Section A: Student Members
Membership of the association shall include all persons enrolled in at least one credit at a public Minnesota Community, Technical, or Consolidated College.
Section B: State Fees
All students shall pay a (per credit) fee to the MSCSA in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, MnSCU Policies and Procedures, and the MSCSA Financial Policies.
Section C: National Affiliation
The MSCSA recognizes the importance of advocacy at the national level and the benefits of associating with national affiliates, organizations, and associations. Furthermore, the MSCSA recognizes that advocacy at the local/campus and state levels have a greater impact on the accessibility, affordability, and quality of education for students of the two-year Technical, Community, and Consolidated Colleges in Minnesota.
Therefore, any/all membership(s) of the state-wide association with national affiliates, organizations, and associations shall be in compliance with the following guidelines:
1. State-wide representation at the national level for the MSCSA shall be limited to the MSCSA Cabinet members, in conjunction with MSCSA Staff members. Staff representation of the MSCSA shall be at the discretion of the Executive Director, with the approval of the MSCSA Cabinet;
2. All state-wide representatives are strictly prohibited from engaging in or endorsing any national campaigns that are NOT in full-compliance of the MSCSA values, missions, purposes, or as set forth by the General Assembly (herein referred to as GA), Governing Council (herein referred to as GC), Platform Committee, and/or the MSCSA Platform Document;
3. The MSCSA advocacy efforts shall focus primarily on the local college/campus and state levels. Federal efforts shall be considered and sought as secondary and supplemental to any local/state campaigns or advocacy work;
4. All state-wide representatives shall be allowed to request endorsement by the GC to seek election or appointment to serve as a leader at the national level; however, the MSCSA GC shall be limited to endorsing only one candidate for a national position. All endorsements shall be approved in accordance with the national guidelines for candidacy and shall be approved by a simple majority vote of the GC;
5. The decision to join or withdraw state-wide membership with a national affiliate, organization, or association shall be at the discretion of the GA. If it is determined that MSCSA needs to withdraw, by the decision of the Cabinet, and there is no GA scheduled within ninety (90) days, the decision shall be made by the GC; and
6. The Cabinet and Staff shall be responsible for regular updates to the GA, GC, Platform Committee, and CSGs on any/all actions or representations made at the national level.
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