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 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.