Official notice of bylaws amendment proposal. (National Association News).At its winter meeting, the MNTA Board of Directors voted to propose an amendment to the MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) Bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an . The proposed change reads: Proposed Bylaws Amendment: Article X Advisory Councils Section 1. State Presidents Advisory Council Paragraph a. Add after the first sentence: "In the absence of the President of a state-affiliated association at any meeting of the State Presidents Advisory Council, the state president-elect pres·i·dent-e·lect n. pl. pres·i·dents-e·lect A person who has been elected president but has not yet been inducted into office. or the state officer who serves in the absence of the president may substitute as the voting representative of the state." The entire paragraph would then read as follows (proposed sentence is underlined): "The State Presidents Advisory Council shall be composed of the current President of each state-affiliated association. In the absence of the President of a state-affiliated association at any meeting of the State Presidents Advisory Council, the state president-elect or the state officer who serves in the absence of the president may substitute as the voting representative of the state." The MTNA Board of Directors shall serve as ex officio [Latin, From office.] By virtue of the characteristics inherent in the holding of a particular office without the need of specific authorization or appointment. The phrase ex officio without vote members of this council. Rationale rationale (rash´  nal´),n the fundamental reasons used as the basis for a decision or action. : It is not always possible for a state president to attend the annual conference or Summit. This would ensure that each state has representation and a vote on the State Presidents Advisory Council. This amendment will be voted on at the association's annual business meeting Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , March 19, 2002, at 1:00 P.M. during the MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati. |
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