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the offender is enrolled as Member, and one (1) member of the faculty designated by the
President for a team of one (1) school year, as member.

c. Upon request, at any stage of the proceedings, the Committee on Misdemeanor, or the
Board of Student Discipline, may allow the heads of not more than two (2) student
organizations accredited by the university to sit during its deliberations as observers and
with the right to vote for the Committee on Student Misdemeanor and without the right to
vote on the Board of Student Tribunal.

d. Meetings of either of the Disciplining Authorities shall be convened at the call of the
Chairperson or any two (2) members thereof.

e. The presence of at least two (2) members shall constitute a quorum of either of the
Disciplining Authorities. The vote of at least two (2) members shall be required for a decision
of either of the Disciplining authorities.

f. All deliberations of the Disciplining Authorities shall be recorded in writing.

g. The Office of Student Affairs shall serve as the Secretariat of the Disciplining Authorities and
shall be the Custodian of all records.

Section 10. Jurisdiction

a. The Committee on Misdemeanor shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all
offenses where the penalty prescribed under this Code is EXCLUSION for not more than one
(1) semester.

b. The Board of Student Discipline shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all offenses
where the penalty prescribed under this Code is EXCLUSION for not less than one (1)
semester, and appellate jurisdiction over all appeals taken from decisions of the Committee
on Misdemeanor, where the penalty imposed is EXCLUSION for more than two (2) months.

Section 11. Procedure

a. Complaints:

1. Complaints against pupils/students for any violation/s of this code shall be filled by any
Person-In-Authority and/or any party who is an alleged victim of the offense/s charged,
with the Office of Student Affairs.

2. The complaint must be in writing and shall state the name/s of the student/s charged,
the offense/s committed citing the pertinent provisions of this code, the state, time, and
place where the offense/s was committed, the name/s of the witnesses. And other
proof that the offense was committed.