Allied Health Student Senate Bylaws

Bylaws OF THE SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT SENATE

ARTICLE I: NAME

Section 1.
We, the members of the Student Body of the School of Allied Health, do establish this organization, the School of Allied Health Student Senate.

Section 2.
Here after, in these Bylaws, we will refer to the School of Allied Health Student Senate as SAH Senate.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

Section 1.
The purpose of the SAH Senate is to establish an organization representative of all School of Allied Health students.  The SAH Senate should support and facilitate student involvement as well as provide an effective voice in the development and application of policies regarding academics and student affairs, while promoting a positive relationship and mutual respect among students, faculty, and administration.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.
The School of Allied Health Student Senate shall be composed of at least one member and not more than four members from each educational program within the School of Allied Health.

Section 2.
Each educational program shall have one vote on issues brought before the Senate for consideration.

Section 3.
The members of the School of Allied Health Student Senate shall be chosen through intra-program student body elections held no later than two weeks after the beginning of the Fall semester.  The newly elected representatives shall serve their respective terms the present school year.  A member may serve more than one year.

Section 4.
The specific provisions for the yearly elections shall be determined by each program in the School of Allied Health.

Section 5.
The School of Allied Health Student Senate may, by two-thirds vote, designate representatives of other organizations as non-voting members.

Section 6.
A member of the Student Affairs Committee of the School of Allied Health shall serve as a voting member of the Student Senate and the Dean may appoint another member to serve in a like capacity.

Section 7.
In case of temporary vacancy (of a member of the School of Allied Health Student Senate), this vacancy may be filled by an alternate from the program in which the vacancy has occurred.

Section 8.
In case of permanent vacancy or resignation, a special election will be called of that program to fill this vacancy.

Section 9.
At the end of the Spring semester, and Interim Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the School of Allied Health Student Senate to assume all duties of the Chairperson over the Summer semester and to conduct the first meeting of the following Fall semester. The Interim Chairperson may hold monthly meetings during the summer with those members whose classes are in session, at her/his discretion.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS

Section 1.
The School of Allied Health Student Senate shall each year, choose from among its membership, a Chairperson, a Co-Chairperson, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.

Section 2.
The officers shall together constitute the Executive Committee of the School of Allied Health Student Senate.

ARTICLE V: DUTIES

Section 1.
The Chairperson shall assume the following duties:

Preside at all meetings of the SAH Student Senate Notify all members of the SAH Senate of upcoming meetings May appoint working committees as deemed necessary Generally assume responsibility for the functioning of the SAH Senate
e.  Become an active member of Student Governing Council (attend meetings)

Section 2. 
The Co-Chairperson shall assume the following duties:
Preside at all meetings of the SAH Senate during the absence of the Chairperson Generally assume responsibility for the functioning of the SAH Senate in cooperation with the executive committee

Section 3. 
The secretary shall assume the following duties:
Record minutes from the SAH senate meeting minutes in the book designated for that purpose and broadcast those minutes to the student body. Generally assume responsibility for the functioning of the SAH Senate in cooperation with the executive committee. Notify the University Events calendar coordinator of any upcoming SAH student senate meetings or events

Section 4.
The Treasurer shall assume the following duties:
Develop the annual budget with assistance from the executive committee, and monitor budget expenditures, reporting to the Senate on a monthly basis

b.Generally assume responsibility for the functioning of the SAH Senate in cooperation with the executive committee

Shall be responsible for collecting receipts and appropriating monies allocated by the SAH student senate in conjunction with the senate advisor. The positions of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined into one position if felt necessary by Student Senate.

Section 5.
a. Two graduate members and two undergraduate members, one of whom must be the Chairperson, shall become active members of the Student Governing Council (attend meetings).
b. One graduate member shall become an active member of Graduate Student Council (attend meetings).

ARTICLE VI: MEETINGS

Section 1.
The SAH Senate shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or the request of three members to the Chairperson

Section 2. 
The SAH Senate shall meet at least once in every calendar month

Section 3.
A simple majority of SAH program representation (50.1% or greater) shall constitute a quorum to do business.

Section 4.
The SAH Senate meetings shall be open to all members of the Student Body of the School of Allied Health.

Section 5.
All programs within the SAH shall be notified of each meeting of the SAH Senate prior to such a meeting.

ARTICLE VII: STANDING COMMITTEES

Section 1.
The SAH Senate shall, by two-thirds vote, establish such standing committees as it deems necessary.

Section 2.
A member of the SAH Senate shall be the Chairperson of all such committees.

ARTICLE VIII: APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. Eligibility
a.Any student(s) currently enrolled in the SAH may request funding.

Section 2. Terms and conditions
a. Appropriations must be used for educational/ professional purpose.
b. Projects and activities whose purpose is to further your education as a student/students in the SAH.
c. No monies will be awarded for any single request/event/department in excess of $500 annually.
d. No monies shall be appropriated for any activities used for: individual gain, parties, dinners, dances, meals, awards, gifts, or individuals not enrolled in the SAH at KUMC.

Section 3. Responsibilities of SAH senate
a. Approve the request
b. Reject the request
c. Amend the request

Section 4. Responsibilities of organization requesting appropriations

a. To present a request to the SAH student senate by noon one day prior to the next SAH senate meeting as posted on the University Events calendar.

b. To produce receipts for expenses occurred and return said receipts to the SAH secretary within two weeks upon return from the event.  Money shall only be distributed in the amount corresponding to the value of the receipts provided to the secretary within the allotted two weeks.

ARTICLE IX: STUDENT-FACULTY ORGANIZATIONS

Section 1. Students shall be appointed to other committees or organizations upon request or as the need arises.

ARTICLE X: PROCEDURE

Section 1. “Robert’s Rules of Order Revised” shall be the parliamentary authority for the SAH Senate, where they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws.

ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION

Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended by two-thirds vote of members’ representation of each SAH program by the SAH senate.

Section 2. These Bylaws shall be in full force and effect upon their approval by two-thirds vote of representatives of each academic program in the SAH.

Section 3. In such instance as these Bylaws are approved, the ad hoc SAH Senate is authorized to function as the SAH Senate with full rights, privileges, and responsibilities until such elections as provided for in ARTICLE III above are held.

These Bylaws were approved by a vote of the members of the Student Assembly (Senate) March 24, 1978, and revised and approved by a vote of the members of the School of Allied Health Student Senate November 14, 1983.  Revised again, and approved by a vote of the Student Senate, Fall, 1993. Third revision approved by the SAH Senate and Student Body, Spring 2000. Fourth revision approved by the 2003-04 SAH Senate, February, 2004.