SCIAC Bylaws

ARTICLE I---Name

The name of this organization shall be the Southern California Intersegmental Articulation Council (SCIAC), a division of the California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC).

ARTICLE II---Purpose

The purpose of the Council shall be to promote the continuing improvement of articulation among and between the segments of post-secondary education in California, thereby facilitating the progress of students.

In order to achieve this end, the activities of the Council shall include but not be limited to providing channels of communication among the post-secondary segments and strengthening the role, functions and support of articulation.

A specific and significant objective of the Council is the smooth functioning of the transfer process particularly with respect to curriculum matters.

ARTICLE III---Members

• Section 1. Membership is open to any college or university in southern California which is accredited by a regional accrediting agency such as WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) or is a candidate thereof.
  
  
• Section 2. Each member institution is allowed one vote even if several representatives attend meetings and the representatives from each member institution shall include the person most actively involved in the day to day work of articulation.
  
  
• Section 3. The annual dues per member institution shall be set by the officers of the Council and shall be paid on or before November 1 of each year.
  
  
• Section 4. The treasurer shall notify members delinquent by one month in their dues, and those members shall forfeit membership on December 31 if their dues remain unpaid. Any reinstatement shall be as new members.
  
  
• Section 5. Non-voting, ex officio membership shall be extended to one representative each from the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University Office of the Chancellor (CSU), University of California Office of the President (UC) and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU).

• Section 1. The officers of the Council shall be a chairperson, a chair-elect, a vice-chairperson, a secretary, a treasurer, and an elected representative from each of the five regions defined by the California Community College Chancellor's Office that make up southern California. At least one officer shall be from each of the four segments: California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, independent colleges and universities as defined in Article III, Section 1.
  
  
• Section 2. The officers shall perform the duties described below:
  Chair: Serves as co-chair of the California Intersegmental Articulation Council; chairs meetings of SCIAC; provides leadership for the articulation community in California higher education.
  
  
  • Chair-Elect: Attends all executive board and regular SCIAC meetings; provides support to executive board while in office.
    
  • Vice Chair: Serves a chair when necessary; monitors effective functioning of standing committees of the organization; serves as acting parliamentarian.
    
  • Secretary: Records minutes of all meetings of the group; constructs and maintains the membership and mailing lists.
    
  • Treasurer: Collects membership dues; monitors funds of the organization and keeps appropriate financial records.
    
  • Regional Representatives (5): Represent the five southern California regions defined above from which they are nominated.
  
  
  
• Section 3. The Council officers shall be elected by mail ballot for terms of two years and until their successors are elected. Election to office will be by plurality. Elections for chair-elect, vice-chair, treasurer and representatives from regions 6 and 7 shall be held in 1997 and every two years thereafter. Elections for secretary, and representatives from regions 8, 9, and 10 shall be held in 1998 and every two years thereafter. The chair-elect shall serve for one year as chair-elect. At the end of the year, the chair-elect will be installed as chair installed as chair for a two-year term. Elected officers will be announced and installed at the annual meeting following the election.
  
  
• Section 4. Terms of office shall begin upon adjournment of the annual meeting. Vacancies shall be filled by election at the next meeting following announcement of the vacancy, for the remainder of the term of the vacated office, except for a vacancy in the office of chairperson which will be filled by the vice-chairperson.
  
  
• Section 5. No person shall hold office if the institution they represent is not a member in good standing, and no person shall hold more than one office at a time.

• Section 1. Regular meetings of Council shall be held in the fall and early spring of each year unless the Council orders otherwise in advance.
  
  
• Section 2. A third meeting in the late spring shall be known as the annual meeting and shall be for the purpose of installing officers, receiving annual reports and conducting any other business that may arise.
  
  
• Section 3. A special meeting may be held upon the call of the chair or on the written request of any twenty members of the Council. The purpose of the meeting shall be set forth in the notice.
  
  
• Section 4. Notice of at least twenty-five days is required for all regular meetings. Notice of a special meeting shall be given at least eight days in advance.
  
  
• Section 5. One fourth of the membership shall constitute a quorum.

• Section 1. The following committees have been established: Bylaws, Newsletter, Issues, Grants, Professional Training and Mentoring.
  
  
• Section 2. Each committee will select its own leader/spokesperson.
  
  
• Section 3. The committee leader/spokesperson will make a report on the committee's activities at each regular meeting of the Council