Section 4: Each grade level shall have a council composed of the four class officers. These councils shall meet at least once a month and when necessary as designated by the class president and moderator. Section 5: Student Senate must meet at least once a semester. However, special sessions may be called by the ASB Vice-President through the Activities Director, Vice Principal, or by the Principal.. Section 6: All decisions of Student Senate are only effective if a quorum of 50% plus one of the Senate is present. ARTICLE VII - Elections Section 1: Any students fulfilling the qualifications stated in Article V and wishing to run for an ASB Office must submit his/her name for a primary election. The two candidates receiving the most votes in this primary election shall then have their names placed on the final ASB ballot. In class elections, there will also be a primary election to determine the two finalists for each office. For any office where there are only one or two candidates running, a primary election will not be held for that office. Section 2: For the ASB primary elections, each candidate will make a primary speech prior to the primary election unless there are only one or two candidates for a particular office and no primary election is held for that office. Section 3: Homeroom elections shall be conducted under the direction of the newly elected ASB Officers and must be completed at the beginning of the school year. Section 4: Elections shall take place in the following order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ASB Primary ASB Final Class Primary Class Final Appointment of Commissioners by newly elected ASB Officers
ARTICLE VIII-Impeachment/Removal From Office Section 1: All ASB Officers, Class Officers and ASB Commissioners will be required to sign a contract upon being appointed to their position. Section 2: Failure to follow the contract guidelines may result in removal from office with the approval of the Activities Director and the Vice Principal, or Principal. ARTICLE IX - Organizations Section 1: Any group of students may petition the Student Government, both houses, for a charter granting them the right to have a club on campus. Section 2: A group of students may receive a charter with 2/3 approval of each house of Student Government. Section 3: Upon evidence of a failure of an organization to adhere to its constitution, a suspension shall be made of the charter by the Student Government. Suspension entails the confiscation of all monies of the particular organization by the Student Government. Section 4: All clubs shall be chartered annually. ARTICLE X -Powers of the Associated Student Body Section 1: The Associated Student Body shall have the power to introduce a new bill (initiative) when a petition has been signed by 10% of the voting student body. Section 2: The respective classes may initiate recall procedures by a petition signed by 25% of the voting members of the class.
ARTICLE XI - Derivations of Authority Section 1: All powers herein set forth are in accordance with the California Educational Code and the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Code. Said powers are delegated by the Principal and may be revoked at any time. ARTICLE XII - Amendments Section 1: Proposed amendments to the Constitution may be presented to the Student Body by a 2/3-vote majority of the Student Council and the Student Senate. Section 2: Amendments may be proposed by the Student Body according to ARTICLE X, Section 1. Section 3: The approval of 2/3 of those voting shall be required for ratification of the proposed amendment. ASB POLICIES Announcements Announcements must be submitted electronically by 7:30 a.m. on the day the announcement is to be read. Announcements must be brief and must be sent directly by a faculty member/moderator through their school email address. Athletic announcements may only be submitted directly by the Athletic Office. Administrator announcements and athletic games, practices and event cancellations are the only exceptions to the 7:30 a.m.. submission requirement. Upon the approval from the Vice Principal, these announcements will be made after lunch. All posters and other notices concerning school business and events must be approved by the Activities Director or Vice Principal before they can be posted in the bulletin boards on campus. The Athletic Director must approve all athletic team posters. The Activities Director must approve class, club, organization and all other posters. Approved posters must be placed only in the bulletin boards located on campus outside of the academic wings. With the exception of ASB/Class Officer Elections, posters may not be placed on the glass windows, wing doors, the main library entrance or school walls. During elections, posters approved by ASB may be taped to walls, floors or lockers using special blue paint tape. Regular tape may never be placed on a painted surface. The classroom teacher must approve posters in individual classrooms. Posters must be removed within 24 hours after the advertised event. Stickers are never permitted, including during election campaigns. Dances and Social Events Dances and other social events are sponsored by the ASB or organizations of the ASB. At any such event, students are expected to act in keeping with Catholic rules of conduct. The proposed program and date of a social event must be approved by the Vice Principal, through the Activities Director, before the event is held. Groups may not advertise events until approved. Non-Formal Dances There is traditionally one non-formal dance (Sadie Hawkins) during the school year. 1.
Non-formal dances are open to all Bishop Amat students only. No guest passes will be issued for this dance or any dance open to all Bishop Amat students.
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Students must arrive at the dance before 8:30 p.m. and may not leave before 11:00 p.m. Students needing to leave early will be released directly to a parent who will need to come to campus or the dance venue personally. On occasion, seniors only may leave a school dance at 10:30 p.m.
Semi-Formal and Formal Dances There is traditionally one semi-formal dance (Homecoming) and one formal dance (Prom) during the school year. 44
