Indiana University Student Association

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Table of Contents

Article I. IUSA Meetings

Article II. Parliamentary Procedure
Article III. Legislative Sessions
Article IV. Finances
Article V. Duties of Executives
Article VI. Duties of Members of Congress
Article VII. Speaker of the House of the Congress
Article VIII. The Grammarian
Article IX. The Parliamentarian
Article X. Congressional Committee Chairs
Article XI. Congressional Committees
Article XIII. Departments
Article XIII. Duties of the Elections Coordinator & Commission
Article XIV. IUSA Code of Conduct
Article XIV. Impeachable Actions
Article XV. Constitutionality Challenges
Article XVI. Bylaw Changes
Article XVII. Definitions

Appendix A. The Elections Code of the IUSA

Appendix E. The governing documents of Funding Board are currently being disputed.

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Article I. Student Body Congress

Section A. Student Body Congress

The Student Body Congress shall meet a minimum of once every two weeks during each legislative session at a time
and place designated by the Congressional Secretary. Special meeting of the entire Student Body Congress may be
called by the Student Body President, the Congressional Secretary, or a majority of the Student Body Congress.

1) Announcement

The Congressional Secretary shall publicly announce each meeting (time and place) of the IUSA Student Body
Congress at least one week prior to the meeting in the following ways:

a) An email sent to all members of the Student Body Congress.

b) Posting an announcement on the IUSA Web Page.
c) Any other additional means of announcement as seen fit by the Congressional Secretary.

Section B. Open Meeting Policy

All meetings of the Student Body Congress shall be open to the public.

Article II. Parliamentary Procedure

Section A. Robert’s Rules of Order

The rules contained in the Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern meetings of the IUSA Student Body Congress in all
cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Constitution of the Student Body
or any Bylaws or Special Rules of Order that IUSA may adopt.

a) The Parliamentarian shall make a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order available in the IUSA main office for
use by all IUSA members.

Section B. Resolutions

1. Submission

Resolutions must be submitted to the Congressional Secretary and the Grammarian no later than 5:00 p.m., five days
before the respective Student Body Congress meeting.

2. Late Submission

Any resolution not meeting the submission deadline may be brought to the floor of the Congress by recommendation
of the Congressional Central committee, who will advise the reason said resolution was late.

a) This recommendation shall be presented to the Student Body Congress and may be overridden by a two-
thirds vote of those present and voting.

3. Consideration

Each resolution must be assigned to a standing committee as deemed appropriate by the majority within two class
days of a resolution being submitted.

a) For each case, there will be one committee that will take precedence over the others in the outcome of the
resolution.

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 b) If the standing committee with precedence votes by a majority to pass, fail, table, or amend a resolution,
then this action will occur regardless of the decisions made by any other committee. This is only relevant if
decisions that cannot coexist have been made by the committee with precedence and another committee to
which the resolution has been assigned.
c) Committee precedence shall be defined in the following manner:

i. The Finance Committee shall have precedence with all resolutions regarding expenditures;
however, this precedence applies only to those resolution line numbers that involve monetary
figures.
ii. The Rules Committee shall have precedence on all resolutions regarding the Student Body Court
and all resolutions concerning Director appointments and the Constitution and Bylaws.
iii. Resolutions of Reprimand or Censure may be sent to the Central Committee with precedence.
iv. If these guidelines are not applicable in assigning the resolution then the speaker shall make the
decision regarding committee precedence.

4. Resolutions on Appointment or Removal from Office

If a resolution is an appointment or removal from office, the speaker of the Student Body Congress shall place the
individual(s) to be appointed on the sponsor’s list in order that they may speak on their own behalf.

a) An individual placed on the sponsor’s list in this fashion may request that his or her name be removed from
the sponsor’s list.

5. Committee Recommendations

The standing committees shall give their recommendations to the Congress after each resolution’s reading and
sponsors’ opening comments.

a) Decisions made to table or fail a resolution by the committee with precedence can be overridden only by a
majority vote of the members present and voting of the Congress.

6. Executive Approval

Once a resolution is passed by the Student Body Congress, it is passed on to the Executives for approval in
accordance to Article III, Section 3 of the IUSA Constitution.

7. Primary Sponsorship

A primary sponsor must be designated by being placed first on the sponsor’s list. The primary sponsor has full right
to withdraw their resolution at any time until the meeting in which it is being considered. After order is called, the
primary sponsor may withdraw their resolution only under the following exceptions:

a) The resolution is a nomination(s) to the Supreme Court.

b) The resolution is an appointment(s) to the Student Congress Standing Committees.
c) The resolution is an appointment(s) to Directorship.
d) The resolution is for the purpose of Bylaw or Constitutional changes.
e) The resolution is for an impeachment proceeding or censure.

8. Sponsor Removal

Any individual on the sponsor’s list may, by a motion of point of order, request their name be removed from the
sponsor’s list at any time before there is a final vote tally on the resolution.

Section C. Voting

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All final votes on congressional resolutions shall be conducted by a roll call vote, with the vote being recorded next
to the last name of the voting member and that record of voting being included as part of the minutes. However, if
the resolution in question is deemed to pass without contention; the resolution on the floor may be passed with a
vote of unanimous consent.

Section D. Voting Records

The voting records of Student Representatives and Student Senators shall be open for public inspection during
normal IUSA office hours and posted for two weeks on the IUSA web site.

9. Quorum

Quorum will be defined by a simple majority of senators and representatives of filled seats present. Proxies will
count towards quorum.

Article III. Legislative Sessions

Section A. Time of Sessions

The Student Body Congress shall have two legislative sessions, one in the fall and one in the spring, to be
determined by the Congressional Secretary.

a) A minimum of two weeks prior to each legislative session, the Congressional Secretary shall publicly
announce the beginning and end dates of that legislative session in the following ways:
i. An email sent to all members of the Student Body Congress for that legislative session. This
email will also inform the Student Body Congress of the location of the IUSA office and the IUSA
bulletin board.
ii. Posting an announcement on the IUSA bulletin board.
iii. Any other additional means of announcement as seen fit by the Congressional Secretary.

Section B. Legislative Authority

Any resolution passed during a particular session shall lose its authority at the end of that session unless:

a) The resolution is an amendment to the IUSA Constitution.

b) The resolution is an amendment to the IUSA Bylaws.
c) The resolution pertains to a Departmental Director appointment.

Article IV. Finances

Section A. Fiscal Period

For budgetary purposes, the IUSA shall observe a fiscal year beginning each July 1.

Section B. Budget Submission

1. Budget Development

The IUSA President shall direct the Congressional Secretary, the Vice President of Administration the IUSA
Treasurer to develop fiscal year budgets for the Student Body Congress, the IUSA Office, Assisted
Interorganizational Development, and the Student Body Supreme Court and submit these budgets to the IUSA
President.
a) The IUSA President shall submit these budgets to the Student Body Congress no later than March 31.

2. Departmental Budgets

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The IUSA President shall direct the Vice President of Administration and the IUSA Treasurer to develop budgets for
the remaining Departments and to submit these budgets to the Student Body Congress no later than March 31.

3. Late Budget Requests

The Student Body Congress shall be under no obligation to consider fiscal year budgets submitted after March 31
and shall give priority to budget requests submitted on or before that date.

4. Budget Consideration

The Student Body Congress shall review and amend all fiscal year budget requests as necessary and shall consider
all budget resolutions submitted by March 31 no later than October 30.

Section C. Executive Stipends

The IUSA President shall submit to the Finance Committee recommended Executive stipend levels for the
upcoming fiscal year.

a) Those positions that are intended to qualify for fee remissions must meet or exceed the minimum full-time
equivalent.
b) The Finance Committee shall recommend stipend levels to the Congress for consideration in February.
c) The Student Congress must approve stipend levels before those stipends are received.

Section D. Director Stipends

The IUSA President, in conjunction with the Vice President of Administration, shall submit to the Finance
Committee recommended stipend levels for the compensated directorships for the upcoming fiscal year within
IUSA.

a) Those positions that are intended to qualify for fee remissions must meet or exceed the minimum full-time
equivalent.
b) The Finance Committee shall recommend stipend levels to the Student Congress for consideration at the
last meeting in March before the general election.

Section E. Additional Enrichment

Any further monetary sums or items of value received by an IUSA Executive or Director who receives a stipend
must be paid for out of self-generated funds and approved by the Student Congress.

Section F. Approval of Funds

The Student Body Congress shall approve no requests for funds until discussed by the Finance Committee.

a) In an emergency, the Student Body Congress, by two-thirds vote of those present and voting may bypass
these procedures.

Section G. Line-Item Changes

The line-item transfer policy shall be as follows:

a) Only the overseeing body of a particular budget may initiate line item transfers.
i. The overseeing body shall be defined as the Vice President of Administration and/or Director of a
Department for that Department’s budget, Chief Justice for the Student Body Supreme Court
budgets, IUSA Treasurer and the Congressional Secretary for the Student Body Congress budget.

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 b) Once the proper authority initiates a request for a line-item change, they shall explain and discuss the
reasoning to the IUSA Treasurer. The request for line-item change shall then be submitted to the Finance
Committee, where a simple majority vote of those present and voting can approve it.
c) The IUSA Treasurer shall then notify the person requesting the change of the disposition of the vote by the
Finance Committee.

Section H. Statements

The Finance Committee shall have the authority to require a financial statement for any funds designated for or
disbursed from the Indiana University Student Association accounts.

Section I. Unbudgeted Expenditures

No money will be spent that has not been included in the budget.

a) If a person spends money not included in the budget and/or has gone over budget, he/she will not be
reimbursed for such expenditures.
b) If he/she has already paid using IUSA funds, he/she will be subject to the disciplinary action outlined in
IUSA Bylaws, Appendix C, Unethical Financial Actions and Possible Actions of Recourse.

Section J. Additional Allocations Post-Budget

If the need arises for more money to be allocated to a budget previous to the spending of the additional funds, then a
majority vote of those present and voting of the Student Congress may allocate more money for that expenditure.
The Finance Committee must review the post budget item before it is submitted to the Student Body Congress,
unless an emergency situation arises.

Section K. Emergency Expenditures

If, in the case of an emergency, and only in the case of an emergency, a person spends money not included in the
budget and/or goes over budget, the Finance Committee may, by three-fourths vote of all members present and
voting, allocate funds to the expenditure. The committee(s) must allocate the funds within four weeks following the
expenditure, otherwise the person making the expenditure will be subject to disciplinary action as stated in
Appendix C of these Bylaws.

Article V. Duties of Executives

Section A. Student Body President

a) The Student Body President shall maintain a minimum of fifteen individual office hours each week during
his or her term in office.

Section B. Congressional Secretary

a) The Congressional Secretary shall maintain a minimum of ten individual office hours each week during his
or her term.
i. The Congressional Secretary shall coordinate standing committees.

Section C. Vice President of Administration

a) The Vice President of Administration shall maintain a minimum of ten individual office hours each week
during his or her term in office.

Section D. Treasurer of the Student Body

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 a) The Treasurer of the Student Body shall maintain a minimum of ten individual office hours each week
during his or her term in office.

Article VI. Duties of Members of Congress

Section A. Student Representatives

a) All Student Representatives shall attend and report to all regularly scheduled meetings of the chief student
advisory group within that Representative’s constituent academic unit.
b) Representatives shall attend all meetings of their assigned standing committee, or name a proxy in their
place.
c) The Congressional Secretary shall inform district boards and advisory groups of these requirements at the
beginning of each academic year.
d) Student Representatives who are duly elected or appointed may not simultaneously hold any Directorships,
Associate Directorships and/or Assistant Directorships within the IUSA Executive Branch.

Section B. Student Senators

1) Senators

a) Senators shall attend and report to all regularly scheduled meetings of their constituency that they
represent. Should a conflict arise wherein a Senator is unable to attend one of these meetings, said Senator
must obtain all minutes and materials generated for that meeting.
b) Senators shall hold a minimum of two office hours per week in the residence they represent.

2) Standing Committees

Senators shall attend all meetings of their assigned standing committee, or name a proxy in their place.

a) Senators shall familiarize themselves with the departments of oversight of their committee by reading the
parts of Section XII of these bylaws pertaining to those departments.

3) Boards and Advisory Groups

The Congressional Secretary shall inform district boards and advisory groups of these requirements at the beginning
of each academic year.

4) Simultaneous Positions

Student Senators who are duly elected or appointed may not simultaneously hold any Directorships, Associate
Directorships and/or Assistant Directorships within the IUSA Executive Branch.

Section C. Proxies

1. A proxy shall be defined as:

a) One who has been selected by a student member of Congress and who has indicated to the Congressional
Secretary, in a typed statement, of his/her choice of a proxy at least 1 hour prior to the Congressional
meeting via University email or signed paper message.
b) One who will count toward quorum and have full voting rights in any matter that may come before the
Student Body Congress as long as the proxy is from that congressional member’s constituency and
concurrently holds no position in either the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branches of IUSA, as
congressional members and Supreme Court Justices.

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Article VII. The Speaker of the House of the Congress
Section A. Duties of the Speaker of the House

a) Make recommendations to the IUSA President concerning Finance Committee Appointments.

b) Assist the Congressional Secretary in performing his/her duties.

Section B. Term of Speaker of the House

a) The Speaker of the House must hold a Student Body Congress district seat.
b) The Speaker of the House shall be elected by a majority vote of the Student Body Congress membership.
c) The term of office shall be for one legislative session. However, she/he may be re-elected.
d) Nominations and elections for the Speaker of the House shall occur at the first regular Student Body
Congress meeting of the fall and spring sessions. The summer Student Body Congress shall nominate and
elect a Speaker of the House at the first regular summer congress meeting.
e) If the Speaker of the House is not performing his/her duties appropriately, he/she may be removed if the
Congress passes a resolution for removal by a two-thirds vote of the present voting.

Article VIII. The Grammarian

a) The Grammarian will accept all proposed resolutions to the Student Body Congress before they are
presented at the next meeting. All resolutions will be formatted and then emailed to the Parliamentarian
within twenty-four hours after the original submission.
b) All resolutions must be submitted to the Grammarian via University email as a Word or PDF document by
the deadlines indicated in Article III Section B of these Bylaws.
c) Any resolutions submitted after the deadline shall be considered for the next scheduled Student Body
Congress meeting.

Article IX. The Parliamentarian

a) The Parliamentarian shall run each Student Body Congress meeting in accordance with Article II Section 6
of the Constitution.
b) The Parliamentarian must consistently follow the established parliamentary rules at every Student Body
Congress meeting.
c) The Parliamentarian will distribute a copy of these rules to each Student Body Congress member by the
next scheduled Student Body Congress meeting after his or her appointment.
d) The Parliamentarian shall prepare an agenda with all proposed resolutions and speakers for each scheduled
Student Body Congress meeting.

Article X. Congressional Committee Chairs

Section A. Duties of Chair

The Chairperson of each committee shall:

a) Coordinate committee meetings.
b) Represent resolutions to her/his committee when no sponsor is present.
c) Serve on the Congressional Central Committee.
d) Report periodically to the Student Body Congress on the status of those resolutions heard by the committee
and passed by the Student Body Congress, and on the implementation of those resolutions heard by the
committee and passed by the Student Body Congress.

Section B. Committee Appointments

The Speaker of the House shall make the congressional committee chair appointments within the first two meetings
of Congress and shall obtain the approval of the Student Body Congress for such appointments.

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 a) The Speaker of the House may change appointments to committee chairs (except the Finance Chair) at any
time during a legislative session.
i. Any changes to committee chair appointments must be submitted for two-thirds approval by the
Student Body Congress present voting and do not go into effect until such approval is obtained.

Article XI. Congressional Committees

Section A. General Duties of Committees

1. Coordination

The Congressional Secretary shall coordinate standing committees.

2. Committee Appointments

a) The Speaker of the House shall appoint student representatives and student senators to the standing
committees of the Student Body Congress and shall obtain two-thirds vote of the Student Body Congress
present and voting for approval of such appointments.
b) A Congressmember may switch committees during his or her term with approval from the Speaker of the
House.

3. Service

All Student Representatives and Student Senators must serve on one and only one congressional standing
committee.

4. Duration of Appointment

Committee members and chairpersons shall be appointed for the entirety of their term. If a student representative or
senator runs for reelection and wins, then he/she shall retain his/her committee and/or chairmanship.

5. Appointment of Associate Justice

Each legislative session, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint each Associate Justice as an ex-officio
member of a congressional committee.

a) This appointment will be done in such a way that each committee has at least one Associate Justice as an
ex-officio member.

6. Reassignments

Representatives and Senators may appeal to the Congressional Central Committee for committee reassignments.

7. Open Meeting Policy

Committee meetings shall be open to the public, except when a majority of the committee members vote for
executive session as allowable by law.

8. Posting of Times and Locations

Meeting times and places for committees shall be posted by the chairpersons in an area known and easily accessible
to committee members, in the following ways:

a) An email sent to all committee members and IUSA web site.

b) Any other additional means as the chairperson sees fit.
c) Posting shall occur at least two days before the scheduled meeting time.

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 d) Committees shall meet at least once before each scheduled Congress meeting.
e) Committee chairs shall maintain a consistent meeting schedule.

9. Committee Reports

Each committee shall report back to the Student Body Congress the next meeting concerning each resolution
submitted to it and make appropriate recommendations.

a) It is the responsibility of the Committee Chair to submit this report.

b) This report shall be in Microsoft Word or PDF format and is to be submitted to the Speaker of the House by
noon the day of the next Congress meeting.
c) Amendments made to a resolution by the committee shall be incorporated in the resolution.
d) The Congress shall, however, during consideration of that resolution, retain the power to further alter the
text amended by the committee.

10. Absences from Committee Meetings

a) After three absences from standing committee meetings, without sending a proxy, the chairperson may
begin removal proceedings from office for the Congress.
b) Should a chairperson have three absences from committee meetings without sending a proxy, the
Congressional Secretary may begin removal proceedings from office for the Congress.
c) After five absences from standing committee meetings, removal proceedings may begin regardless of
whether a proxy has been present.
d) All committee members shall have the opportunity to appeal an absence to the Congressional Central
Committee, which shall have the final decision on the matter as to whether the absence is excusable.

11. Quorum

Quorum will be defined as:

a) The presence of the chair of the committee.
b) The Presence of 50% of the committee’s congressional members present.

Section B. Congressional Central Committee

a) Shall be composed of all five chairpersons of the IUSA standing committees, with the nonvoting members
being the Speaker of the House and the Congressional Secretary, who shall also chair the committee
b) Shall act as a medium of information exchange between the Congress and the Congressional Secretary.
c) Shall serve as an informational source for congresspersons concerning executive matters.
d) Upon accusations of violations of the IUSA Code of Conduct, the CCC shall serve as a conduct committee,
as regulated by Article XIV of these bylaws.
e) One Congressional Central Committee member shall attend each Board of Director meeting on a rotational
basis.
a. The Congressional Secretary shall inform the member of the Central Committee of the Board of
Director’s meeting time and place a minimum of one week before the meeting.

Section C. Rules Committee

a) The Rules Committee shall be comprised of Student Representatives and Student Senators.
b) Rules shall review Student Body Congress resolutions regarding changes in the Indiana University Student
Association Constitution or Bylaws, internal policy changes, recommendations for organization-wide
action, executive appointments, impeachment proceedings, the Executive Review Board’s report, and
director and committee appointments.
c) Shall have oversight of the standardize naming.

Section D. Finance Committee

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 a) The Finance Committee shall review all budgetary and financial actions taken by the IUSA.
b) The Finance Committee shall fufill all other requirements required of it in the bylaws.

Section E. Health and Safety Committee

a) Health and Safety shall review all Student Body Congress resolutions regarding recommendations of courses
of action concerning individual and campus safety, issues of general health and well-being in and outside the
campus community, and initiatives and/or activities of a recreational nature.

Section F. Students Rights Committee

a) Students Rights shall review all Student Body Congress resolutions regarding recommendations or courses
of action concerning the issues of the rights and equality of students on campus, and general concerns,
feelings, and/or opinions of the student body on individual, campus, state, and national/world issues.

Section G. Educational Affairs Committee

a) Shall review resolutions related to computing resources, classroom facilities, academic exploration, quality
of academic instruction, faculty-student relations, orientation, campus environmental issues, and campus
improvement.

Section H. Ad-Hoc Committees

a) The ad-hoc off-campus selection committees shall follow the guidelines of Article VI, Section 5 of the
IUSA constitution.
b) Either the Congressional Secretary or the Student Body President shall create all other ad-hoc committees.
a. Ad-hoc committees shall be created to study topics that either do not fall under the jurisdiction of
any standing committee or are very specific in nature.
c) Other than the off-campus selection committee, ad-hoc committees shall follow the same guidelines as all
other committees, except in the following ways.
a. Student Senators and Representatives may be members of multiple ad-hoc committees as well as
exactly one standing committee.
b. All student Senators and Representatives may choose to be members of any ad-hoc committee.
c. The Executives and Supreme Court Justices shall be ex-officio members of all ad-hoc committees.
d. Two days before the first meeting of an ad-hoc, the Congressional Secretary or Student Body
President (whichever created the ad-hoc committee) shall publicly announce the ad-hoc committee
in the following ways.
i. An email sent to all student Senators and Representatives.
ii. Any other additional means chosen by the Congressional Secretary or Student Body
President.
d) The Speaker of the House shall appoint the chairperson of any ad-hoc committee.
a. The chairperson of any ad-hoc committee shall have all the powers and duties listen in Section IX
of this code.
b. Should an ad-hoc committee exist for more than three weeks, the Speaker of the House must
submit the appointment of the chair to the Student Body Congress for approval.
c. Precedence may be assigned to an ad-hoc committee for any resolution that covers the topic for
which the committee was made.

Article XII. Departments

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Section A. General

a) The Student Body Congress may, by majority vote, add or remove a department.
b) The duties of the directors shall include, but not limited to;
a. Regular attendance at all Board of Directors and Student Body Congress meetings.
i. Board of Directors meetings shall be held bi-weekly.
ii. If a director is unable to attend, a proxy from the department can be sent in his/her place.
b. Submission of typed reports to the Vice President of Administration prior to all Student Body
Congress meetings.
c. Attending appropriate congressional committee meetings when necessary.
d. Attending biweekly meetings with the Vice President of Administration.
e. Creating and maintaining a departmental budget by keeping accurate records of all expenditures
and following all appropriate procedures as indicated by the Student Body Treasurer.

Section B. New Media and Technology

a) The New Media and Technology Department is concerned with making sure every student at Indiana
University has access to the latest technological developments. It is up to the Department to keep up to
date with these issues on the campus and be a resource to students and administration concerning these
issues.
b) The New Media and Technology Department will maintain a current web site for both the Executive and
Congressional branches of the IUSA.
c) The Student Rights and Rules Committees shall have oversight of the New Media and Technology
Department.

Section C. Assisted Interorganizational Development

a) The AID Department helps students to implement programs designed to enhance the IU community. It
works to provide student organizations with assistance and financial support from the student
organizational fund and IUSA’s self-generated revenue.
b) The Finance Committee shall have oversight of the Assisted Interorganizational Development.

Section D. Health and Safety

a) The Health and Safety Department works to educate the student body and promote awareness of health and
safety issues facing students on campus.
b) The Health and Safety Committee shall have oversight of the Health and Safety Department.

Section E. External and Community Affairs

a) The purpose of EA is to research issues relevant to the IU campus.

b) The Rules Committee shall have oversight of the External Affairs Department.

Section F. Legislative Relations Office

a) LRO provides the IU student body with a voice in local, state, and national government.
b) The Students Rights Committee shall have oversight of the Legislative Relations Office Department.

Section G. Public Relations

a) The Public Relations Department is responsible for handling the promotional needs of IUSA.
b) The Rules Committee shall have oversight of the Public Relations Department.

Section H. Sustainability

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 a) The Sustainability Department provides a variety of useful services to the student body. The goal of this
department is to create and implement programs to improve the quality of life for students on campus.
b) The Health and Safety Committee shall have oversight of the Sustainability Department.

Section I. Student Organization Outreach

a) Student Organization Outreach is an advocacy department that works as an information and support
resource for students. It works to inform students of campus judicial rights and to promote campus
diversity.
b) The Students Rights Committee shall have oversight of the Student Organization Outreach Department

Section J. Diversity

a) The Diversity Department’s purpose shall be to foster respect and pride for diversity on the Indiana
University Bloomington campus through student advocacy, programming, and education.
b) The Students Rights Committee shall have oversight of the Diversity Department.

Section K. Historian

a) The Historian of the Student Body shall maintain a minimum of five office hours each week during his or
her term in office
b) The Historian will maintain a record of all official IUSA documents in an online system designated by the
Office of University Archives and Records Management.
c) The Historian must provide any document requested by the Student Body Congress and the Supreme Court
within in two weeks of the submission of the request. Any request submitted to the Historian must be made
via University email.

Section L. Assistant Directors

1. General

1. Assistant Directors shall be appointed by either the Vice President of Administration or the current director
of the department.
2. Assistant directorships shall be granted when deemed necessary by either the Vice President of
Administration or the current director of the department.

2. Duties

The duties of the Assistant Directors shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Regular attendance at all departmental meetings.

a. Departmental meetings shall be scheduled at the discretion of the current director.
b. Attendance rules for departmental meetings shall be determined at the discretion of the current
director.
c. To serve as proxy for the current director to Board of Directors or Student Body Congress
meetings when necessary.
d. Attending appropriate congressional committee meetings when necessary.
e. Other duties shall be assigned at the discretion of the current director.

3. Subsequent Offices

Assistant Directors shall not serve in any other elected or appointed position within the IUSA, including
congressional proxies.

4. Appointment and Removal

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 1. Assistant directorships shall be granted as deemed necessary by the Vice President of Administration or the
current director.
2. Appointment of Assistant Directors shall be made by either the Vice President of Administration or the
current director and do not require approval by the Student Body Congress.
3. Removal of Assistant Directors shall be made by either the Vice President of Administration or the current
director and do not require approval by the Student Body Congress

Article XIII. Duties of the Election’s Coordinator and Election’s Commission

Section A. Election’s Coordinator

1. The Election’s Coordinator shall familiarize him/herself with Appendix A of this code.
2. The Election’s Coordinator shall ensure a fair and just election process.

Section B. Election’s Commission

1. The Election’s Commission shall familiarize themselves with Appendix A of this code.
2. The Election’s Commission shall ensure a fair and just election process.

Article XIV. IUSA Code of Conduct

Section A. Code of Conduct

1. Student Representatives and Student Senators shall respect the opinions of fellow Student Representatives,
Student Senators, Departmental Directors and Staff, Executives, Student Body Supreme Court Justices, and
Guests.
2. Student Representatives and Student Senators shall preserve and defend the character of fellow Student
Representatives, Student Senators, Departmental Directors and Staff, Executives, Student Body Supreme
Court Justices, and Guests.
3. Student Representatives and Student Senators shall promote an atmosphere of professionalism and courtesy
in all meetings in which they are participating, including Student Body Congress, standing committees, and
coordinating committee meetings.
4. Student Representatives and Student Senators shall follow the policies set forth in the Code of Conduct
issued by the University.
5. Student Representatives and Student Senators shall follow the procedures set forth in the IUSA
Constitution and Bylaws.

Section B. Violation of Code of Conduct

Should this Code be violated, action must be taken within one month of the alleged incident. Procedures for
determining sanctions for the misconduct, which will be considered personnel matters, shall be the following:

1. No Resolution of Reprimand, Censure, or Impeachment may be submitted in the form of a voice bill at the
meeting in which the alleged misconduct occurs.
2. A typed complaint may be submitted to the Speaker of the House requesting action against the alleged
misconduct. A typed complaint may include a suggested course of action.
a. The Congressional Central Committee shall consult with the Congressional Secretary concerning
the appropriate course of action.
b. At no time may any member of Congressional Central Committee or Rules, when serving as a
conduct committee, vote at or attend a meeting in which their alleged misconduct is being
reviewed, except when asked to appear by that committee in order to testify on their own behalf.
c. The Congressional Central Committee, with Speaker of the House as Chair and voting only in a
case of a tie, shall have the following courses of action to choose from:
i. No Action.

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 ii. Submitting a Resolution of Reprimand which would be issued upon passage by a simple
majority of those present and voting in the Student Body Congress.
d. The Rules Committee shall consider the appeal within one week of receiving the Congressional
Central Committee’s report and/or a typed appeal from an offended party.
e. The Rules Committee shall report its decision to the Congressional Secretary who shall be charged
with informing the accused party of the committee’s decision and then referring the case to the
IUSA Supreme Court who will render the final decision with the help of the recommendation.
3. Sanctions may be pursued through university channels as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct in
addition to or in place of these procedures.
4. Members who feel that proper procedures have not been followed may appeal their case to the
Congressional Central Committee who shall reverse the decision of another party only in the case of
procedural misconduct.

Section C. Release of Complaint and Action

The Student Body President and the Congressional Secretary shall be the sole representatives of the Indiana
University Student Association in informing all parties of the complaint and any subsequent action. Any other
members of the Indiana University Student Association, excluding the members of the IUSA Supreme Court, who
abridge the duties of the Student Body President and the Congressional Secretary shall be in violation of the Code of
Conduct.

Article XV. Impeachable Actions

Section A. Offenses

Impeachable offense shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Proof of unethical actions resulting in that individual’s election or appointment to an IUSA office.
2. Proof of unethical actions resulting in another person’s or people’s election or appointment to an IUSA
office.
3. Failure to perform the duties listed in these Bylaws or the IUSA Constitution.
4. If mandated hours are not met by any congress member, executive, or director, the impeachment papers
will be brought to the floor of congress during the final meeting of the legislative session.
5. Proof of unethical use of IUSA finances.
6. Proof that a member is no longer a resident of the district from which the member was elected, as defined
in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution.
7. Failure to meet the attendance standards, as defined by Article II, Section 7 of the Constitution.

Article XVI. Constitutionality Challenges

1. By article IV Section 2 of the Constitution of the Indiana University Student Association, the Student Body
Supreme Court shall provide students and congresspersons alike with the opportunity to challenge the
constitutionality of any act of legislation upon typed motion submitted to the Student Body Supreme Court.
2. The Student Body Supreme Court shall evaluate such requests and make known the final opinion
concerning the request, in writing, two weeks following the date of submission.
3. There shall be a position of Clerk of the Student Body Supreme Court so that such requests may be filed
and evaluated properly.
a. The Chief Justice of the Student Body Supreme Court shall make this appointment.

Article XVII. Bylaw Changes

Section A. Consideration

All bylaw changes shall be considered by majority vote of the Student Body Congress.

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Section B. Renumbering

Any required renumbering of sections or parts of sections shall be performed automatically in order to keep the
outline form of the bylaws consistent.

Article XVII. Definitions

1. Normal IUSA office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2. Individual office hours: Time during which an individual will normally be available at his/her office space
in the IUSA office.
3. Day: Any weekday during which classes meet on the IU Bloomington Campus or weekdays falling
between class sessions (i.e., between Second Summer Session and Fall Session).
4. Oversight: Standing Committees shall review and help coordinate activities of assigned department
directors and staff.
5. Emergency: A situation in which the IUSA will be unable to operate effectively.

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