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The UC Bylaws Section 21 stipulate that any representative who has been absent from three or more regular Council meetings, three or more regular Committee Meetings, or any combination of four absences from regular Council meetings and regulard committee meetings will be expelled from the council.
Expelled representatives who wish to be reinstated must appear before the Executive Board at its next meeting. The Executive Board may reinstate the member by a 2/3 vote, and, if so, the members absences shall be reduced as the Executive Board deems appropriate.
The Secretary of the Council shall call roll at the announced time of the beginning and end of each regular general meeting, and shall note all arrivals and departures of representatives from the meeting, and the times thereof, until the meeting is adjourned. The Secretary or equivalent officer of each of the standing committees shall call roll at the announced time of the beginning of each regular committee meeting, and shall note all arrivals and departures of representatives from the meeting, and the times thereof, until the meeting is adjourned. The Secretary or equivalent officer of each committee shall record the name of each member present at each regular committee meeting, and shall promptly deposit this roll with the Secretary. An election commissioner absent from a committee meeting on election business will be excused. All absence records shall be cleared at the end of each semester.
Half-Absence Any one of the following is considered grounds for receipt of one half-absence: arrival after the conclusion of the roll call at the beginning of a general or committee meeting or absence upon the adjournment of a general or committee meeting; absence from a substantive portion still less than fifty percent of a general or committee meeting, as determined by the start and end times of said meetings, at the discretion of the Secretary. Where a representative is present for more than fifty percent of a general or committee meeting, as determined by the start and end times of said meetings, but is not present during both roll call and adjournment, they shall only be assessed a half absence.
Full-Absence Any one of the following is considered grounds for receipt of one full absence: arrival after the conclusion of the roll call at the beginning of a general or committee meeting and absence upon the adjournment of a general or committee meeting, except as noted in 21.1(B) above; absence from fifty percent or more of a general or committee meeting, as determined by the start and end times of those meetings; failure to vote on a constitutional amendment.
The Secretary shall inform members of their absences when asked and shall notify any member who is within one absence of expulsion from the Council or removal from a committee.
Upon the call to order of any Executive Board meeting, any member who has been absent from three or more regular Council meetings, three or more regular meetings of his or her primary committee, or any combination of four absences from regular Council meetings and regular meetings of his or her primary committee shall be expelled from the Council. These expulsions occur automatically and are not subject to any deliberation or vote. The Secretary shall notify members due to be expelled for reasons related to the attendance policy a minimum of twenty-four hours before the call to order of each regular Executive Board meeting. These pending expulsions must be announced in the Secretary’s remarks during the next full Council meeting. Should the expelled member be reinstated before the next full Council meeting, the Secretary’s remarks should reflect both the expulsion and reinstatement. Expelled members must attend the first or second meeting of the Executive Board occurring after they have been notified by the Secretary in order to be considered for reinstatement. Irrevocable expulsion shall be effective immediately following the conclusion of the second Executive Board meeting following the Secretary’s notification to the representative of his or her expulsion, unless the member shall have been reinstated or the member's reinstatement fails at the first Executive Board meeting.
An expelled member shall have time to speak to the Executive Board and answer questions. A two-thirds vote of the Executive Board shall be required for reinstatement, in which case the member's absences shall be reduced as the Executive Board deems appropriate. If the expelled former member is not reinstated, the expulsion is irrevocable. Failure to appear at the meeting where expulsion occurs or the meeting directly following the expulsion, without prior notice to the Executive Board, will make that expulsion irrevocable. If prior notice is given, the Executive Board may consider reinstatement in the expelled member's absence. No member shall be expelled and no expulsion shall be made irrevocable through negligence or error on the part of the Executive Board or any Council officer..
The Chairs of the standing Committees must remove any member who sits on that committee as a secondary committee who has been absent from three or more regular meetings of those Committees. The Chairs of all Committees other than the five standing committees must remove any member who has been absent from three or more regular meetings of those Committees. The Chair has the sole authority to make such a removal and this decision is not subject to any deliberation by the Committee. These pending removals must be announced by the Chair during the next regular Committee meeting. The Chair must notify the member of his or her pending removal at the regular Committee meeting immediately following the absence which incurred the removal. Removal shall be effective immediately following the conclusion of the first subsequent regular Committee meeting following the announcement of the pending removal.
If a removed member wishes to be reinstated, he or she must appear before the Committee at its next meeting. The removed member shall have time to speak to the Committee and answer questions. A two-thirds vote of the Committee shall be required for reinstatement, in which case the member's absences shall be reduced as the Committee deems appropriate. If the former member is not reinstated, he or she is removed from the Committee. Failure to appear at the meeting directly following removal will make that removal irrevocable, except in the case of debilitating illness or family emergency, in which case the Committee may consider reinstatement in the removed member's absence. No member shall be removed and no removal shall be made irrevocable through negligence on the part of the Committee or any Committee officer.
Any failure on the part of the Secretary to enforce the attendance policy may be regarded as substantive grounds for recall. If the Secretary is not performing his or her duties, then any Council member has the right to inspect the attendance rolls and motion for the expulsion of certain members and/or the recall of the Secretary.