The name of the Bloomsburg Chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties will be the Bloomsburg University Chapter. The full and correct acronym, APSCUF/BU may be used to refer to the Chapter.

1. To serve as the local Chapter and to subscribe to and support the purpose of State APSCUF.

2. To represent and promote the interests of the members of the Bloomsburg University Chapter in the councils of the parent organization, namely APSCUF.

3. To act as the exclusive representative for all members of the bargaining unit(s) as hereinafter defined in all matters that are covered by any collective bargaining agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or with the local administration of the University under the provisions of Act 195.

1. Members of the bargaining unit existent on October 6,1971, or as revised by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board or members of subsequently formed bargaining units are eligible for Active Membership. Dues for Active Members are determined b y action of the Legislative Assembly and ratification by a majority vote of the Active Members casting ballots. Dues will be collected in a manner to be stipulated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Legislative Assembly.

2. Active Members of APSCUF who have been retrenched may elect to continue member-ship in APSCUF while on the preferential hiring list. Retired members may not be counted toward delegate entitlement or campus rebate. Dues will be determined by the L egislative Assembly.

3. All members of the bargaining unit may attend general meetings unless the meetings are declared closed by action of the Executive Board. The privilege of holding office, committee membership, or voting shall be extended only to dues paying member s, except as specifically spelled out in any current Collective Bargaining Agreement.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

1. The officers of the Chapter shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.

2. The above officers, the Immediate Past-President, Chairpersons of the Chapter's Standing Committee, and the Delegates to the APSCUF Legislative Assembly shall constitute the Executive Board. The term of office for the Immediate Past-President sha ll be two years. (Except that the Immediate Past-President as of the date of these amendments, 3/23/98, shall serve until the end of the 1998-99 academic year.) The Chairs of the Bloomsburg Curriculum Committee and the Professional Development Comm ittee shall serve on the Executive Board unless they are not members of APSCUF; in that case those APSCUF members serving on the BUCC and the Professional Development Committee shall elect one of their members as a representative to serve on the APSCUF Ex ecutive Board.

ARTICLE V - FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

1. President: The President shall

(a) be the chief executive officer of the Chapter and shall take care that the Chapter functions effectively and in the best interests of the membership, provided always that the Presidential actions are in concert with the purposes, principles, and policies of APSCUF and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States of America.

(b) call meetings of the Executive Board and the General Membership and shall preside at these meetings.

(c) represent the faculty members and other professional staff who are by law included in the Bloomsburg University unit(s) under collective bargaining agreement(s) at meetings of the Council of Trustees of Bloomsburg University. The President may d esignate another person to sit at a particular meeting of the Council.

(d) be a regular member of the Meet and Discuss Committee.

(e) be a non-voting member of all other Standing Committees and shall have the right to attend their meetings and to require a report from their chairpersons on any aspect of their work at any time.

(f) be the representative of APSCUF at Bloomsburg University.

(g) be one of the Chapter delegates to the APSCUF Legislative Assembly and shall lead the delegation.

(h) serve as the Bloomsburg University representative on the State Negotiations Committee.

2. Vice-President: The Vice-President shall perform all the functions and responsibilities of the office of the President in the absence of the President. The Vice-President will serve as an alternate delegate for the President in order to fu lfill all the functions of the President.

3. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall maintain the records of the finances of the Chapter and shall be a member of the Membership Committee. The Treasurer shall perform all the functions and responsibilities of the office of the President in the absence of the President and the Vice-President.

4. Secretary: The Secretary shall maintain the records of the Chapter, including minutes of the Executive Board meetings and meetings of the General Membership, and shall be a non-voting member of all the Standing Committees of the Chapter. T he Secretary shall perform all the functions and responsibilities of the office of the President in the absence of the President, the Vice-President and the Treasurer.

5. The Executive Board: The Executive Board shall be the executive arm of the General Membership. The Board shall prepare the agenda and propose actions to be approved by the General Membership. The Executive Board shall also be responsible f or the implementation of a yearly audit of the Chapter treasury. In emergency situations, the Executive Board may act, but such actions must be reported to the membership at the next regular meeting for review. The President of the Chapter shall call the Board's meetings and shall preside over them, but shall not have a vote except in case of a tie. For Board meetings, a plenary (official) quorum shall consist of a majority of the total membership of the Board. Official action would require a simple major ity vote of the quorum.

e.g. If the Board had 17 members, a plenary quorum would be 9 and any official action would require at least 5 affirmative votes.

The officers of the Chapter shall be bound by these decisions in all cases. The Board shall meet at least once a month during the academic year.

6. When an elected office becomes vacant between regular elections, the President shall recommend and the Executive Board shall approve a replacement, with the exception of the office of President, which will require a special election.

1. All regular elections shall take place by the 31st of March in odd number years. All elections shall be conducted according to the Nominations and Elections Policies and Procedural Rules as approved by the membership.

2. The Nominations, Elections and Rules Committee shall solicit candidates for all APSCUF offices, and elected committees and shall place all names in nomination not later than 10 college calendar days prior to the date of the election. If there are fewer candidates for any office than the number to be elected, the Committee shall solicit additional candidates who may be added to the ballot up to five college calendar days prior to the election.

3. The four officers of the Chapter (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer) shall be determined in each case by a majority of the eligible votes cast for that office.

4. For committees and Delegates to the State APSCUF Legislative Assembly the number of votes counted for each position shall be divided by the number of persons to be elected to that position. A majority of that number shall constitute election. In the event that there are fewer elected than the number to be elected there shall be a run-off election within ten days to determine a winner. The several candidates not elected, up to twice the number of unfilled positions, who receive the highest number of votes, will be candidates in the run-off election. A plurality of the votes cast shall determine the winners in the run-off election. Candidates for the office of Delegate to the State APSCUF Legislative Assembly who are not elected shall serve as Alte rnate Delegates in the order of the number of votes cast in the run-off election (or in the original election if no run-off is held for that position).

5. All elected officials of the Chapter shall hold office for two years, and their term shall begin on July 1.

ARTICLE VII - THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

1. The General Membership of the Chapter shall consist of all members of APSCUF/BU.

2. It shall be the policy-making body of the membership. It shall receive reports by the Officers, Chairpersons of the various Standing Committees, and the Delegates of the Chapter to the APSCUF Legislative Assembly.

3. It shall also act as the Election body upon receipt of nominations from the Nominations, Elections, and Rules Committee.

4. The Membership shall normally meet at least three times a semester during the regular academic year. The President of the Chapter shall call the Membership's meetings and shall be the presiding officer except on specified occasions.

5. Special sessions may be called by the President. In addition, the President must call a special session within ten class days upon receipt of a petition signed by ten percent of the membership, or when mandated by a majority vote of the Executive Board.

6. The agenda for membership meetings will be prepared by the President with the advice of the Executive Board. Any item requiring official action by the membership will, normally, be placed on the agenda for the first time as a discussion item and on the agenda for a second meeting with a clear indication that it will be an "action item" at that meeting.

7. A plenary quorum shall consist of ten percent of the total membership. A working quorum shall consist of at least a majority of a minimum plenary quorum. A working quorum may take plenary (official) action on any matter before it, if passed by a vote equal to a majority of a minimum plenary quorum. However, any official action must have been announced on the official agenda as an action item and distributed no less than five class days prior to the meeting.

8. Pending approval by local Meet & Discuss, local modifications in Promotion, Tenure and Sabbatical Policies; and of student evaluation instruments will be approved by written ballot in accordance with the Nominations and Elections Policies and Procedures.

If specific allegations of gross neglect of duty or of conduct inimical to the interests of the Chapter membership are made against any elected official of the Chapter in a petition signed by a majority of the members, and submitted to the Chairper son of the Nominations, Elections and Rules Committee, the Chairperson of that Committee shall call a meeting of the Committee within three days of the receipt of the petition. The Committee shall determine through informal investigation and testimony of witnesses whether it should recommend a formal session of the General Membership to take necessary action. The Committee shall make this determination within ten days of the receipt of the petition by its Chairperson. The General Membership shall, within ten days of the receipt of the committee's recommendation, hold a special session and make a decision by a majority vote of the total membership of the Chapter.

ARTICLE IX - STANDING COMMITTEES

1. There shall be the following Standing Committees; and the size of each committee shall be determined by the Executive Board:

a. Meet and Discuss and Negotiations

b. Grievance Committee (Contract Compliance)

c. Legislative Committee

d. Membership and Special Services Committee

e. Public Relations Committee

f. Nominations, Elections and Rules Committee

g. Health and Welfare Committee

h. Social Committee

i. Gender Issues Committee

2. A simple majority of each committee shall be elected by and from the eligible membership according to the procedures in Article VI - Election of Officers. By May 1st the remainder of the committee shall be appointed by the President-elect with th e advice and consent of the officers-elect and delegates-elect. The chairperson of each standing committee (except the Grievance Committee) shall be elected by a majority vote by all members of the committee. Any committee member may be elected chairperso n, except for the Grievance Committee whose chairperson shall be appointed by the President.

3. Each committee shall formulate its rules or procedures and operation. The President elect or her/his appointee shall convene the first committee-elect meeting by May 15th. During the first meeting each committee shall perform the following functi ons:

a. Elect a chairperson (except Grievance)

b. Establish a scheduled meeting time

c. Establish a charge and/or mission to be accomplished

d. Record the minutes and forward them to the APSCUF office

e. Maintain an assertive pro-active posture congruent with the goals and objectives of APSCUF/BU.

ARTICLE X - AD HOC COMMITTEES

1. An Ad-Hoc Committee may be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Executive Board as needed.

2. The President or his/her appointee shall convene the first Ad Hoc Committee meeting and deliver the charge.

3. The President will dissolve the Ad Hoc Committee when the work is complete or the President's term of office expires.

An amendment to these Bylaws may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a regular meeting of the General Membership, providing that written notices of motion to amend is given by the President to the Membership at least two weeks prior to the meeting.

On questions of procedure not expressly covered in these Bylaws Wolf's Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure shall be the authority in the conduct of business by all organs of the Chapter.

The provisions of Act 195, of any collective bargaining agreement signed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of the Bylaws of APSCUF, of the general laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States of America shall be controllin g in the interpretation of these Bylaws, and any individual provisions hereof will separately be void in case of conflict.

 

Last amended by unanimous vote of the forty-one members present at the March 23, 1998 membership meeting.

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