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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
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