Bylaws of the Georgia Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Article I – Membership

A. Eligibility. All regionally accredited colleges and universities offering the baccalaureate in the state of Georgia and who are engaged in the preparation of school personnel are eligible for membership unless 2/3 of the current membership object. Member institutions are responsible for the selection of institutional representatives, the number to be determined as set forth in Section B.

B. Number of Representatives. The number of representatives of each member institution will be unlimited.

C. Voting Members. A representative of each institution will be designated as the voting member by the institution.

D. Membership Fees. The membership fee shall be $300 per institution each year beginning July 1. A notice will be sent to member institutions in June preceding July 1. Dues for all classification of member shall be determined at the annual) meeting. Dues and special fees shall require a simple majority vote of the representatives.

Article II – Officers

A. Elected Officers. The officers of the Association shall be President, Vice-President/President-Elect, Secretary, Immediate Past President and Treasurer. All officers will be elected annually from the voting representatives of member institutions. They will, except for the period of initial implementation, elected at the annual business meeting to take office the following July 1. In the event of a vacancy in the officers. At the next meeting the membership will elect the appropriate replacement to complete the term.

B. Officers’ Term of Office. The term of office will begin July 1 for one year.

C. Duties.

1. The President shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors, the annual meeting, and at special meetings. The President will be responsible for overall leadership of the Association, including the administration of policy and budget. The President will serve as the state representative to the AACTE Advisory Council of State Representatives and to other AACTE structures. In the event the President is ineligible to serve as the representative to the AACTE Advisor Council of State Representatives because of AACTE provisions, the Vice-President/President Elect shall perform this function. In the event the Vice President/President-Elect shall also be ineligible, the immediate Past President shall perform the role. In the event all three shall be ineligible, a board appointee shall perform the role.

2. The Vice President/President-Elect shall plan the annual program and submit that plan for approval by the Board of Directors.

3. The Treasurer will be bonded and will supervise all monies paid into and out of the General Fund. The Treasurer will prepare a financial report for presentation at the Annual Meeting.

ARTICLE III – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. Composition. The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, the Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer, immediate Past President Secretary and three at large member elected by the GACTE membership. The at large members of the Board will serve three year term, with one person rotating off each year.

B. Powers and Duties. The Board of Directors shall develop and implement policy and must approve the budget and plan for the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for certification to eligibility for membership and shall maintain a list of all members and current institutional representatives. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Director and such other staff as may be necessary to carry out the business of the Association.

The Board of Directors shall appoint annually an Audit Committee of the members who will be responsible for auditing all accounts for the year. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominating and Elections Committee of three members whose responsibilities are set forth in Article IV. Other committees may be appointed as needed.

C. Meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall hold two regular meetings each year and special meetings as necessary on dates to be established b the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV – NOMINATING AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

A Nominating and Elections Committee of three members shall be appointed b the Board of Directors to prepare a slate of candidates for all elective officers based on recommendations submitted by institutional representatives.

ARTICLE V – MEETINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION

There shall be an Annual Meeting of the Association at a time and place to be determined by the Board of Directors. In the event of postponement of an Annual Meeting, a new meeting date must be set within the fiscal ear. Special meetings of the Association may be called as necessary on dates to be established by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VI – FINANCE

A. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Association shall be from July 1 through June 30.

B. General Fund. The General Fund of the Association shall consist of the income from the receipt of the dues from member institutions and any other income which may accrue to the Association.

C. Budget. An annual budget must be presented to the President and approved by the Board of Directors.

D. Disbursement of Funds. All monies paid to the General Fund of the Association shall be supervised by the treasurer. Monies shall be disbursed according to the approved annual budget. All non-budgeted expenditures must be approved by the Board of Directors.

E. Financial Report. An annual report of the General Fund, including income and expenditures for the fiscal year shall, be prepared by the Treasurer for presentation at the Annual Meeting.

F. Internal Revenue Service. The purpose for which the Association is organized is exclusively educational as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, not withstanding any other provisions of those articles, the organization shall not carry on any other articles not permitted to be carried on by an organization except from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 © of Internal Revenue Code (1954) or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue law.

Revision approved February, 2009 by AACTE.

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