The name of this organization shall be Healthcare Leadership Coalition at Texas State University-San Marcos.



Section 1: Objectives

The objectives upon which HLC is organized are as follows:
A. To promote an environment conducive to the educational and ethical development of personal and social skills in a manner that will enhance the attainment of effective leadership in healthcare organizations.

B. To provide a vehicle for constructive student involvement, recognition, and representation in the profession of healthcare administration.

C. To develop an association with local and regional healthcare executive groups to enhance academic and career opportunities.

D. To establish congruence between student and professional continuing educational activities to foster a skillful and sensitive approach to healthcare administration.

E. To inform members, potential members, and others in the community of the purposes of the HLC, its goals, programs, benefits, and reasons for advancing in status within the School-HLC thereby will be a mechanism to exemplify and encourage pride in the profession of healthcare administration.

F. To provide faculty and students in healthcare administration with a forum for professional and educational dialogue.

Section 2: Program

The objective of this organization shall be furthered through seminars, projects, community service, and other healthcare related activities. HLC shall have a minimum of six meetings during the academic year, and all members will be required to attend a minimum of three healthcare-related, non-school sponsored volunteer, fundraising or professional organization activities per semester. The President may schedule officer and/or regular meetings as he/she deems necessary.


Any Texas State University student with interest in healthcare administration shall be eligible for full membership in HLC upon becoming a student affiliate of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Health Information Management System Society (HIMSS), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) or other related Health Research and Healthcare Human Resources organizations approved by the President.

Section 2: Termination of Membership

Membership in the Chapter shall be terminated automatically if:

A. The member does not meet criteria established in Article III, Section 1.

B. The member fails to pay national dues in their choice of professional organization.

Meetings:
The Chapter shall have a minimum of six meetings during the academic year. Other meetings shall be called as required by the President.

Service:
The Chapter shall be involved in a minimum of four community service opportunities during the academic year. Additional service opportunities may be introduced by the President.

Officers:
Section 1: Composition, Qualifications, Election, and Removal from Office

HLC officers shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Congress Chair, Volunteer Coordinator and a Web Designer. The President position should be filled by a graduate student unless no graduate student is interested in holding the position. If the candidate for the President position is a graduate student, he/she must have completed 15 semester hours unless he/she holds a BHA degree. If no graduate student is interested in the President position, the undergraduate candidate must have completed 30 semester hours prior to nomination. Regardless of classification, candidates must have served at least one semester as a member in an approved healthcare organization, and be approved by the faculty advisor and Past President prior to running for office. The Vice-President position should be filled by an undergraduate student, unless no undergraduate student is interested in holding the position. The Vice-President must have completed 15 semester hours prior to nomination. All other officer positions may be filled by either graduate or undergraduate students, except for the position of Volunteer Coordinator, which must be filled by an undergraduate student.

Officers must be current students who are enrolled and attending classes on the Texas State campus and must serve a term of two consecutive long semesters.

All undergraduate officers must have and maintain an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 and all Graduate officers must have and maintain a GPA of at least 3.0. All potential HLC officer candidates must be approved prior to running for an officer position by the faculty advisor.

Officers shall be elected by a majority of the membership during the last regularly scheduled meeting in the Spring Semester or as officer vacancies occur.

Officers who disrupt the cohesiveness of the team of officers or who have a negative impact on HLC or its membership will be given a written warning by the President or Vice-President. If the negative behavior continues, the remaining officers will vote to remove the offending officer from their position, under the advisement of the faculty advisor.

Section 2: Duties

In addition to the duties described below, all officers are responsible for promotion and recruitment of new members to HLC. All officers are required to attend HLC Officer meetings, HLC regularly scheduled meetings, service opportunities, and events unless excused by the President.

A. President: The President shall call and preside over all meetings, appoint all committees, serve as ex-officio members of all committees, keep accurate historical information for HLC, and designate duties not provided for in the By-laws.

B. Vice-President: The Vice-President shall assume all duties of the President in the event of absence and carry out other duties as assigned by the President. The Vice-President shall coordinate and recruit guest speakers for HLC meetings and will be responsible for the preparation of the HLC Newsletter.

C. Secretary: The Secretary shall handle all correspondence between the members, newsletter preparation, and prepare reports as designated by the President.

D. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible for all monies received and spent by HLC, which includes dues and HLC expenditures. Expenditures shall require the authorization of the Treasurer and the President, which shall be maintained in a log.

E. Congress Chair: The Congress Chair shall be responsible for fundraising and financing of the full amount or partial payment of the yearly trip to a chosen Congress on healthcare. The Congress Chair along with the President shall be responsible for organization of the trip.

F. Volunteer Coordinator: The volunteer coordinator primarily acts as the liaison between the organization members and the community on volunteer opportunities. The volunteer coordinator will, with the support of other HLC officers, make arrangements for HLC members to participate in community events that will support other organizations in the healthcare arena. The primary fundraising responsibility of the HLC is to raise money to assist members in attending a national conference on healthcare. The volunteer coordinator is expected to attend all meetings and events as a representative of the HLC and will conduct herself/himself in a professional manner.

G. Web Designer: The Web Designer shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the Texas State Healthcare Leaders Coalition website.

Section 3: Terms of Office 

HLC officers shall be elected for a period of one year. Vacancies shall be filled at the next regularly scheduled meeting. For those officers who are elected in the course of an academic year (resulting in a mid-year end of term), they may choose to remain in their position until the end of the academic year, resulting in a term of one and one-half years.

Advisor Selection and Replacement Procedure:
Section 1: Advisor

The advisor of the organization will be Dr. Wayne Sorensen.

Section 2: Advisor Replacement

If the above advisor resigns, the recruitment for a new advisor will be conducted by the President and Vice-President and voted on by all current HLC members.

By-Laws:
Section 1: By-Law Adoption Procedure

New by-laws may be proposed to any student officer by any member of HLC. Members will vote on the proposed by-laws at the following meeting.

Section 2: Amendments to the By-Laws

Amendments to the HLC by-laws shall be proposed in writing to the officers. Notice of the proposed amendments shall be available to members and then voted on for approval at the next scheduled meeting.