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Mar/Apr 2024 | Vol. 81 No. 2 2024 Proposed Amendments

CATEGORY II — CONSENT
PAs the Administrative Board considers non-controversial

16 ISR 3 | Membership Inserting: a new 3.43 ISR 3 | Membership
ISR 3.42 ISR 3.43
Consent A collegiate member may serve as A woman’s years of membership A woman’s years of membership
parliamentarian since the position as a collegiate member will be as a collegiate member will be
of parliamentarian is not an elected counted toward the membership counted toward the membership
office. requirements for any state requirements for any state
organization or international organization or international
scholarships. scholarships.
Rationale: A collegiate member participates and pays dues like an active member. A collegiate member is held to the same
expectations and standards as an active member. Therefore, her years of membership as a collegiate member should count toward her
eligibility for state organization and international level scholarships as an active member’s do. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by:
Bonnie Moore, TX. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
17 Article IV | Finance Striking: 2.3.4.5 and Article IV | Finance
Section C. Payment of Dues and Inserting: a new 2.3.4.5.6 Section C. Payment of Dues and
Consent Fees Fees
2. New members shall become 2. The state organization 2. The state organization and
members when dues are and international portion international portion of the
paid. New members who join of the dues shall be sent dues shall be sent to the state
between July 1 and December to the state organization organization and treasurer and
31 shall pay full international and treasurer and the the international portion to the
dues for the current fiscal international portion to the International Headquarters, by
year. New members who join International Headquarters, September 30th.
between January 1 and March by September 30th. 3. A member who fails to pay
31 shall pay half dues. New 3. A member who fails to pay dues shall be dropped as of
members joining between dues shall be dropped as of October 1st.
April 1 and June 30 shall pay October 1st. 4. New members shall become
full international dues for 4. New members shall members when dues are paid.
the ensuing year. Reinstated become members when New members who
members shall pay full annual dues are paid. join between July 1 and
dues whenever reinstated. New members who December 31 shall pay full
Chapter and state organization join between July 1 and international dues for the
dues may be pro-rated as the December 31 shall pay current fiscal year.
chapter/state organization full international dues for b. New members who join
determines. the current fiscal year. between January 1 and
3. Immediately thereafter, b. New members who join March 31 shall pay half the
the state organization and between January 1 and international dues.
international portion of the March 31 shall pay half c. New members joining
dues shall be sent to the state the international dues. between April 1 and June 30
organization treasurer and the c. New members joining shall pay full international
international portion to the between April 1 and dues for the ensuing year.
International Headquarters. June 30 shall pay full d. Chapters and state
4. The international portion of the international dues for the organization dues may
dues shall be sent between July ensuing year. be pro-rated as the
1 and September 30. d. Chapter and state chapter/state organization
5. A member who fails to organization dues determines.
complete payment of may be pro-rated
international dues shall be as the chapter/state
dropped as of October 1. organization determines.

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