The Student Council Constitution & Bylaws
TASC Member School Constitutions
Constitution
A student council constitution is a written document that sets forth the fundamental principles under which the council operates and is organized. The constitution deals with general purposes and outlines the ways the council is organized and is run. The constitution should be tailored to the particular group for which it is intended. However, the basic principles of a constitution are the same for all groups. Below is an outline of the fundamental provisions that should be addressed in all constitutions. (HINT- the constitution should be broad and general; save the specific details for the bylaws - see below)
All constitutions should:
- state the name of the organization
- outline the general purposes/goals of the organization
- detail the membership qualifications and election procedure
- outline general meeting structure
- outline adoption and amendment procedures
- state source of parliamentary authority and state who may veto proposals or actions of the organizations
Bylaws
Written bylaws are designed to supplement the constitution. The bylaws contain more specific information than the general constitution. Some student councils handle all details of their operations through their bylaws. Each council must determine how detailed and formal their bylaws should be. The bylaws should be reviewed often and updated as necessary.
Generally, the following items should be included in bylaws:
- description and responsibilities of officers
- officer/member installation procedures
- types and purposes of committees
- adoption and amendment procedure for bylaws
- procedures for filling vacancies and removal from office
Tips for Advisors
- locate and review your constitution
- if the only copy of your constitution was created on a typewriter - it's time to review and update the document
- If current practice in your council doesn't match what’s written in your constitution, either update the document or change your practice
- make sure your principal has a copy of your most updated constitution
- distribute a copy of your constitution to all students (officers and members) in your council
- distribute a copy to parents of your officers - this can help if you have to remove a student from office
- review sections of the constitution at each meeting
- the constitution is your friend - having a solid, updated document to refer to can help when problems arise with students, faculty and parents
TASC Member School Constitutions
The active links below are the most current school constitutions on file with the TASC office. If your school is not listed below, it means TASC does not have record of your school's most recent constitution. To submit an electroc version of your most recent constitution, please email an attachment to JJ@tassp.org
Aldine High School
Alief-Elsik High School
Alief-Taylor High School
Alvarado High School
Alvord High School
Anthony High School
Argyle High School
Arlington High School
Atascocita High School
Bandera Middle School
Banquete High School
Banquete Middle School
Barbers Hill Middle School
Big Spring High School
Boswell High School
Bowie High School
Brazoswood High School
Bridge City High School
Brookeland High School
Canyon High School
Carroll Senior High School
Carver High School
CC Winn High School
Central High School (in Keller)
Chapin High School
China Spring High School
Churchill High School
Cinco Ranch High School
Clear Creek High School
Clear Lake High School
Colleyville-Heritage High School
Cooper Junior High School (in Cooper)
Creekview High School
Crowley High School
Cypress Creek High School
Cypress Woods High School
District 13
Duncanville High School
Eagle Pass High School
East Central High School
El Dorado High School
Elkins High School
Flower Mound High School
Fort Settlement Middle School
Franklin High School (in El Paso)
Fredericksburg Middle School
Frisco High School
Goodson Middle School
Grand Prairie ISD
Grape Creek High School
Harpool Middle School
Hebron High School
Hirschi High School
Humble High School
Huntington Middle School
James Madison High School
Jim Barnes Middle School
Jim Ned High School
JM Hanks High School
John Jay High School
John Paul Stevens High School
Kempner High School
Kilgore High School
Kingwood Park High School
Lake Dallas Middle School
Legacy High School (in Mansfield)
Levelland High School
Liberty-Eylau High School
Lindale High School
Lufkin High School
MacArthur High School
MacArthur High School (in Houston)
MacArthur High School (in Irving)
Marshall Middle School
Manor High School
Maude Laird Middle School
Mayde Creek High School
McKinney-Boyd High School
McKinney High School
McKinney North High School
Midlothian High School
Moulton High School
Mount Enterprise High School
Mount Pleasant High School
New Braunfels High School
North Crowley 9th Grade Center
North Garland
North Mesquite High School
North Shore Senior High School
Northwest High School
Odessa High School
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School
Ore City High School
Pasadena High School
Perryton High School
Pin Oak High School
Plano Senior High School
Reagan High School (in San Antonio)
Richland High School
Riverside High School (in El Paso)
Roosevelt High School
S&S Middle School
Sam Houston High School
Samuell High School
San Augustine High School
Sandra Day O'Connor
San Elizario High School
Seguin High School
Seven Lakes High School
Smithville Junior High School
Spring Hill High School
Spring Hill Junior High School
Spring Lake Earth High School
St. Agnes High School
St. Mary Catholic School
St. Pius X High School
Stacey High School
Stephen F. Austin High School
Stephenville High School
Texas High School
Texas Middle School
The Academy of Irving ISD
Thurgood Marshall High School
Twin Creeks Middle School
Vidor High School
Wakeland High School
William B Travis High School
Winfree Academy
Wink High School
Wylie High School (in Abilene)
Ysleta High School
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