ARTICLE VIII
IMPEACHMENT and PENAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Any NCPAG student may file charges of suspension or
impeachment against any member of the SC.
Section 2. Grounds for Suspension
The following grounds or causes shall be considered for suspension of
any officer of the SC:
a. Failure to attend SC meetings for three consecutive occasion
despite official receipt of notices of meetings;
b. Failure to attend SC/LC/EC meetings or any of the SC committee
meeting equivalent to one-third of the total regular meetings set
forth by the SC or the committee despite official receipts of notices
of meetings;
c. Acts unbecoming of an officer and detrimental to the image and
principles of the college; and
d. Negligence on the performance of duties, functions and
responsibilities specified in Internal Guidelines and stipulate in
this Constitution.
Section 3. Grounds for Impeachment
The following grounds or causes shall be considered for impeachment of
any member of the SC:
a. Failure to comply with and gross violation of the rules and
regulations of the University as stipulated in the Student Handbook;
b. Failure to comply with and violation of this Constitution, done
solely or in organized manner;
c. Acts of graft and corruption such as but not limited to
malversation and misappropriation of funds including the utilization
and facilitation of the use of SC resources;
d. Effort to connive with student(s) and/or SC officer(s) including
efforts to use constituted powers to camouflage, whitewash and gloss
over any acts that is in violation of this Constitution;
e. Incurring of accumulated ninety (90) days of suspension;
f. Acts that are gravely against the teachings taught by the college
with regards to good governance and right public administration;
Section 4. Procedure for Suspension
a. Upon receipt of the petition for suspension, the SC except the
officer under litigation shall deliberate and decide on the matter in
a meeting called for that purpose within seven (7) days;
b. Suspension should be at least fifteen (15) days but not exceed
sixty (60) days;
c. Officer under suspension shall be stripped off of all duties,
powers and responsibilities as a SC officer.
Section 5. Procedure of Impeachment
a. The SC except the officer under litigation shall in a meeting
called for purposes included in this article, shall create a Committee
for the purpose of investigation and implementation of impeachment
proceedings within five (5) school days;
b. The Committee shall be composed of two (2) SC officers elected by
members of the SC and three (3) members of the GA randomly selected;
c. A letter of warning shall be issued by the Committee to the officer
to be impeach within 3 school days upon creation;
d. The officer under litigation shall reply on the warning through a
formal letter, failure to do so will mean acceptance of the charge
against him/her and a decision by the Committee shall be submitted to
the GA for approval;
e. In the case that the officer does reply, he/she shall be given the
right to defend himself/herself in deliberations to be conducted by
the Committee to have a decision within ten (10) school days upon
reply. The decision shall be presented to the GA for approval, within
five school (5) days.
Section 6. Appeals
a. An impeached/suspended SC officer may appeal through a formal
letter to the SG through the SC for a reversal of the decision within
ten (10) school days upon the issuance of the decision, failure to do
so shall deprive her/his right to appeal.
b. The SC shall act on the appeal within five (5) school days upon
receipt, in a meeting held for that purpose with the
impeached/suspended officer present. This meeting shall be opened to
members of the GA as spectator(s);
c. The reversal of an impeachment decision may occur upon the
two-thirds vote of the SC and the approval of the GA on the matter,
after which the reversal is to take effect immediately.
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