The University of Texas at Arlington

1. The Committee on Student Organizations is appointed by the President and shall be composed of three faculty members, three students, three staff members, and the Director of Student Governance and Organizations or delegate as an ex-officio member.
2. A majority of the Committee constitutes a quorum. A majority of a quorum rules.
3. The Committee has jurisdiction over all registered student organizations.

1. The Committee shall recommend to the President, through the Vice President for Student Affairs, criteria and policies for registered student organizations in consonance with Regents' Rules and Regulations and this Handbook of Operating Procedures.
2. The Committee shall establish one or more subcommittees composed of the Director of Student Governance and Organizations or delegate, one staff member, one student and one faculty member.
3. The Committee shall consider any application referred to it by a subcommittee.
4. The Committee shall enforce the Regents' Rules and Regulations, as well as University regulations concerning registered student organizations. Included in this responsibility is the prerogative of maintaining initial jurisdiction over all registered student organizations, such as registration revocation for cause as specified in the Regents' Rules and Regulations and the Handbook of Operating Procedures, provided that due process has been afforded. Appeals from such actions shall be to the President through the Vice President for Student Affairs.
5. The Committee shall liaise with the University Center Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on Student Affairs in order to ensure that policies recommended by the Committee are in harmony with policies promulgated by these groups.

If the Committee determines that a student organization is ineligible for registration, is inactive, or conducts its affairs in violation of the Regents' Rules and Regulations, University regulations, or administrative rules, it shall notify the organization of each deficiency in writing. If the organization fails to remedy each deficiency on or before the 10th day after the date of the notice, or is not granted an extension by the Committee, the Committee shall hold a hearing on the status of the organization. After a hearing, the Committee may impose one or more penalties described in Section 3-704 on any organization found in violation of the Regents' Rules and Regulations, University regulations, or administrative rules.