To continue with Jane's comments, the link below is to a presentation MOE 365 gave at the First Robotics Conference in April regarding 501(c)(3) non-profit status. The presentation has information on By-Law creation.
http://moe365.org/moeu.php
It appears that, in the original post, what the mentor wants would fall into the rules/expectations area rather than by-laws. As was previously mentioned, many teams have handbooks, which may cover this topic. To be better able to respond, it would be beneficial to know what specific rules/expectations the mentor would like to have instituted.
Some possible areas would include:
- "how do we vote on a robot design"
- "what are the requirements for students to remain on the team"
- "what are the requirements for student team members to travel to competitions"
- "what financial obligations are expected from team members"
- "what behaviors are expected from team members"
Many teams have lists of expectations. MOE requires students to sign off on a Student Contract, which states that the team member will obey all team rules or risk being moved off the team.