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

Rationale: Our fiscal year is July-June. Membership statistics are delayed until the October 1 drop date and often treasurers are
holding the payments until the end of September waiting for members to pay. This would provide more valid membership statistics
that align with our governing documents. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: 2022-2024 International Membership and Expansion
Committee; Lisa Olson, ND, Membership & Expansion Chair; Leesa Cole, TX, TSO Treasurer; Ellen Laughlin, TX, TSO Finance
Chair. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
74 ISR 4.6 Financial Accounting Inserting a new ISR 4.65: ISR 4.65
The chair of the European Forum The chair of the European Forum
Floor Committee shall be reimbursed Committee shall be reimbursed
for traveling and other expenses for traveling and other expenses
when attending an international when attending an international
convention. convention.

Moving: 4.65 to GAPP
Rationale: The chair of the EFC is expected to attend international conventions; forum meetings need to be prepared and chaired.
The work of the EFC chair is equivalent to international committee chairs, and the EFC chair should have the same. Fiscal Impact:
$4,000. Submitted by: Marika Heimbach, DE, Europe Forum Committee Chair. Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
Organization: Constitution Article V/ISR 5
75 Article VI | Officers Inserting a new: Section C.6 Article VI | Officers
Section C. Duties 6. Immediate Past President – Section C.6 Duties
Floor international 6. Immediate Past President –
a. The immediate past international
president a. The immediate past president
(1) shall be a member of the (1) shall be a member of the
Administrative Board and Administrative Board and of
of the Executive Board the Executive Board
(2) shall be a member of (2) shall be a member of the
the professional staff professional staff performance
performance appraisal appraisal team
team (3) shall serve ex officio without
(3) shall serve ex officio vote on the Nominating
without vote on the Committee
Nominating Committee
Rationale: Clarifies the duties of the immediate past president. Fiscal Impact: at least $1,800 for attendance at the Nominating
Committee meeting. Submitted by: Carolyn H. Pittman, AR, Past International President. Administrative Board Recommendation:
to adopt
76 Article VIII | Committees Article VIII | Committees
Section B Society Business Section B Society Business
Floor 8. Nominating Committee – elected 8. Nominating Committee – elected
a. The committee shall be Inserting after “region” in a. The committee shall be
composed of two (2) elected sentence one: and the immediate composed of two (2) elected
members from each region. past international president. The members from each region
Each biennium one (1) elected members shall be voting and the immediate past
member from each region members, and the immediate past international president. The
shall be elected for a term of president shall serve ex officio elected members shall be
four (4) years. The president without vote. voting members, and the
shall appoint one (1) of the immediate past president
continuing members as chair shall serve ex officio without
for the biennium. vote.. Each biennium one (1)
member from each region
shall be elected for a term of
four (4) years. The president
shall appoint one (1) of the

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