The Constitution of the Associated Students
of Seattle Central Community College
Sanctioned by the ASC on April 22, 1999, voted in by the Associated Students April 29, 1999,
approved by the Board of Trustees on June 4, 1999.
Preamble
We, the students of Seattle Central Community College, in order to organize as an efficient
political body with the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the students, by defining and
protecting their rights, by representing and acting in an official capacity for the student body, with a
concern for providing students with opportunities for participation in programs and activities designed to
promote intellectual, emotional, physical and social development, do hereby enact this Constitution of the
Associated Students of Seattle Central Community College.
Article I
Name
Section I
This organization shall be known as the Associated Students of Seattle Central Community College, also
known as AS-SCCC.
Section II
AS-SCCC is to be governed by the Associated Student Council of Seattle Central Community College.
Article II
Authority
Section I
The Associated Student Council shall have authority as granted by the Board of Trustees of the Seattle
Community College District, to interpret, perform and execute the duties and responsibilities as referenced
in the AS-SCCC Constitution and Bylaws.
Section II
The Associated Student Council is to be governed by its said Constitution and Bylaws. The Constitution is
to serve as a model of how the Associated Student Council is set up, and the Bylaws are to dictate how the
Council will operate. The Bylaws are to be subject to the Constitution, which in turn is subject to Seattle
Community College District Policies and Procedures.
Article III
Membership
Section I
AS-SCCC membership shall be limited to individuals who are currently enrolled students at Seattle Central
Community College.
Section II
To be eligible to become and serve as a Representative or Associate member of the Associated Student
Council students must:
A.
Be currently enrolled for a minimum of 10 credits in Seattle Central Community College;
B.
Have completed at least 15 credits;
C.
Have achieved and maintain a 2.5 GPA.
Section III
The Associated Student Council provides equal opportunity to all and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, marital status or the presence of any
physical, sensory, or mental disability.
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Article IV
Offices
Section I
The Associated Student Council is made up of six voting student members, known as Executive Members,
who make up the Executive Council. The Associated Student Council also includes up to six nonvoting
student members, known as Associate Members. Also included in the Council is one Representative from
each satellite campus. The primary advisor of the Council is the Associate Dean of Student Leadership.
The Council will also include a Faculty Representative and a Classified Staff Representative, both of
whom, along with the Associate Dean of Student Leadership, are nonvoting, ex-officio members.
A.
The Executive Council members are as follows: Chief Executive, Executive of
Administration, Executive of Finance, Executive of Legislative Affairs, Executive of
Communications, and Executive of Issues and Concerns.
B.
Associate Members have no individual designated position.
C.
Satellite Representatives have no individual designated position.
Section II
Associated Student Council shall be selected by students as set forth in the Associated Student Council
Bylaws.
A.
Any system of selection is open to revision only after two consecutive years of use.
Section III
Associated Student Council Executives serve one-year terms, with a maximum of two terms. Executive
terms do not affect Associate Member eligibility. A term, also known as a Council Year, starts on the first
day of fall quarter and ends on the last day of summer quarter. The Council only meets during fall, winter,
and spring quarters but maintains jurisdiction through summer quarter and until the first day of fall quarter.
A.
Associated Student Council Executives receive a stipend each quarter, up to a maximum
of three quarters per year. The amount of the stipend is reviewed yearly and set annually
for the following year, by the Associated Student Council.
Section IV
The Executive Council will recruit and select, as set forth in the Bylaws, and as needed, up to six Associate
Members.
A.
Associate Members of the Associated Student Council can be selected for one, two or
three quarters, and can serve up to the end of the term with no maximum term limit. A
term, also known as a Council Year, starts on the first day of fall quarter and ends on the
first day of the following fall quarter.
B.
Associate Members of the Associated Student Council receive a stipend each
quarter, up to a maximum of three quarters, per year. The amount of the stipend is
reviewed yearly and set annually, for the following year, by the Associated Student
Council.
C.
Service as an Associate Member does not limit eligibility for selection as an Associated
Student Council Executive.
Section V
Satellite Campus Representatives are an option open to all satellite campuses, but not required.
Section VI
The President of the College appoints the Faculty and Classified Staff Representatives no later than May
31.
A.
Faculty and Classified Staff Representatives serve a minimum of two years with
alternating terms.
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Article V
ASC Rights
Section I
All Executives of the Associated Student Council have the right to:
A.
Bring topics to meetings to be discussed;
B.
Debate any and all topics brought up at the Associated Student Council meetings;
C.
Motion;
D.
Second, Amend or Strike Motions;
E.
Vote on all Motions;
F.
Abstain from voting.
Section II
Duties of Satellite Representatives:
A.
Act as Liaison between Satellite Campus and Associated Student Council,
B.
Fulfill all obligations set by Satellite Campus.
Section III
All Satellite Representatives, if they have declared at the beginning of the term that they will attend all
Council Meetings, and do so, have the rights to:
A.
Bring topics to meetings to be discussed;
B.
Debate any and all topics brought up at the Associated Student Council meetings;
C.
Motion;
D.
Second, Amend or Strike Motions;
E.
Vote on all Motions;
F.
Abstain from voting.
Section IV
All Associates of the Associated Student Council have the right to:
A.
Bring topics to meetings to be discussed;
B.
To debate any and all topics brought up at the Associated Student Council meetings;
C.
Vote in all ASC subcommittee meetings, if and only if, they are part of the committee.
Article VI
Constitutional Interpretation
Section I
The ASC reserves the right to interpret this Constitution and its Bylaws, unless an appeal on an
interpretation is requested whereupon the interpretation shall be forwarded to the Judiciary Council, which
will then process the appeal, as set forth in the Bylaws.
Article VII
Removal from Office
Section I
The grounds for removing Executives and Associates from office on the Associated Student Council are
malfeasance or nonfeasance in office or violation of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Associated Student
Council of Seattle Central Community College or any policy of Seattle Community College District. The
Associated Student Council shall determine malfeasance or nonfeasance in each instance.
Section II
Student members of the Associated Student Council may be removed from their offices by two-thirds
majority vote of the other voting members of the Council, provided that the motion for removal has been
introduced at a regularly scheduled meeting and is voted on at a subsequent regularly scheduled meeting.
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Section III
Procedures for removal from office must provide for due process and right of review in accordance with
Seattle Community College District Policies and Procedures: Student Conduct 375.60.1 and 375.20,
Appeal/Referrals. An appeal process shall be described in the A. S. C. bylaws.
Article VIII
Recall
Section I
Any member of the Associated Student Council may be subject to recall upon the filling of a petition of a
minimum of three percent (or no less than three hundred) of the currently enrolled student population at
Seattle Central Community College.
Article IX
Amendments
Section I
This Constitution may be amended by referendum from the Associated Student Council in a special
election submitted to the students provided that:
A.
Such referendum has been approved by two-thirds vote of all voting members of the
Associated Student Council;
B.
Such referendum is made public to the Associated Student Body within at least
five instructional days following its favorable adoption by the Associated Student
Council;
C.
Such referendum is brought to an election after at least five instructional days of being
made public to the Associated Student Body;
D.
Such referendum receives a simple majority of votes cast in said elections.
Section II
The AS-SCCC Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the ASC, with approval of the Associate
Dean of Student Leadership and the President of the College. If the amendment is passed by the ASC
during the first five council meetings of the year it can be enacted immediately after the administrator’s
approval. If such an amendment comes before the ASC at any other time it is then enacted at the beginning
of the next Council Year.
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