Section 4 Each SGA member shall hold office for a term of one academic year unless the term shall terminate sooner by reason of resignation, disqualification, or removal from office. Each Officer’s term shall begin on the day following commencement and last until the subsequent academic year’s commencement date. Article V: Qualifications Section 1 To be eligible to run for office, a person must be an Active Student at Hagerstown Community College, and must be able to fulfill requirements of the office as stated in the SGAConstitution and By-Laws. Section 2 All SGA Officers must have earned at least six (6) credits from HCC at the time of application, including development courses. Officers must also have at the time of application and maintain a minimum of a 2.5 institutional grade point average (GPA), which shall be calculated as the cumulative grade point average of both college and developmental coursework taken at HCC. Finally, at the time of application all Officers must plan to be a credit student for the entirety of their term in office. Section 3 The SGA President serves as the campus-wide student leader, and has full authority to interact with all Student Organizations. Therefore, the SGA President shall not hold the title of president in another HCC Student Organization. Article VI: Quorum Section 1 A quorum to vote and conduct official business in the Officer Committee meeting shall consist of a 50% plus one (1) person majority of the Officer Committee membership. Section 2 A quorum to vote and conduct official business in the Executive Committee meeting shall consist of a 50% plus one (1) person majority of the Executive Committee membership. Section 3 A quorum to vote and conduct official business in a general SGA meeting shall consist of a 50% plus one (1) person majority of the combined Officer Voting Membership and Student Organization Voting Membership.
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