SEC Constitution and Bylaws - Southeastern Conference

(g)(h)It shall approve amendments to the Commissioner’s Regulations for officiating and for championshipmeets and tournaments; andIt shall take such other actions and make such other decisions as may be specified in other provisions in theConstitution, Bylaws, and Commissioner’s Regulations.[Clarified/Conformed 6/1/11]*4.3.3 Special Committees. The Conference may create other regular or special committees from time to time.[Clarified/Conformed/Renumbered 6/1/11]*4.4 COMMISSIONER4.4.1 Election. The Commissioner shall be elected by a majority vote of the Chief Executive Officers at a regular or calledmeeting for a term not to exceed six years. [Revised 5/30/91] [Clarified/Conformed 6/1/11]4.4.2 Authority, Duties and Responsibilities.(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)The Commissioner shall be responsible for and have authority for the administration and operations of theConference;The Commissioner shall be charged with the duty of implementing, administering and enforcing the Constitution,Bylaws, and other rules, regulations, and legislation of the Conference and the NCAA, and shall be vested withbroad discretionary authority to carry out the duties of the position, including the authority to assess penalties andsanctions as contemplated and authorized in the Constitution and Bylaws;The Commissioner shall have authority to determine whether any student-athlete is eligible for intercollegiateathletic competition, athletically-related aid, and for practice in each sport in which a member institution sponsors avarsity or junior varsity team (whether the Conference declares a Champion in that sport or not), which authorityshall include the power to declare a student-athlete ineligible as a result of a violation of any of the provisions of theConstitution, Bylaws, and other rules, regulations, and legislation of the Conference and the NCAA, as well as thepower and discretion to restore the eligibility of a student-athlete;When it comes to the attention of the Commissioner that a student-athlete may be guilty of committing a flagrant,disqualifying foul on the field of play or at a contest site, or may be guilty of any unsportsmanlike act, theCommissioner may rule the student-athlete ineligible permanently or for a fixed period, or the Commissioner may,with or without publicity, warn the student-athlete and the student-athlete’s coach and member institution that, ifthere is a repetition of such conduct, the student-athlete could be ruled ineligible permanently;The Commissioner is the official Conference interpreter of Constitution, Bylaws, Commissioner’s Regulations, andother rules, regulations, legislation and policies of the Conference and the NCAA;The Commissioner shall present an operating budget to the Executive Committee each year for approval and shallact as custodian of all Conference funds;The Commissioner shall furnish each member with copies of the Constitution and Bylaws annually and shallprovide to all members copies of the minutes of all meetings of the Conference and Executive Committee as soonafter the meetings as may be practicable;The Commissioner shall arrange suitable accommodations for all in-person meetings of the Conference and theExecutive Committee, and attend to such other details with reference thereto as may be necessary;With the approval of the Executive Committee, the Commissioner may appoint and employ such personnel as maybe necessary to the performance of the functions of the Conference office;6