West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission
Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION
Series 127-01 - Constitution
Section 127-1-10 - Amendments
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
10.1. The articles, bylaws, rules, and regulations of the WVSSAC may be amended as provided in this section.
10.2. A Constitution and Bylaws Committee, consisting of five members of the Commission, shall be appointed by and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members so appointed to serve as the chairman of such committee.
10.3. The Board of Directors shall give due consideration to maintaining a balance of representation by programmatic level as defined in §127-1-4.2 when making new appointments to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. However, an incumbent member of the committee shall not be ruled ineligible to continue to serve on the committee solely because they become principal of a secondary school different from that from which they were originally appointed.
10.4. It shall be the function and purpose of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee to provide continuity and cohesion in the rules and regulations governing the interscholastic athletic and band activity programs in West Virginia. Further, it shall be the function and purpose of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee to address what it considers, as needed, interim constitutional rule changes for possible Board of Directors' consideration.
10.5. Expenses for authorized meetings of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee shall be defrayed from the funds of the WVSSAC.
10.6. Proposed changes to these regulations may be submitted by any member of the WVSSAC. Such proposed changes, whether by revision, addition, or deletion, shall be postmarked or received by the WVSSAC office by January 15 of each year in order to permit the Constitution and Bylaws Committee to study such proposed changes and to submit them, by mail, to the membership 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the Commission.
10.7. At the annual meeting of the WVSSAC each proposed change received by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and those interim emergency rules and regulations enacted by the Committee, shall be presented to the membership of the Commission for discussion and formal adoption or rejection. The Committee may accompany each presentment with an explanation of the effect of the proposed change upon present rules and objectives of the Commission. The Committee may also recommend adoption or rejection of the proposal along with the Committee numerical vote for the recommendation.
10.8. The president of the Commission shall appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the meetings of the Commission to decide questions of procedure during the meetings. Robert's Rules of Order shall be followed in conducting the annual meeting and all other meetings.
10.9. An amendment to the regulations of the WVSSAC shall become effective following the annual meeting at which such amendment was adopted and such adoption is formally approved by the WVBE in accordance with W. Va. Code and such other rules and regulations promulgated by the WVBE.
10.10. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as limiting or in any way affecting the validity of emergency rules and regulations which have been duly approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with §127-1-6.7. Emergency rules and regulations will be effective upon the date they are filed with the Secretary of State of State of West Virginia and remain in effect until the next meeting of the Commission.
