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

       51                                               to the International Policy    shall be reviewed annually
       (cont.)                                          for Use of Electronic          by the Administrative Board.
                                                        Communications.                Proposed changes shall be
                                                     3.  (From ISR 12.81) The          submitted to the International
                                                        International Policy           Executive Board for approval.
                                                        for Use of Electronic
                                                        Communications shall
                                                        be reviewed annually
                                                        by the Administrative
                                                        Board. Proposed changes
                                                        shall be submitted to the
                                                        International Executive
                                                        Board for approval.
       Rationale: Moving Section E. to Section A. creates current reference to electronic communications. Combining the statement from
       the Constitution with the ISR statements includes the International Policy for the Use of Electronic Communications. These directives
       are now at the beginning of the Publications for members’ easier access. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Cynthia Moore, ALB,
       Member-at-Large on behalf of the Administrative Board. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
       52       ISR 12 | Publications – General    Striking in 12.01: “and approved  ISR 12 | Publications – General
                 12.01 Publications of the Society   by the international Executive   12.01 Publications of the Society
       Consent   shall follow the Policies for     Board”                         shall follow the Policies for
                 International Publications as                                    International Publications
                 recommended by the Administrative   Striking: 12.02, 12.03, 12.04, and   as recommended by the
                 Board and approved by the                                        Administrative Board.
                 international Executive Board.    12.07
                                                                                  12.02 When there is a new
                 12.02 The Communications and      Renumbering as needed.         edition of the Constitution, a
                 Marketing committee shall keep a                                 complimentary copy will be
                 list of Society publications to be                               mailed (postal) to each member
                 evaluated and shall create guidelines                            of the International Executive
                 for evaluating them.                                             Board. The definitive version of
                                                                                  the Constitution shall be the one
                 12.03 The Administrative Board                                   maintained digitally on the Society
                 shall evaluate the effectiveness of                              website.
                 Society publications each biennium.
                                                                                  12.03 English shall be the official
                 12.04 The Communications and                                     language of communication of the
                 Marketing Committee, corporate                                   Society. The Society shall translate
                 secretary, assigned professional                                 at its expense the Constitution
                 staff, and editor shall adopt                                    and International Standing Rules
                 a standard of style, e.g. The                                    into the language of a new state
                 Associated Press Style Book, current                             organization upon its official
                 edition.                                                         request.

                 12.05 When there is a new edition
                 of the Constitution, a complimentary
                 copy will be mailed (postal) to
                 each member of the International
                 Executive Board. The definitive
                 version of the Constitution shall be
                 the one maintained digitally on the
                 Society website.

                 12.06 English shall be the official
                 language of communication of the
                 Society. The Society shall translate
                 at its expense the Constitution and





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