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BYLAWS
(revised 2002)
CONSTITUTION
ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name and title of this organization shall be the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSES OF THE ACADEMY
The purposes of this Academy are to render loyal and honest service to the
medical profession and to the public, to develop and enforce continuing educational
programs for the Physician Assistant concept through education of professional and lay
people, and to promote similar interests in student societies, and any other
purposes not prohibited by law. The constituent chapter is a part of the
parent organization. The constituent chapters and theirs members must follow
the philosophy of the parent organization. If they are unable to do so, they
must work through the parent organization to change the philosophy by altering
the organization’s constitution and bylaws.
ARTICLE III - COMPOSITION OF THE ACADEMY
The Academy shall consist of fellow members and such other members as the Bylaws may
provide.
ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors, whose duties are executive and judicial, shall have charge of all
property and all financial affairs of the academy, and shall perform such other
duties as are prescribed by law governing the directors of corporations, or as
may be prescribed in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE V - GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The Academy shall hold an annual General Membership meeting during which there
shall also be a business meeting of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS
The officers of this Academy shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Vice President,
a Secretary, a Treasurer, six regional directors and such other officers as the Bylaws
may provide.
ARTICLE VII - DEFINITIONS
A Physician Assistant is any person who has graduated from a physician assistant
training program approved by the Board of Directors or who meets the fellow membership status
requirements of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
BYLAWS
ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preamble
Article I Membership
Article II Meeting of Membership
Article III Elections
Article IV Board of Directors
Article V Powers of Board of Directors
Article VI Meeting of Board of Directors
Article VII Executive Committee
Article VIII Committees
Article IX Dues and Assessments
Article X Rules of Order
Article XI Amendments
PREAMBLE
This Academy shall be representative of
graduate and student Physician Assistants within the State of Illinois. The
primary objective of this organization is to enhance quality medical care to the
people of Illinois.
ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Membership in this
organization shall consist of women and men of good moral character who are
cognizant of their obligation of the public who meet the requirements for
membership prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Illinois Academy of
Physician Assistants.
Section 2: Membership in this organization shall
consist of. a) Fellow, b) Affiliate, c) Student, d) Sustaining, e) Physician, f)
Honorary, g) Associate and h) such other members as may be recognized by the
Board of Directors.
Section 3: Fellow membership in this organization
shall be restricted to persons who are classified as Fellow members of the
American Academy of Physician Assistants. Fellow members shall have full voting
rights and shall be eligible to hold office.
Section 4: Student members
shall be individuals enrolled in a Physician Assistants training program
approved by the Board of Directors. These students shall be entitled to the
privileges of the floor, but shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.
Section 5: Affiliate membership shall consist of individuals who desire
to associate with the Academy, and who are eligible for, but do not desire AAPA
Fellow membership, and who are approved by the Board of Directors. Affiliate
members shall be entitled to privileges of the floor, but shall not be entitled
to vote or hold office.
Section 6: Honorary members shall be persons of
distinction who have rendered outstanding service to the Academy or persons who
have retired from active work. Such persons may be elected by the Board of
Directors to Honorary membership. Honorary members shall be entitled to the
privileges of the floor, but shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.
Section 7: A Sustaining member is a physician assistant who meets the
requirements for Fellow membership but is not active practicing as a physician
assistant or is practicing in another state. They receive membership benefits
but do not vote or hold office.
Section 8: A Physician member is a
Physician licensed in Illinois. Their dues will be the same as that of Fellow
member and they will have privileges of the floor only.
Section 9: An
Associate member is a member eligible for Fellow membership who has designated
another constituent organization as his/her representative in the AAPA House of
Delegates. They will have the privilege of the floor but may not vote or hold
office. The amount of dues for this category of membership shall be determined,
from time to time, by the IAPA Board of Directors.
Section 10: All
applications for membership shall be made in writing on an a application form
provided by the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants. The application will
be reviewed and acted upon by the membership committee.
Section 11: To
protect the public against misconduct, any member may in good faith prefer
charges against any other member who is believed to be otherwise guilty of
conduct justifying censure, suspension, or expulsion from the American Academy
of Physician Assistants, Inc.
Such charges shall be brought in the manner hereafter specified.
Such charges must be in writing and signed by the
accuser and must state the acts or conduct complained of having allegedly done.
Such charges must be filed with the Secretary of the Academy, and a copy
must be sent to the President, each officer, and the accused simultaneously. A
date shall be set for a meeting of the officers for the purpose of considering
such charges. Said meeting shall be held not later than thirty (30) days after
the date such charges were filed with the Secretary.
The officers shall, after having given to the accuser and the accused every
opportunity to be heard, including oral arguments and the filing and the consideration
of any written brief, conclude the hearing, and within thirty (30) days thereafter render a
decision. The affirmation vote of a majority of the members of Board shall
constitute the verdict of the said Board which by such vote may exonerate,
censure, suspend, or expel the accused from the Academy. The Board shall issue a
resolution which shall contain its decision without other statement or opinion
about the case and shall be signed by the President and Vice-President of
Academy.
Section 12: Any member who has been censured, suspended, or
expelled by Board of Directors may appeal such action within six (6) months
after notice given in writing by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall designate a time and place for the hearing of the appeal, and after giving
the appellant and representatives reasonable opportunity to be heard, shall by a
majority vote either sustain or reverse such censure, suspension, or expulsion.
The decision of the Board shall be final.
Section 13: Membership in this
Academy shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, color, creed, religion,
race or ethnic origin.
ARTICLE II - MEETING OF MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: The
Board of Directors shall designate the time and place of the annual meeting of
the Academy and shall call such meeting no less than sixty days before such
meeting each year. At this meeting, reports on the affairs of the Academy will
be presented.
Section 2: Special meetings of membership may be called by the
secretary at the request of the President or upon written request to the
President by a majority of the voting membership. The object of the special
meeting shall be stated in the call and no other business shall be transacted.
Notice of a special meeting shall be transmitted by mail no less than thirty
(30) days prior to said meeting.
Section 3: A majority of the membership
present shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Academy.
ARTICLE III - ELECTIONS
Section 1: All fellow members in good standing shall have the right to vote and
shall be eligible to hold office.
Section 2: The election committee, chaired by the
President-Elect, shall establish all rules and regulations governing the
elections, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. The fellow membership
shall elect only those board positions whose term expires.
Section 3:
Self-declaration or nominations for candidacy for any office should be in
writing to the President-elect (chairperson of the elections committee) no later
than August 1. If there is no candidate for any one of the offices, then the
elections committee will then be charged with nominating a candidate or
candidates. The written consent of the person nominated must be presented to the
President-elect prior to being placed on the ballot. Ballots will be sent out
October 1 and are to be returned by November 1. Ballots will be tabulated by
IAPA staff and verified by the election committee' chair. Those elected will be
decided by a majority of the votes cast.
Section 4: In the event of a
tie, ballots will again be mailed for those specified offices and are to be
returned within 14 days.
Section 5: Newly elected officers shall begin
their term of office on January 1 following the annual election.
Section 6: IAPA delegates of the AAPA House of Delegates will be elected by fellow
members of the Academy.
ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1: Officers -
The officers of the Academy shall be a President, a President-Elect, a
Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Immediate Past President.
Section 2: Directors - There shall be six Regional Directors elected. A
student representative will be elected from each CAAHEP (or successor
organization) approved Physician Assistant program in Illinois. These student
representatives will occupy a seat on the Board of Directors and will be
entitled to share one vote. The student representatives must be IAPA members.
Section 3: Terms of Offices - The term of offices for members of the
Board of Directors shall be one year, except that the Secretary, the Treasurer,
and the Regional Directors shall serve two (2) year terms. The Secretary and the
Treasurer shall be elected in alternate years. The six (6) Regional Directors
shall be elected in alternate years with Chicago South, Central West and
Southern being elected in even years and North Chicago North, Central East. All
Regional Directors will be elected at once to implement cycle in 2002. The
President-Elect shall automatically succeed the preceding President as President
of the Academy. The outgoing President shall remain on the Board of Directors
for one year as immediate Past President.
Section 4: Vacancies on Board
of Directors - In the event of vacancy in the office of President, the
President-Elect shall become the President to serve the unexpired term and shall
serve his/her own, the successive term, as President.
In the event of a
vacancy in the office of the President-Elect, the Vice-President shall assume
the duties, but not the office of the President-Elect. A special general
membership election shall be held within ninety (90) days of the said vacancy
for the purpose of electing a new President-Elect.
All other vacancies
occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled for the unexpired time by a
vote of the majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors.
Section 5: Duties of the Officers - The President shall preside at all
business meetings of the Academy and of the Board of Directors and shall conduct
the meeting according to Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedures. The
President shall make a full report of the year's activity to the membership at
the end of the term. The President shall appoint all committees of the Board of
Directors and shall designate the chairperson thereof, subject to approval of
the Board of Directors.
The Vice-President shall preside at the meetings of
the Academy in the absence of the President and shall perform such other duties
as shall be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors
The
President-Elect shall preside at meetings of the Academy in the absence of the
President and Vice-President. The President-Elect must be present at
three-fourths (3/4) of all officially designated meetings or forfeit his/her
position. The President-Elect shall succeed to the office of the President at
the expiration of the President's term. The President-Elect will organize and
oversee, with the assistance of the elections committee, all annual elections.
The secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Academy and Board of
Directors. Copies of the minutes of such meetings shall be submitted to members
of the Board of Directors within thirty (30) days. The secretary shall be
responsible for all Academy communications and shall perform such other duties
as shall be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors.
The
Treasurer shall be responsible for adequate and proper accounting of the
properties and funds of the Academy. The Treasurer shall deposit or cause to be
deposited all monies and with the President's approval shall disburse the funds
of the Academy as approved by the Academy or the Board of Directors. The
Treasurer shall make financial reports to the Academy or the Board of Directors
at each meeting and shall perform other such duties as may be prescribed by the
President or the Board of Directors.
The Immediate Past President shall
perform such duties as may be assigned by the President or Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V - POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1:
With prejudice to the powers conferred by these Bylaws, it is expressly
declared that the Board of Directors shall have the following powers:
A. To provide from time to time for the management of the affairs of the Academy in
such manner as it may deem necessary.
B. To impose such charges, dues, and/or assessments as it may deem necessary for
the purposes of furthering the Academy objectives.
C. To fill all vacancies except that of President-Elect,
occurring in their number, for the unexpired term, by vote of the majority of
the remaining members of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI - MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1: The Board of Directors shall hold meetings at such
time and at such places as shall be designated by the President, but in no event
shall there be less than two (2) such meetings in any calendar year. An absolute
majority of the membership of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum
for the purpose of transacting business. Unless otherwise stated in the Bylaws,
an affirmative vote by a majority of the board members present shall constitute
action of the Board of Directors.
Section 2: Special meetings may be
called by the Secretary at the request of the President, or upon written request
to the President of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the members of the
organization. The object of special meetings shall be stated in the call and no
other business shall be transacted. Notice of special meetings shall be
transmitted by mail no less than fourteen (14) days and no more than
twenty-eight (28) days prior to said meeting.
ARTICLE VII - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1: The
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the President,
the President-Elect, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the
Immediate Past President.
ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES
Section 1: The standing
committees of the IAPA shall be Membership, Public Education, Legislation,
Continuing Education, and Political Action. Chairs of the various committees
shall be appointed by the President with consent of the Board of Directors.
Section 2: Each committee shall be responsible for the performance of
the duties and functions delegated to it by the Board of Directors or the
President.
Section 3: Standing committees shall hold regular meetings
and make periodic written reports to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX - DUES AND ASSESSMENTS
Section 1: The
amount of annual dues and assessments and manner of payment shall be determined
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X - RULES OF ORDER
Section 1: In the absence
of any provisions to the contrary in the Constitution and Bylaws, all meetings
of the Academy shall be governed by the parliamentary rules and usage in the
current edition of Sturgis: Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS
Section 1: These Bylaws may
be amended within thirty (30) days prior written notice to all members. Ballots
will be sent out to all members and results will be decided by a majority of
votes cast.
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