Amendment 5

While the Constitution was written to provide the team with a stable and long term governance structure, it shall also be a living document. The word/operating structure/experiences of Launch officers in 2022 may not be applicable to those in the future and, as such, the Constitution must be amended to reflect the team that it so governs. 

This page is to be used for documenting any and all significant amendments to the Constitution.

A significant amendment to the Constitution is one that:

• Notably changes the operating structure of the team
• Notably changes the powers of officers or members
• Notably changes any team decision/electoral/penal procedure 
• Otherwise provides a meaningful change to the Constitution that alters its function or how its language AND/OR spirit applies to the team

1. Amendments shall be announced at least 1 week before the vote is to be taken and a method of online attendance is to be provided.
2. Amendments shall be sent, in written form, to the leaders chat in Slack at least 3 days in advance of voting.
3. Amendments shall be proposed to at least 2/3 of the Launch officers, upon which they shall vote. A 2/3 majority of all present officers will pass or reject the amendment.
   1. If passed, the amendment shall be codified into the Constitution
   2. If rejected, the amendment shall be deliberated/altered to compromise or struck entirely
4. All sections of the amendment document shall be completed THE SAME DAY the amendment was made
5. Amendments to the Constitution shall be made in sequential order, and shall be properly documented

5.F. Probation

Members no longer in good standing with the club as outlined in Section 5.D. will be placed on a probationary status. Probationary status includes the loss of all following rights:

• Right to vote on proposals and in elections
• Right to work on projects or attend team meetings
• Right to attend social events, sponsorship events, and team launches
• Right to purchase team apparel

Members on probation may still attend General Meetings

5.F.3: Permanent Academic Probation 

If a student is placed on permanent academic probation by the University, they may regain the following privileges of members in good standing:

• Right to attend social events, sponsorship events, and team launches
• Right to purchase team apparel
• Right to work on projects or attend team meetings 

The right to work on projects or attend team meetings will be for a maximum of two days per seven-day week

The restoration of these privileges to the student on academic probation is contingent upon the following:

• Term grade point average must be no lower than 3.00/4.00
• The student must participate in bi-weekly academic check-ins with the RIT Launch Initiative's Club Advisor

If the student fails to abide by the above restrictions, they will be immediately classified as a member in bad standing and will not be able to regain good standing unless removed from academic probation by the University.