Advisory Committee Bylaws Form Example

[CTE PROGRAM] Advisory Committee Bylaws

Article I: Purpose

The purpose of this Advisory Committee will be to advise, assist, support, and advocate for the [CTE PROGRAM NAME] on matters that will strengthen instruction and expand learning opportunities for students.

Article II: Members

Section 1. Members will be selected and appointed by the administration with input from current committee members. The current Advisory Committee may suggest potential members.

Section 2. Members will represent a cross-section of the industry or occupation for which training is provided and the community which is served by the program. This committee will include 50 percent industry representatives and 50 percent others, including faculty, students, education representatives, and other community stakeholders.

Section 3. Member terms will be three years, with one-third of the membership appointed each year. No member will serve consecutive terms. A former member may be reappointed after a one-year absence from the Committee.

Section 4. Membership terms will begin on July 1 of each year; members may be appointed mid-year, with the partial year not counting toward their full term.

Article III: Officers

Section 1. Officers will include a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. These officers will be the Executive Council for the Advisory Committee.

Section 2. The duties of officers will be those commonly ascribed to these offices.

Section 3. The chair and vice-chair roles will be filled by industry representatives.

Section 4. Officers will be elected by simple majority at the final meeting of the school year and will assume their offices immediately following the meeting. Officers may be re-elected.

Article IV: Meetings

Section 1. The Advisory Committee will comply with Minnesota requirements and policies for minimum number of meetings. Additional meetings will be scheduled as necessary to accomplish the program of work.

Section 2. A quorum will consist of a simple majority of appointed members.

Section 3. Decisions will commonly be made by consensus. A formal vote will be taken when a decision is to be forwarded to the instructor or administration as a recommendation.

Article V: Subcommittees

Section 1. Subcommittees will be appointed by the chairperson as needed to accomplish the program of work.

Section 2. Subcommittees may be standing bodies or created on an ad hoc basis to address specific issues or needs.

Section 3. Subcommittees will elect their own chairpersons who will report to the chair of the Advisory Committee and to the board at large as requested.

Article VI: Amendment of Bylaws

These bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the Advisory Committee by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted to Advisory Committee members in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting.

Bylaws adopted [DATE]

Bylaws amended [DATE] (most recent amendment date)