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 Bylaws. 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 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 without vote members of this council.

Rationale: 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, March 19, 2002, at 1:00 P.M. during the MTNA National Conference in Cincinnati.