B) Sub-organizations wishing to register shall presert Sasa: reas to the V.P. Operations; David Stewart, TYPING SERVICES 1) a sub-organization registration form, i James* Connolly Professional Services 2) the names. of the executive members or : : steering committee members; GP Boswell, for any material 3) an updated constitution if requested; Eyaink Kec English/French 4) a copy of the previous year's financial Jonathan Oriowski Documents statements if requested; and Shelli Wheaton. Term Papers 5) a sub-organization waiver forn. lin: Wiphlaners Thesis C) In the case that a previously existing sub-organization Don Lane Resume fails to register, the V.P. Operations shall notify the listed officers of the such notification, the with the UPEI SU shall said group. Upon failure to act on sub-organization's affiliation be considered to have lapsed. D) Groups which have previously been sub-organizations, but have allowed their status to lapse; 1) must register completely before recieving any Privileges of sub-organization status, and will be considered no longer affiliated with the UPEI SU upon a majority decision of Council upon receipt of the V.P. Operation's report, £) Groups no longer considered affiliated with the UPEI SU must repeat the initial application process (see section 4) to regain sub-organization status. N 6. A) __ Should a sub-organization fail to comply with the UPEI SU by-laws; or abuse any privileges granted to it by the UPEI SU, the UPEI SU Council shall be empowered 1) suspend the privileges; 2) freeze the administration accounts; and/or 3) remove sub-organization status of the said group upon a majority decision. B) Upon any punitive action of the UPEI SU Council toward @ sub-organization, the V.P. Operations shall; 1) give a written report of the reasons for the Council's decision to the officers or the group;and 2) inform the group of the right to appeal any decision to the UPEI SU Council. Financial Statements Spreadsheets Howard Beawie i Stairs Nethan Graphs tori Anne Heckbert Production Work done on Editor Word Processor Sei Lunes Editor Changes made with minimum Views expressed nerein are not necessarily those of the Student Union, the staff or of anyone in particular, We reserve the right to edit copy for space, style, or legal reasons. 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