PREAMBLE

The purpose of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) shall be to provide a well-regulated program of intercollegiate athletics consistent with the policy of service to youth within the community who can profit from these services.

College athletes are expected to be students first, with their participation in athletics a part of a well-rounded educational experience.  Their personal conduct is expected to be in the highest tradition of amateur athletics.

ARTICLE I

NAME AND MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Name of Organization:     The name of this organization shall be the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC).

Section 2. Membership:  The membership of this Conference shall consist of the community colleges of Allen County, Barton County, Butler, Cloud County, Coffeyville, Colby, Cowley County, Dodge City, Fort Scott, Garden City, Highland, Hutchinson, Independence, Johnson County, Kansas City, Labette, Neosho County, Pratt and Seward County. (19)

No member of the KJCCC may belong to another conference.

ARTICLE II

ADMINISTRATION

Section 1. Administrative Body:  The business of this Conference shall be transacted by the Administrative Body which shall be composed of the chief administrative officers of the member community colleges, or by persons representing them.  A simple majority of the Administrative Body shall constitute a quorum (10).  Each community college shall have one vote.

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Section 2. Other Administrative Bodies and Individuals:  Additional administrative bodies and individuals, whose duties and composition are outlined in the KJCCC By-Laws, are: (1) executive committee; (2) athletic committee; (3) conference commissioner, (4)employees, and any other employees as the administrative body may employee. (8-9-02)

Section 3. Officers:  The officers of this conference, whose duties shall be those usually performed by such officers, shall be:  (1) a president; (2) a past- president; (3) a president elect; and, (4) a secretary-treasurer.  The offices of President, past-president and president elect of the Jayhawk Conference may be held only by the President of a member institution.  Elected at the annual meeting in March for a one-year term, their terms shall begin on July 1.

Section 4. Meetings:  The annual meeting of the Administrative Body shall be held in March and August of each year.  Special meetings shall be called by the president  when occasion demands, or by the secretary when a special written request, signed by two-thirds (2/3) of the membership, is made to him/her.

A. Bylaw additions, changes and deletions will be considered at both the March and August conference meetings subject to proper notice as stipulated elsewhere in conference bylaws.

B. Each college sport is to be represented by a coaches' association for that sport.  Such associations will establish their own operational procedures which will not conflict with conference bylaws.  Each association will elect its own leadership who will represent that association at the March and August conference meetings.(3-8-99)

The secretary will notify the membership forty-five (45) days prior to all meetings of the Administrative Body, requesting agenda items and making official modification of the date of the meeting.  Agenda items must be received by the secretary, in writing, thirty (30) days before scheduled meetings.   Proposed amendments to the Constitution and/or By-Laws must be received by the secretary, in writing, thirty (30) days before the annual meeting in March.  The secretary will compile items for scheduled meetings and forward them to the membership fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting date.

Only the president of member institution (or Acting President or Interim President), as designated by the Board of Trustees of a member institution may cast a vote for that institution.  If the meeting in which actions are to be taken he/she may designate an institution representative to vote for the institution.  The proxy document/letter, designating the institutional representative to vote for the institution, must be received by  the secretary no later than the beginning of the meeting. (3-7-94)  Roberts Rules of Orders, latest edition, shall be used to conduct all meetings.

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ARTICLE III

ACTIVITIES

Section 1. Conference Athletic Activities: The athletic activities which shall be regulated by this Conference shall be:

For men: football, baseball, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track, cross country, tennis, golf, wrestling and soccer.(3-7-94)

For women: volleyball, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track, cross country, softball, golf, soccer and tennis.(8-03-2001)

Section 2. Non-Conference Athletic Activities:  All athletes in any sport under the jurisdiction of a member college and participating on an intercollegiate level must meet all requirements of the Rules of Eligibility found in the By-Laws.

ARTICLE IV

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION

Section 1. This constitution may be amended under the following process:

a. The constitution may be amended only at a regular meeting of the Administrative Body.

b. Proposed amendments must be distributed by the Conference Secretary to all member institutions according to Article II, Section 4, paragraph 2. of the Constitution.

c. Any abstention on a vote regarding a sport by a school not participating in that sport will not be counted toward the two-thirds (2/3) majority of those voting.