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| A. |
The name of this
corporation shall be American Society of Clinical Laboratory
Science, North Dakota, hereinafter referred to as the Society. |
| B. |
American Society
of Clinical Laboratory Science, North Dakota, is incorporated
in the state of North Dakota as addressed in the Article of Incorporation
and shall be the exclusive chartered state society of the America
Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) in the state
of North Dakota. |
| A. |
The purposes for the American Society
of Clinical Laboratory Science, North Dakota shall be to support
in the state, the purpose and principles of the American Society
for Clinical Laboratory Science, and to promote the educational,
economic, and social interests of its members. It shall be a non-profit
organization in compliance with the Bylaws of the American Society
for Clinical Laboratory Science. |
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A. |
Membership in this Society is open to all persons
who are members in good standing of the American Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science who are residing in or employed in
the state of North Dakota, and shall consist of the membership
classes as defined by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Science Bylaws. |
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B. |
Rights and privileges: The rights and privileges
of the Society shall be those accorded to the membership of the
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. |
| C. |
Dues: The amount of the annual dues
for the Society shall be established by the Society according to
the specification of the Standard Operating Procedures of the American
Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. A member shall remit the
dues of this Society along with those of ASCLS to ASCLS according
to the procedure determined by the ASCLS Board of Directors. |
| D. |
Expulsion of members: A member may
be expelled following the procedure defined in the ASCLS Bylaws. |
| E. |
Impeachment of officials: An elected
or appointed official of this Society may be impeached for gross
dereliction of duty, for conduct detrimental to this Society, or
for malfeasance. Impeachment proceedings shall be defined by the
ASCLS Bylaws. |
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A. |
This Society shall hold at least one Annual Meeting,
which shall include one or more scientific sessions and not less
than one business meeting. |
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B. |
The time and place of the Annual Meeting shall be determined by
the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Annual Meeting. |
| C. |
The Board of Directors or the President
may authorize interim meetings of the Board of Directors, committees,
or special scientific meetings, as the best interests or conduct
of affairs of the Society may render necessary or appropriate. |
| D. |
4. A quorum at the business meetings
shall be the members in good standing registered at the Annual
or special meeting. |
ARTICLE
V
Representation to the House of Delegates of the American
Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. |
| A. |
This Society is entitled to at least three delegates
(two delegates-at-large and one student delegate) plus one delegate
per each 50 professional and emeritus members or major fraction
thereof, to be designated in accordance with established procedures
in the Society Regulations. |
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A. |
The officers of the Society shall be President,
President-Elect, and Secretary-Treasurer. The duties of the officers
shall be defined in the Society Regulations. |
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B. |
Any professional or emeritus member who is in
good standing shall be eligible to hold office or serve on the
Board of Directors. |
| C. |
Nomination procedures for an office
of this Society shall be defined in the Society Regulations. Nomination
for office shall not be made from the floor of the Annual Meeting. |
| D. |
Officers of the Society shall be elected
by the professional, emeritus, and student members at the Annual
Meeting of this Society and/or by an absentee ballot mailed two
weeks in advance of the meeting. |
| E. |
The term of office for each officer
of this Society shall be defined in the Society Regulations. |
| F. |
A vacancy occurring in any office of
this Society shall be filled in the manner defined in the Society
Regulations. |
ARTICLE
VII
Board of Directors |
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A. |
The Board of Directors shall represent the Society
when not in business session. The Board of Directors shall consist
of the President, President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, immediate
Past-President, two Board Members-at-large, the Nominations Chairperson,
First Year Professional, and one student representative to be
appointed by the President from the students of the host city
of the Annual Meeting. |
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B. |
The Board Members-at-large and the Nominations
chairperson shall be nominated and elected in the same manner
as the Officers of this Society, as defined by Society Regulations. |
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There shall be the
following standing committees: |
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BBylaws, Education, Government Liaison, Membership Development,
Professional and Public Relations, Awards, and Nominations. |
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Any other special committees shall be authorized
by the Board of Directors. These committees shall be defined
in Society Regulations. |
ARTICLE
IX
Official Publication |
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official publication of this Society shall be THE
CONNECTION.
It shall be made available to all professional and emeritus members
of this Society. The editor shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors. |
| This
Society is a constituent Society of the American Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science and shall at no time in any manner
adopt any policy contrary to the policies of that Society, except
as may be required to abide by the laws of this state. |
ARTICLE
XI
Procedures and Amendments |
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A. |
Parliamentary Authority: Robert’s
Rules of Order, Newly Revised (current edition), will govern
the business proceeding of this Society, except when otherwise
specified in these Bylaws. |
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B. |
Society Regulations: Operating Procedures in
accordance with these Bylaws are contained in the Society Regulations.
Modification of the Society Regulations may be made in accordance
with procedures defined in the Society Regulations. |
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C. |
Bylaws of this Society
may be amended as follows: |
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1. |
A proposed amendment to these Bylaws may be submitted
by a member or members of the Society. It shall be submitted
in writing to the chairperson of the Bylaws committee, no less
that seven months in advance of the next annual meeting. |
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2. |
The Bylaws committee shall submit the amendments,
in context, to the Board of Directors. If such amendments are
approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, four copies
shall be submitted to the chairperson of the Bylaws committee
of ASCLS at least ninety days before the approval is desired. |
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3. |
Following the approval of the aforementioned
committee, the amendments shall be distributed to each member
of this Society at least thirty days in advance of the Annual
Meeting. |
| 4. |
Adoption of amendments to the Bylaws
shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present at the Annual
Meeting. |
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D. |
Within ninety days after adoption of an amendment
to the Bylaws or Society Regulations of this Society, the Secretary-Treasurer
shall send an official copy of the amended codes to the Executive
Office and to the chairperson of the ASCLS Bylaws committee. |
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E. |
The Bylaws committee of this Society shall have
the responsibility and authority to amend the Bylaws and Society
Regulations of this Society without adhering to the provisions
of Sections B and C of this Article in order to conform and not
be in conflict with the Bylaws and Standard Operation Procedures
of ASCLS as amended at any Annual Session of the House of Delegates
of that Society. Such amendments shall have the approval of the
Board of Directors of this Society, and Bylaws Committee of ASCLS
prior to enactment and distribution to the members of this Society. |
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The fiscal
year shall be defined in the Society Regulations. |
| The
Society may be dissolved as prescribed in the Articles of Incorporation. |
Bylaws revised:
Bylaws amended:
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April 24, 1986 (Janice Nelson)
April 1990 (Leola Olson)
April 1994 (Leola Olson)
April 1999 (Leola Olson)
April 2004 (Sue Hollister) |
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