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Constitution for
Health Education and Access Link
ARTICLE I: NAME
The name of this
association shall be Health Education and Access Link.
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose and objectives of Health
Education and Access Link (hereinafter referred to as
HEAL shall
be:
(a) To educate
people of low income about health risks and preventive health care.
(b) To provide
support for people of low income to apply for governmental and/or
low cost medical insurance programs through recruitment and language
translation.
(c) To inform
people of low income about health care resources in their
communities.
(d) To support
other organizations committed to the improvement of health care of
the underserved.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERS
Section1:
Membership Requirements
Membership in
HEAL is
extended to students of San Francisco State University and current
health students who adhere to the goals and objectives of
HEAL and
who have participated in at least two (2) community outreach
events. Community health advocates and professionals who adhere to
the goals and objectives of
HEAL and
who have participated in two (2) community outreach events may be
extended membership if the voting constituency so desires.
Section 2:
Rights
The right to hold
office, to vote, or to participate in the activities of
HEAL shall
be open to all individual me The members. Voting rights may be
limited to matters submitted to a vote by the membership.
ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS
Section 1:
Officers
The officers of
HEAL shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
Section 2:
Elections, terms of service and dismissal of Officers.
(a) The
officers shall be elected by and be members of
HEAL
(b) Elections
will be held each year at the end of the spring semester.
(c) Each
elected officer shall hold office for a term of one year from the
fall semester following elections to the end of the summer term the
following year.
(d) Each
individual member may be elected more than once for any position.
(e) Any
elected officer may be dismissed from their position if there is a
failure to attend at least half of the scheduled meetings or if
three quarters of the voting membership vote to take such action.
Section 3:
Duties of officers
1) The
President of HEAL shall:
(a) Attend and
preside over HEAL meetings, or arrange for an alternate to attend,
preferably an officer.
(b) Convey all
information from HEAL meetings to membership.
(c) Represent
and advocate for the concerns of HEAL and its members in public and
private.
(d) Take charge
of networking with other health advocate organizations, and delegate
as necessary.
(e) Do-sign
checks and grants.
2) The
Secretary of HEAL shall:
(a) Attend
HEAL meetings or arrange for an alternate to attend.
(b) Record and
maintain minutes of meetings.
(c) Organize
mail-outs or other means of communication within the group, and
beyond.
(d) Collect and
maintain contact addresses, phone numbers or email addresses of the
membership and of other health advocate organizations.
(e) Serve as
support and, when necessary, replace the President in networking
with other health advocate organizations.
3) The
Treasurer of HEAL shall:
(a) Attend
HEAL meetings or arrange for an alternate to attend.
(b) Maintain
records of the financial transactions of the group.
(c) Regularly
advise the membership of its financial status.
(d) Take charge
of fundraising, funding and grant writing and delegate as necessary.
(e) Be
available for co-signing checks as required.
4) All
Officers of HEAL shall:
(a) Promote
the purposes of HEAL by receiving and acting upon recommendations of
the membership and the faculty advisor.
(b) Facilitate
coordination of the group’s programs and activities.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS
Section 1:
Yearly Organizational Meeting
A yearly
organizational meeting will be held on the second week of the fall
semester.
Section 2:
Regular meetings.
(a) Regular
meetings will be held once a week on a day voted upon at the yearly
organizational meeting.
(b) Matters
will be handled informally.
(c) Should a
situation requiring more formal management occur, Robert ruled of
order will be used.
ARTICLE VI: AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF HEAL
The constitution may be amended at any
meeting of HEAL subject to the following:
(a) Two thirds
of the voting membership is attendance must vote to accept the
amendment.
(b) Notice of
amendment must be broadcast to all voting members at least two weeks
prior to the meeting which consensus will be sought.
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