ACEI constitution.

ACEI Constitution

At the Annual Business Meeting on April 13, 2006, ACEI members will be
asked to vote on the following changes to the ACEI Constitution. Each
member in good standing who is present shall be entitled to one vote.

Original                             Proposed Revision
                                     (New Wording in UPPERCASE BOLD
                                     Deleted words Crossed Out)

Section 1--Officers.                 Section 1--Officers.
(a) The officers of ACEI shall be    (a) The officers of ACEI shall be
a president, a president-elect or    a president, a president-elect or
an immediate past-president,         an immediate past-president, two
two vice presidents, a secretary,    vice presidents, a secretary, two
two members-at-large (having         members-at-large (having no
no geographical or professional      geographical or professional
restrictions or designations),       restrictions or designations),
and one student representative.      PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL
Of the two vice presidents,          REPRESENTATIVE#, and one student
one shall specifically represent     representative. Of the two vice
Infancy/Early Childhood, and one     presidents, one shall
Intermediate/Middle Childhood.       specifically represent Infancy/
In order to hold an office in        Early Childhood, and one
ACEI, an individual must be a        Intermediate/Middle Childhood. In
member of ACEI.                      order to hold an office in ACEI,
                                     an individual must be a member of
                                     ACEI.

(b) The two vice presidents, the     (b) The two vice presidents, the
secretary and the two members-       secretary and the two members-at-
at-large shall be elected for        large shall be elected for three-
three- year terms. The president     year terms. The president,
and the student representative       PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL
shall serve for two-year terms.      REPRESENTATIVE#, and the student
The president-elect and the          representative shall serve two-
immediate past-president shall       year terms. The president-elect
serve for one-year terms. In order   and the immediate past-president
that terms shall be staggered, the   shall serve for one-year terms.
president-elect, and the student     In order that terms shall be
representative shall be elected in   staggered, the president-elect,
alternate years. The two vice        PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL
presidents, the secretary and the    REPRESENTATIVE#, and the student
two members-at-large shall be        representative shall be elected
elected on three-year cycles. The    in alternate years. The two vice
term of office shall begin at the    presidents, the secretary and the
close of the Annual Conference in    two members-at-large shall be
the year each is elected.            elected on three-year cycles. The
                                     term of office shall begin at the
                                     close of the Annual Conference in
                                     the year each is elected.

(f) A representative of the          [begin strikethrough](f) A
State/Province ACEI presidents       representative of the State/
or a substitute shall serve as a     Province ACEI president or a
liaison to the Executive Board       substitute shall serve as a
without vote but with privilege of   liaison to the Executive Board
speaking.                            without vote but with privilege
                                     of speaking.[end strikethrough]

Original                             Rationale

Section 1--Officers.                 The Presidents' Council has
(a) The officers of ACEI shall be    been actively involved in ACEI
a president, a president-elect or    since 1958 and has made sub-
an immediate past-president,         stantial contributions to sup-
two vice presidents, a secretary,    port the mission and vision
two members-at-large (having         of the organization. Regu-
no geographical or professional      larly, The Presidents' Council
restrictions or designations),       members are in touch and
and one student representative.      connected with the general
Of the two vice presidents,          membership at the local and
one shall specifically represent     state levels. The Presidents'
Infancy/Early Childhood, and one     Council Representative to the
Intermediate/Middle Childhood.       Executive Board has had a
In order to hold an office in        non-voting status since 1986.
ACEI, an individual must be a
member of ACEI.

(b) The two vice presidents, the     In order to increase the grass-
secretary and the two members-       roots voices of the ACEI mem-
at-large shall be elected for        bers on the Executive Board,
three- year terms. The president     the Executive Board recom-
and the student representative       mends that the Presidents'
shall serve for two-year terms.      Council Representative be-
The president-elect and the          come a full voting member
immediate past-president shall       of the ACEI Executive Board
serve for one-year terms. In order   with all of the rights and
that terms shall be staggered, the   privileges.
president-elect, and the student
representative shall be elected in
alternate years. The two vice
presidents, the secretary and the
two members-at-large shall be
elected on three-year cycles. The
term of office shall begin at the
close of the Annual Conference in
the year each is elected.

(f) A representative of the          Voting to give the Presidents'
State/Province ACEI presidents       Council Representative a seat
or a substitute shall serve as a     on the Executive Board would
liaison to the Executive Board       eliminate this section of the
without vote but with privilege of   ACEI Constitution.
speaking.

Note: New Wording in UPPERCASE BOLD indicated with #.