Proposed Amendment to the Bylaws

Adopted by the Board of Directors
June 8, 2000

To amend the Society's Bylaws so that resolutions from chapters must be submitted 150 days in advance of the Assembly of Delegates.

Bylaw III, Section 2F (iv) and (v)

Explanatory note: This proposed change would move the deadline for receipt of substantive resolutions from chapters, and appointment of the Committee on Resolutions, from 90 to 150 days in advance of the Assembly of Delegates, but would not change the requirement for these resolutions to be forwarded to chapters 60 days in advance of the Assembly. If approved, the 90-day period between receipt of a resolution and its forwarding to chapters would be used by the Committee on Resolutions to clarify the resolution with the chapter (if necessary) and to obtain explanatory material from the chapter, and from an appropriate committee within the Society, in regard to the resolution. The additional time to prepare this information hopefully will allow chapter delegates to be informed better about the proposed resolution and with sufficient information to discuss chapter resolutions within the Assembly of Delegates. If approved, this Bylaw change would require chapters to submit any substantive resolutions by early June of each year for a November annual meeting and would become effective for the 2001 annual meeting.

Text with amendments:

344	(iv) Limitations on Resolutions. (a) No resolution, except those
345	reported by official committees or those hereinafter defined, will be
346	in order for consideration by an Assembly of Delegates unless
347	having been presented first to the Committee on Resolutions. All
348	proposed resolutions of a substantive nature, including motions, to
349	be eligible for passage at an Assembly of Delegates, must have been
350	submitted 90 150 days prior to the convening of that Assembly of
351	Delegates and circulated to the chapters 60 days in advance of the
352	meeting. The Executive Director shall inform the chapters of the
353	final dates for submission of proposed resolutions, and invite the
354	chapters to make their submissions through the Executive Director.
355	(b) Motions and resolutions of a substantive nature offered by the
356	Board of Directors, or motions and resolutions merely expressing the
357	sense of the Assembly, such as commemorative resolutions, are
358	exempt from this provision. (c) Proposals concerning resolutions of
359	a substantive nature may be considered by the Assembly of
360	Delegates for inclusion on the agenda of the next Assembly of
361	Delegates, and a majority vote of the current Assembly of Delegates
362	on such a proposal shall require that it be placed on the agenda of the
363	next Assembly.
364	(v) The Committee on Resolutions. The President shall appoint
365	Committee on Resolutions to consist of three members at least 90
366	150 days prior to the convening of an Assembly of Delegates.

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