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. 28, July 12, 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 of this regulation 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 of this regulation.
				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.