Amendment VII

Article I The Student Government Organization shall at its meeting immediately following the day of election of Student Government Organization Officers select from its numbers who will during the following school year be a member of the sophomore class, the person it deems most suitable as a representative to the North Shore High School Site Based Management Committee serving for a term beginning the first day of his sophomore year, and expiring concurrent with the conclusion of the final day of his senior year or three years, whichever shall come first. If the Student Government Organization shall not find among its numbers a suitable representative, then they shall select from the entire body of students who shall the following year be members of the sophomore class the person they deem most suitable.

Article II The Student Government Organization shall, during the month immediately following the ratification of this amendment, select from its numbers the one sophomore and one senior they deem most suitable as representatives to the North Shore High School Site Based Management Committee, serving for a term commencing immediately and the term of the senior member expiring concurrent with the conclusion of the final day of that same school year and the term of the sophomore member concluding concurrent with the conclusion of the final day of his senior year or three years, whichever shall come first. If the Student Government Organization shall not find among its numbers a suitable representative, then they shall select from the entire body of the class required the person they deem most suitable. This article shall expire cuncurent with the initial execution of the first article of this amendment.

Article III The Student Government Organization shall have the sole authority to remove a student member from the Site Based Management Committee. A motion to impeach shall be made, and a simple majority vote shall be necessary to impeach a member, during which time another member shall be appointed to execute the duties of the impeached member in interim, and following the conclusion of impeachment proceedings, a two thirds majority shall be necessary to convict. A letter detailing the reasons for the proposed impeachment and signed by a majority of all of the members of the Site Based Management Committee shall qualify as a motion to impeach. During impeachment proceedings, the Student Government Organization shall appoint one member or officer, excepting the president, to prosecute and one member or officer to defend. The president shall preside over all proceedings. If a vacancy shall occur, the Student Government Organization shall immediately fill the vacancy with a member of the same class as the previous member to complete the remainder of the term.


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31 October 2001