COMBASE By-Laws: approved February 23,2002 
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ARTICLE I
Name and Offices
Section 1.
Name
The name of this organization is COMBASE, a cooperative for the advancement of community-based, post-secondary education.
Section 2.
Offices
The principal office of COMBASE shall be located at the Office of the President, the Chief Executive Officer of COMBASE.
ARTICLE II
Purposes
COMBASE is a consortium of community colleges voluntarily joined together for the purposes of (a) identifying, validating, and employing exemplary practices in community-based and performance-oriented education; and (b) sharing their expertise and experience among themselves with others through publications, mailing, conferences, and other means.
ARTICLE III
Members
Section 1.
Members
Members of COMBASE shall be those post-secondary institutions which support the purposes of COMBASE, which practice community-based education, and which have, upon application, been approved for membership by the Board of Directors. Community college systems and state offices of community college systems shall be eligible for membership.
Section 2.
Representation
Membership is institutional, not individual. Each member institution is entitled to two representatives: the institution's President and an Institutional Representative. An institution, which is a separate unit within a multiple college district, must gain membership as a separate institution.
Section 3.
Attendance
A major purpose of COMBASE is to promote participation and sharing among its members. Participation at meetings is expected of COMBASE members. Each member is expected to attend a minimum of one of the two regularly scheduled meetings held each year.
Section 4.
Associate Members
Associate members of COMBASE shall be those organizations or institutions not designated post-secondary educational institutions which support the purposes of COMBASE and which have, upon application, been approved for membership by the Board of Directors. Associate Members shall retain a non-voting status. Associate members shall be assessed a membership fee of 50% of the fee assessed full members.
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