The Tennessee Association of School Librarians
TASL CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I NAME
The name of this
organization shall be the Tennessee Association of School Librarians
(TASL).
ARTICLE II AFFILIATIONS
This
organization shall
maintain its affiliation with both the
Tennessee
Education Association and the American Association of School
Librarians,
TENN-SHARE, and the Tennessee Librarian Association.
ARTICLE III PURPOSE
The purpose of
this
organization shall be to encourage the professional growth and
development of
ARTICLE IV MEMBERSHIP
Any person who
is actively
engaged in school library media work or any other interested person
shall be
eligible for membership upon payment of annual dues.
ARTICLE V OFFICERS
Section l. Officers.
There shall be a president, vice president/president-elect,
secretary,
and treasurer who shall be members of the Tennessee Education
Association and
the president and vice president/president-elect shall also be members
of the
American Library Association, the American Association of School
Librarians, and the Tennessee Library Association.
Section 2. Eligibility.
No member shall be eligible to hold office who has not been a
member of
the organization for one year.
Section 3. Term of Office.
B. The treasurer shall serve a
two-year term.
C. No member shall hold office more
than twice
in succession.
D. Filling an unexpired term shall
be considered
as a term in office.
ARTICLE VI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. Membership.
The executive committee shall be composed of the elected
officers, the
immediate past president, and three representatives from each of the three grand divisions of the state. The
representatives
shall be appointed and will be given specific tasks by the president.
Section 2. Meetings. Meetings
of the executive committee shall be held at least two times a year.
Special
meetings may be called at any time by the president or
vice-president-elect if
necessary.
Section 3. Quorum. A
majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitute a
quorum.
Section 5. Removal of Officers.
Any officer who cannot or fails to perform his/her duties may be
removed
from office by a majority vote of the executive committee.
ARTICLE VII MEETINGS
Section 1. Annual Meeting.
The organization shall have one regular meeting each year to be
held at
a time determined by the executive committee.
Section 2. Additional Meetings.
Special meetings may be called by the president or vice
president-elect
with the consent of the executive committee. At least two weeks notice
of
special meetings shall be given.
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS
This
constitution may be
amended by vote of two-thirds of the members present at any annual
meeting,
provided that amendments are offered in writing to the president and
the
executive committee sixty (60) days prior to the date of the annual
meeting and
provided further that the amendments are made available to the
membership
through the newsletter or other communication at leas thirty (30) days
prior to
the annual meeting.
TASL BYLAWS
ARTICLE I ELECTIONS
Section 1. Election of
officers shall take place at the annual meeting of the organization.
Section 2. Election
shall be by a majority vote of members present.
ARTICLE II DUES
Section 1. The
membership year shall rum from January 1 to December 31.
Section 2. A member
whose dues remain unpaid after March 31 shall be dropped from membership.
Section 3. The annual
dues of the organization are recommended by the executive committee and
approved by majority vote at the
annual meeting.
ARTICLE III DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The
president
shall
A.
preside at all regular meetings of the organization and
all
executive committee meetings;
B.
notify members of meetings;
C.
attend meetings of the American Association of School
Librarians
as the
D.
appoint, with the approval of the executive committee,
the chairs
of all task forces and committees;
E.
submit an annual report;
F.
recommend with the approval of the executive committee,
persons
to fill unexpired terms;
Section 2. The vice
president/president-elect shall
A.
perform the duties of the president when the president
cannot be
present;
B.
serve as ex officio executive member of all committees;
C. become president upon
completion of the term of office as vice president/president-elect.
E. attend the annual meetings of
the American Library Association.
F. attend meetings
of the Tennessee Library Association.
Section 3. The
secretary
shall
A.
record and keep in custody the minutes of all meetings;
B. have available
for reference at all meetings a copy of the constitution, bylaws,
policy statement and a list of the officers,
task force and committee chairs
with a listing of their duties;
C.
handle the correspondence as delegated by the president
or
executive committee.
D. Keep on file
all communications received and copies of all letters sent;
E.
perform such other duties as are requested by the
president of
executive committee;
F. perform
such other duties as outlined
in the Policy Statement and Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
Section 4. The
treasurer
shall
A. become bonded;
B. be responsible for collecting all annual
dues;
C.
receive all
monies due the
organization;
D.
pay all bills provided for in the budget or verified by
the president;
E.
keep a proper set of books;
F. render a financial report at the annual meeting
of the organization and at
such other times as requested by the executive committee;
G. serve on the finance committee;
H. present the books for an annual audit;
J. perform additional duties as outlined in the
Policy Statement and Robert’s
Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
ARTICLE IV EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The executive
committee
shall
A.
have the power to administer the affairs of the
organization
between meetings and shall
report its actions to the
organization;
B.
approve the annual budget developed by the finance
committee;
C. approve
recommendations for chairs of
all task forces and committees.
ARTICLE
V COMMITTEES
Section 1. Nominating committee.
The president shall appoint a nominating
committee composed of three (3) members who shall present to the
organization
through publication in the newsletter one name for each office. After announcement of these names at the
annual meeting, nominations from the floor shall be in order, provided
consent
of the nominee has been obtained.
Section 1. Conference Committee.
The president shall appoint a Conference
Committee composed of the current conference chair, the future
conference
chair, local arrangements chair and other needed members.
They will be responsible for the planning and
organization of a yearly conference and will report on a regular basis
to the
executive committee.
Section 3. Other Committees.
The president shall be empowered to appoint other committees as
necessary at any time, or a directed by a majority vote of the members
at any
meeting. Duties of such committees shall
be defined by the president and published in the appropriate committee
notebook.
ARTICLE VI SUSPENSION OF BYLAWS
The bylaws may
be suspended
in case of emergency by unanimous vote of all members present at the
annual
meeting or by the recommendation of the executive committee meeting.
ARTICLE
VII ORDER OF BUSINESS
Business shall
be conducted
according to the TASL Policy Statement and, when needed, according to Robert’s
Rules of Order, Newly Revised.