Section A:    Standing Committees

1.    Professional Rights and Responsibilities
2.    Finance
3.    Instruction
4.    Legislation and Public Affairs
5.    Faculty Benefits
6.    Nominations and Elections
7.    College Environment
8.    Part-time Faculty
9.    Membership Education
10.    Website
11.    Department Chairs
12.     Editorial Board
13.  Distance Education
14.    Governmental Relations

Section B:    Special Committees

Special committees may be created by the President with the consent of the Representative Assembly or may be created by Assembly action as the need arises.  Special committees may continue from year to year only with annual approval from the Assembly.

Section C:    Joint Committees

The Representative Assembly, or the President with the approval of the Assembly, may direct any Association committee to meet formally with any other person or group.  Such direction shall specify the scope and purposes of the joint undertaking.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding any committee from inviting nonmembers to appear before it for advisory or resource purposes.

Section D:    Committee size; Rules of operation

Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution or Bylaws, all standing committees shall consist of from three to nine members. Committee members must be members of the Association.  Any committee may make rules governing its operation and attendance so long as those rules do not conflict with Sturgis.  The committee chair must approve visitors and observers at a meeting, except as otherwise provided in the Constitution or Bylaws.  Official committee communications with Association members, other than communications of the Nominations and Elections Committee, must be approved by the President.

Section E:    Functions and Membership of the Standing Committees

Standing Committees shall keep the Representative Assembly informed through regular reports and make policy recommendations as needed.

As appropriate to the work of a committee and the needs of the Negotiating Council, standing committees shall act as information resources and make recommendations to the Negotiating Council.

1.    Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee

    The Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee shall assist in personnel problemsolving, including grievances, and in protecting the legal and professional rights of members.  It shall develop policies for advancing these rights and recommend appropriate steps for their realization.  The Vice President will chair this committee and will include the Chief Negotiator and the President.

2.    Finance Committee

    The Finance Committee shall study all phases of the financing of the Santa Monica College District; it shall keep the Executive Committee informed and make recommendations concerning finance and salaries to the Negotiating Council.

3.    Instruction Committee

    The Instruction Committee shall examine assignment and load, class size, and other matters relating to instructional issues.  This committee shall be responsible for doing research and making recommendations to the Negotiating Council.  This committee shall be the liaison to the Curriculum Committee of the Academic Senate.

4.    Public Affairs Committee
 
The chair of this committee shall be called the Political Director. This committee shall work with community groups and other appropriate parties on state and local elections.

 5.    Faculty Benefits Committee

    This committee shall study all phases of fringe benefits and maintain files on matters relating to fringe benefits.  It shall also make recommendations concerning other faculty benefits matters, e.g., parking. This committee shall be responsible for doing research and making recommendations to the Negotiating Council. 

6.    Nominations and Elections Committee

    This committee shall be responsible for the conduct of all regular and special elections as specified in Article IX of the Bylaws. 

7.    College Environment Committee

    This committee shall study all phases of the College's professional and work environment (e.g., office space and support, food services, support services and equipment) the committee chair shall serve as the Association liaison to the College Safety Committee or any other relevant College-wide committees.

8.    Part-time Faculty Committee

    This committee shall work to improve communication between part-time faculty members and the Executive Committee.  The committee shall be responsible for doing research and making recommendations to the Negotiating Council.

    The Chair of this committee shall solicit articles on part-time faculty issues for the newsletter.

9.    Membership Education Committee

    This committee shall educate members, coordinate the participation of Representative Assembly members to in Association activities, and work with Association officers and committees on their Association activities.

10.     Website Committee

This committee shall be responsible for supervision of the Website.  The chair of the Website Committee shall serve on the Editorial Board.

11.    Department Chairs Committee

    This committee serves as a forum for Department Chair contract and collective bargaining issues.  The committee shall be responsible for doing research and making recommendations to the Negotiating Council.

12.    Editorial Board

The chair of this committee shall be the editor of the newsletters. Other members of the committee shall include: President, Vice President, Chief Negotiator, and Chair of the Website Committee.  The Editor shall (1) solicit and write articles, (2) manage the editing process, (3) manage the production of printing, (4) distribute at least 4 issues of the Faculty Association Bulletin per year,(5) plan the publishing schedule and (6) work with the Part-time Faculty Committee to solicit articles.

13.    Distance Education Committee
 
This committee serves as a forum for Distance Education contract and collective bargaining issues. The committee shall be responsible for doing research and making recommendations to the Negotiating Council.

14.    Governmental Relations Committee
 
The chair of this committee shall be called the Director of Government Relations. This committee shall keep abreast of the latest education policy developments at the state and national levels and shall make regular reports to the Assembly. In addition, this committee shall meet jointly with the Academic Senate Legislative Committee so that both groups are kept well informed and can take appropriate action, either jointly or separately, as the situation demands.