PREAMBLE

We, the members of the Faculty of Los Angeles City College, in order to discharge our obligations to the College, to the students, to the community, and to the State of California Ed. Code Title V and Chapter 973 (AB 1725), do hereby adopt and establish the following constitution.

CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE  I

Name and Purpose

Section 1    The name of this organization shall be the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association.

Section 2    The purpose of this association is to provide for the democratic participation of all faculty members in matters pertaining to the welfare of Los Angeles City College, its faculty, and its student body.

ARTICLE II

Membership and Dues

Section l      Any person who is assigned as a faculty member of Los Angeles City College is entitled to membership in this association. 

Section 2      Voting privileges shall be accorded to all members of the faculty association.

Section 3      Dues shall be based on an estimate of the annual cost of operation.  Payment of dues is not a requirement of membership in the LACC Faculty Association.

ARTICLE III

Officers and organization

Section 1      OFFICERS.

Clause 1 The elected officers of this association shall be: President, Vice--President, and Treasurer; and their terms of office shall be for two academic years.

Clause 2 The President shall appoint from the Faculty Association membership a Secretary, a Parliamentarian, and such other appointed officers as may be provided for in the Bylaws.

Section 2      EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  The membership of the Executive Committee shall consist of the elected officers, the secretary, the parliamentarian, the chair of the Department Chairs Caucus, the chair of the Educational Planning Committee, and the immediate past president.

Section 3      ACADEMIC SENATE      For the purpose of expediting the objectives of this association, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 131.6 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, Ed. Code Chapter 973 (AB 1725), and any subsequent amendments thereto, an Academic Senate shall be created.

Clause 1 The membership of the Academic Senate shall consist of the following:

(a) The members of the Executive Committee.

(b) The elected chairs of all academic departments.

(c) One additional representative for each ten (10) or fraction of ten (10) regular or probationary members who have been assigned to an instructional department for over 50% of their teaching hours, including those members on reassignment or leave.

(d) The representatives to the District Academic Senate.

Clause 2 The Academic Senate shall fulfill the provisions of California Ed. Code Title V, and Ed. Code Chapter 973 (AB 1725), and any subsequent amendments thereto.

Clause 3 The Academic Senate shall create standing committees to study such problems as may arise in the conduct of the business of the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association. The standing committees shall submit their respective recommendations to the Academic Senate for ratification.

Clause 4 The Academic Senate shall have the power by majority vote to fill existing vacancies in the Executive Committee.

Clause 5 The Academic Senate shall adopt Bylaws and Standing Rules necessary for carrying out the provisions of this constitution.

Section 4      FOUNDATION      The Los Angeles City College Foundation shall be established to manage the funds and property given to the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association by legacies, wills, and gifts, and to disburse said properties, funds, and income in compliance with the wishes of the donors.

Clause 1 The Foundation shall be a non-profit corporation under Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporation Code of the State of California.

ARTICLE IV

Duties of the Officers

Section 1      PRESIDENT.   The duties of the President of the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association shall be:

(a)  To serve as presiding officer of all meetings of the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association.

(b) To serve as President of the Academic Senate and preside at all of its meetings.

(c)  To serve as chairman of the Executive Committee.

(d)  To serve as ex officio member of the Foundation.

(e)  To perform such other duties, incident to the office, as may be required by the Academic Senate

Section 2      VICE PRESIDENT.   The Vice-President shall perform all presidential functions in the absence of the President or due to the inability of the President to act, shall be the chairman of the Curriculum Committee, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Academic Senate.

Section 3      SECRETARY.   The Secretary shall keep an accurate written record of the proceedings of all meetings over which the President presides, and shall perform other duties incident to the office.

Section 4      TREASURER.   The Treasurer shall be chairman of the Academic Senate Budget, Finance, and Membership Committee, shall serve as a member, along with one other Senator appointed by the President, on the College’s Professional Growth Committee, and shall perform the duties incident to the office in compliance with procedures authorized by the Academic Senate Bylaws.

Section 5       PARLIAMENTARIAN.   The Parliamentarian shall serve as the presiding officer’s advisor and consultant on procedural matters and as chair of the Senate’s Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and shall perform such other duties incident to the office or as required by the President.

ARTICLE V

Meetings

Section 1      FACULTY ASSOCIATION.

Clause 1            Faculty meetings of the Los Angeles City College Faculty Association shall be at the call of the Faculty Association President or the Executive Committee.

Clause 2            A quorum for a Faculty Association meeting shall consist of one-third (1/3) of the eligible voting membership.

ARTICLE VI

Nominations and Elections

Section 1    The Elections Committee shall open nominations for all elected positions of the Faculty Association and Academic Senate at the stated meeting of the Academic Senate held in April of an election year.

Section 2    The election of the officers of the Faculty Association and Senate committee members as specified in the Bylaws shall be held in May of an election year.

Section 3    The newly-elected officers and senators shall be installed at the last stated meeting of the Academic year, and full assumption of responsibilities shall begin on July 1.

ARTICLE VII

Initiative and Referendum

Upon the written request of ten percent (10%) of the members of the Faculty Association of Los Angeles City College, a proposition shall be submitted to a vote of the entire Faculty Association for ratification or rejection.

ARTICLE VIII

Parliamentary Authority

The Faculty Association and the Academic Senate shall adopt a recognized parliamentary authority. All questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamentary law shall be resolved by said parliamentary authority, except as otherwise provided for in the Constitution, the Bylaws, and the Standing Rules.

ARTICLE IX

Amendments

The voting members of the Faculty Association of Los Angeles City College may amend this constitution, voting by secret ballot at a special election, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that the proposed amendment or amendments shall at least ten days prior thereto have had the consideration of the Executive Committee and the Academic Senate, and provided further that at least ten days prior thereto a copy of the proposed amendment or amendments shall have been distributed to the members of the faculty, and provided still further that a copy of the amendment or amendments shall have been posted on the faculty bulletin board for not less than ten days prior to the date of the election.

Ratified on June 6, 1990

Revised on March 20, 2003