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ARTICLE I- NAME AND PURPOSE
A. The name of this organization shall be the
Alaska Association of Student Governments,
hereinafter referred to as AASG. The sponsoring
organization is the Alaska School Activities
Association (ASAA).
B. The purpose of this organization shall be
to:
1. To convey such information as opinions,
issues, and opportunities to and from Alaska
secondary students.
2. To represent the concerns of Alaska
secondary students on local, state, and national
levels.
3. To train Alaska secondary students to
effectively perform leadership roles.
ARTICLE II- MEMBERSHIP
A. Membership in AASG shall be open to all
high school governments in Alaska that are members
of ASAA.
B. Membership will also be extended to
schools that join through their districts as a
group member.
C. The General Assembly of AASG shall consist
of at least one representative from each member
school's student
government or district group membership
present at the conference.
ARTICLE III- ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
A. Executive Board
1. The Executive Board of AASG shall consist
of the following members:
a. President
b. Vice-president
c. Secretary/Treasurer (non-voting)
d. Parliamentarian (non-voting)
e. Public Relations Officer
f. Conference Registrar (non-voting)
g. Region Representatives for seven regions
h. Senior Representative to the State Board
of Education and Early Development
i. Junior Representative to the State Board
of Education and Early Development
j. Representative to the Alaska School
Activities Assoc. (ASAA)
k. Executive Director (non-voting)
B. Steering Committee
1. The steering committee shall be comprised
of the following:
a. The advisors to the executive board
members.
b. The Executive Director
C. Officers
1. Officers elected by the General Assembly
shall be a President, Vice-president and Public
Relations Officer. They shall serve a one -year
term.
2. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be appointed
by the President and will serve a one -year
term.
3. The Parliamentarian, ASAA, and SBEED
positions shall be filled in accordance with the
Bylaws.
4. The registrar shall be appointed by the
host school and shall serve on the Executive
Board.
D. AASG Executive Director
1. One position open to candidates anywhere
in Alaska hired jointly by representatives from the
AASG Executive Board, AASGA membership, and ASAA
Director.
ARTICLE IV - ELECTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND
VACANCIES
A. Elections
1. All nominations, interviews and elections
shall be in accordance with the Bylaws.
2. Bylaws maybe updated only at summer and
winter business meetings by the Executive
Board.
3. The winning President, Vice-President, and
Public Relations Officer candidates will assume
office as the last order of business at the Fall
Conference.
4. No individual may hold more than one
office at a time.
B. Appointments
1. At the Fall Conference, the Executive
Board shall appoint a representative to ASAA.
He/she will serve a two year term.
2..At Fall Conference, the Executive Board
shall submit three to five nominees to the State
Board of Education for the position of Junior
Student Representative. Both Junior and Senior
Representatives shall serve a one year term ending
at Spring Conference. At the conclusion of the
Senior Representative's term, the Junior
Representative will assume the Senior
Representative Position pending approval of the
SBEED.
3. At the Fall Conference, the Executive
Board shall appoint a Parliamentarian to the
Executive Board. He/she will serve a one-year
term.
4. The new president shall appoint the
Secretary/Treasurer. He/she will serve a one year
term, beginning and ending with the Winter Business
Meeting. The incoming and outgoing secretaries
overlap at this meeting.
C. Vacancies
1. A vacancy in the office of President shall
be filled by the Vice-President.
2. A vacancy in the office of Vice-President
shall be filled by appointment of the Executive
Board at the next regular meeting following the
occurrence of such a vacancy, subject to
ratification by the General Assembly at the spring
meeting.
3. A vacancy in the position of the ASAA
Representative shall be filled by an alternate
selected by an executive board committee and the
ASAA Executive Director.
4. Vacancies in the position of Regional
Representative shall be filled by the Region
Representative's school.
5. Vacancies of the Registrar shall be filled
by an appointee from the host school.
6. A vacancy in the office of Public
Relations Officer shall be filled by an appointment
of the Executive Board at the next regular meeting
following the occurrence of such a vacancy, subject
to ratification by the General Assembly at the
Spring Meeting.
7. A vacancy in the position of
Parliamentarian shall be filled by appointment of
the Executive Board at the next regular meeting
following the occurrence of such a vacancy.
8. A vacancy in the position of the SBEED
Representative shall be filled according to the
SBEED policy.
ARTICLE V - REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
A. Regions will be defined by ASAA, except in
the case of ASAA Region I which shall split into
two regions, Region I and
Region VII. Any school desiring to affiliate
with a region other than the one to which they are
assigned must submit a formal written request to
the Executive Board for approval.
B. Regional Representative Schools shall be
elected for a two-year term by member schools from
the region at Spring Conference. Time will be
provided at the Spring Conference for this
purpose.
C. Regional Representative Schools will
select from their student body a student
representative to serve a two-year term on the AASG
executive board. The administration of that school
will appoint an advisor who will serve on the
Regional Representative Steering Committee.
ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS
A. The General Assembly shall meet twice a
year, in the spring and in the fall. The site and
date of each meeting shall be established by
negotiations between the Executive Director and the
host school. If more than one school applies to
host the same conference, it will be decided by a
vote of the Executive Board.
B. The President or three Executive Board
members shall have the authority to call emergency
meetings of the Executive Board by giving written
notice and reason of such emergency meetings to all
Executive Board and Steering Committee members at
least one week prior to the date of such emergency
meetings.
C. Meetings of the General Assembly shall be
conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of
Order.
D. This Constitution and Bylaws shall
supersede any other Rules of Order, decisions by
AASG members and officers or other
policies.
E. AASG is under the jurisdiction of ASAA and
abides by their Constitution, Bylaws and
Policies.
ARTICLE VII - RATIFICATION
A..This Constitution and Bylaws shall be
ratified, and shall become the sole written
instrument from which AASG derives its authority,
when its proposal receives a two-thirds majority of
votes cast at a regular General Assembly meeting of
the Alaska Association of Student
Governments.
B. Proposed amendments to this Constitution
and its Bylaws must be submitted by a
student.
C. Proposed amendments to this Constitution
must be distributed in writing to all officers and
school correspondents at least two weeks before the
meeting at which the amendment will be
proposed.
D. This Constitution may be amended at a
meeting of the General Assembly only if the
proposed amendment(s) receive(s) two-thirds of the
votes cast.
E. This Constitution and Bylaws shall take
effect immediately following the adjournment of the
meeting at which they have been ratified.
F. Policies to implement the Constitution and
Bylaws will be approved by the Executive
Board.
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