| ARTICLE I : NAME,
LOGO and COLORS |
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Section 1.
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NAME. The subdivision of the National Pharmaceutical
Association (NPHA) shall be called the Student National
Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. (SNPhA). |
| Section 2. |
LOGO. The official logo of the organization is a
circular mortar and pestle symbol including the organization
abbreviation (as pictured on these bylaws). This official logo
cannot be used in any form other than as described. This
official lo go cannot be changed, altered or adulterated. |
| Section 3. |
COLORS. The official colors of the organization are
black and white. |
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| Article II : PURPOSES |
SNPhA shall have the following purposes:
- To promote the interests of NPhA student members
- To define the future role of minority health professionals in the
community;
- To develop a positive image of minority of health professionals;
- To coordinate programs that will improve the health care awareness
of minority communities;
- To encourage student NPhA members upon graduation to become NPhA
active members
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| Article III : MEMBERSHIP |
| All dues paying NPhA student members shall be SNPhA
members. The SNPhA membership year is from January 1 through December
31.
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| Article IV: OFFICERS |
| Section 1. |
OFFICERS. SNPhA officers shall be the President,
President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant
Executive Director, and Executive Director. |
| Section 2. |
PRESIDENT. The President shall preside at the Annual
Convention and at the meetings for the Executive Committee and
appoint the members of committees with the approval of the
Executive Committee. The President shall present a report of
SNPhA activities at the Annual Convention and shall serve as
spokesperson for SNPhA to the NPhA Executive Committee. |
| Section 3. |
PRESIDENT-ELECT. The President-elect shall perform such
duties that may be assigned periodically by the Executive
Committee. The President-elect shall assume the office of
president at the subsequent Annual Convention. |
| Section 4. |
VICE PRESIDENT. The Vice President shall perform the
duties of the President in the absence of the President and
shall perform such duties as may be assigned periodically by the
Executive Committee. |
| Section 5. |
SECRETARY. The Secretary shall maintain regular
correspondence with chapters (i.e. delegate, local officers and
other necessary persons); record and present minutes from
executive meetings and national conventions and other
correspondence and written documents as designated by the
executive committee. |
| Section 6. |
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The Executive Director shall be
appointed by the NPhA President and NPhA Executive Director. The
SNPhA Executive Director shall be a member of NPhA and a member
of the NPhA Executive Committee. The Executive Director shal l
be the chief executive officer of SNPhA and shall be responsible
to the Executive Committee in the exercise of assigned duties
and for executive and administrative decisions or actions with
regards to the continuing management of SNPhA business matters.
The Executive Director may appoint staff/or executive assistants
as deemed necessary with the voting approval of the SNPhA
Executive Committee. The Executive Director shall serve for the
three-year appointment, to be renewed by the NPhA Executive
Committee. |
| Section 7. |
TERM OF OFFICE. Elected officers shall be elected for a
term of one (1) year and shall serve until their successors have
been elected and installed. No individual shall serve more than
one term as an elected officer in the same office. |
| Section 8. |
VACANCIES. A vacancy in the office of President shall be
filled by the Vice President. A vacancy in any other office
shall be filled on a pro tem basis by a SNPhA member appointed
by the President and approved by the Executive Committee. Any
member so appointed will fill the vacant office until a
successor has been elected and installed. A vacancy in the
office of Executive Director shall be filled by an NPhA
Executive Committee member appointed by the NPhA President with
the approval of the NPhA Executive Committee until a successor
has been appointed. |
| Section 9. |
TREASURER. The Treasurer shall coordinate disbursement
of funds, maintain regular financial records, sign all checks
and complete written reports. The treasurer shall present
written report to the membership annually at the annual
convention. |
| Section 10. |
Any elected officer remiss in his/her duties as stipulated
by these Bylaws shall be impeached according to Robertıs
Rules of Order. |
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| Article V : EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| Section 1. |
COMPOSITION. The Executive committee shall consist of
the officers. |
| Section 2. |
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. The Executive Committee shall
conduct the business of the association and determine all SNPhA
programs, activities and the Annual Convention. |
| Section 3. |
QUORUM. Three voting members of the Executive Committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. |
| Section 4. |
VOTING. Any question which might be decided by vote can
be taken at the Executive Committee meeting, or decided by vote
taken by mail, telegraphic or telephone ballot. |
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| Article VI: HOUSE OF DELEGATES |
| Section 1. |
COMPOSITION. The House of Delegates shall consist of
the Delegates from SNPhA Chapters and Schools with members. Each
delegate must be a SNPhA member and registered at the annual
convention. |
| Section 2. |
OFFICERS. The President-Elect shall serve as the
Speaker of the House of Delegates. The Executive Director shall
serve as Secretary to the House of Delegates. |
| Section 3. |
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. The House of Delegates shall
serve as the legislative body in developing SNPhA policy and to
elect the national officers. The House shall act on such policy
recommendations as shall come before it and may adopt appropria
te rules or procedures to conduct business. |
| Section 4. |
APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES. Each chapter shall have one
(1) Delegate and each school with SNPhA members shall have one
(1) delegate. The Delegate shall be elected or appointed at the
option of the chapter or school. |
| Section 5. |
QUORUM. A majority of the delegates registered at any
meeting of the House of Delegates shall constituted a quorum for
the transaction of business. |
| Section 6. |
NPhA PARTICIPATION. All registered Delegates and
Executive Committee MUST attend the NPhA opening session at the
annual convention. |
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| Article VII : CHAPTER AFFILIATES |
| Section 1. |
COMPOSITION. Any group that is in accordance with the
purposes of SNPhA may become a chapter of this organization. All
chapters are under the jurisdiction of SNPhA and NphA. |
| Section 2. |
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. The chapters shall conduct
business and hold regular meetings as it may establish for the
benefit of its members. The chapter shall be responsible for
submitting at least one article to the national newsletter. The
chapter shall submit an annual report of their activities at
the Annual Convention. Each chapter shall adopt such bylaws and
rules or procedures as it deems necessary or desirable to
facilitate its business. |
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FINANCES. The chapters shall establish dues in addition
to the national membership dues. Any chapter whose member is a
national officer, shall receive financial assistance from that
chapter to defray the expense of attending Executive Committ ee
meetings. |
| Section 4. |
AUTHORITY. The chapter shall act in accordance with the
regulation and policy of their university or college and
establish their bylaws in accordance with that policy. |
| Section 5. |
ADVISOR. The chapter affiliates shall have an advisor
who holds a faculty or administrative position with the chapters
school. The advisor shall provide direction and guidance to the
chapter. |
| Section 6. |
MEMBERSHIP. Each chapter shall pay a $45 annual
membership fee |
| Section 7. |
CHAPTER REPORT. Each chapter must submit a chapter
report every two months which will include a summary of their
present and/or upcoming activities. Copies of this report must
be submitted to the Executive Director and/or designated staff
assistants. |
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| Article VIII: ELECTIONS |
| Section 1. |
NOMINATIONS. The President shall appoint a 5 member
Committee on Nominations who shall develop a slate of two (2)
candidates for each office to be elected. |
| Section 2. |
VOTING. Each Chapter or school shall receive one (1)
vote for election of officers one (1) vote for each
additional 10 members registered at the Annual Convention. |
| Section 3. |
ELECTION PROCEDURE. Elected officers shall be elected
at the Annual Convention by the House of Delegates according to
the procedure established by the Executive Committee. |
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| Article IX : COMMITTEES |
| Section 1. |
COMMITTEES. The President may appoint such committees
as may be deemed necessary or desirable with the approval of
the Executive Committee. Committees shall have such number of
members and such duties and authority as the Executive Committee
may establish from time to time. The time and place of committee
meetings shall be established by the president. Members of
committees shall serve until submission of the committee final
report or until discharged by the President. |
| Section 2. |
QUORUM. A majority of the members of any committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. |
| Section 3. |
VOTING. Any question which might be decided by vote can
be taken at the committee meeting or decided by vote taken by
mail, telegraphic or telephone ballot. |
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| Article X : MEETINGS |
| Section 1. |
ANNUAL CONVENTION. An Annual Convention shall be held
in conjunction with NPhA Annual Meeting. The Annual Convention
shall consist of such sessions and shall have an order of
business as specified by the Executive Committee. |
| Section 2. |
REGIONAL MEETINGS. A meeting shall be held each year
for chapters and SNPhA members in each Region. The time and
place, program and order of business for each regional meeting
shall be as approved by the Executive Committee. |
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| Article XI : FINANCES |
| Section 1. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS. Funds for organization activities
shall be obtained from NPhA appropriations and from any other
sources approved by the Executive Committee and the NPhA
Executive Committee. |
| Section 2. |
BUDGET. The Executive Director shall prepare an annual
budget and shall submit the budget to the Executive Committee
for approval and then to the NPhA Executive Committee for its
files. |
| Section 3. |
DUES. SNPhA dues shall be established by the Executive
Committee with the approval of the NPhA Executive Committee. |
| Section 4. |
SIGNATURES OF CHECKS. All checks will be paid out by
the Treasurer and signed by the Executive Director, thus all
checks will bear both of these signatures. |
| Section 5. |
REPORTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. The financial
reports shall also be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Section 6. |
FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year shall coincide with the
calendar year. |
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| Article XII : PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY AND
PRECEDENCE |
| Section 1. |
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY. The rules contained in the
current edition of Robertıs Rules of Order shall govern
SNPhA and all chapters in all cases to which they are
applicable. |
| Section 2. |
PRECEDENCE. In any case of conflict between these
Bylaws and any parliamentary authority or other rules or
procedures, these Bylaws shall prevail. All such apparent
conflicts shall be resolved by the Executive Committee whose
decision shall b e binding on all interested parties. |
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| Article XIII : AMENDMENTS |
| Every proposed amendment of these Bylaws, with the
approval of legal counsel, the Executive Committee and the NPhA
Executive Committee, shall be submitted to the House of Delegates for
vote. In the case of a mail ballot, each chapter or school with SNPhA
members shall have one (1) vote. Ballots may be in whatever form as
deemed necessary to facilitate the voting process, including ballots
which can be tallied by automatic data processing methods. Executed mail
ballots must be received by SNPhA by the data printed on the ballots to
be included in the vote tally. A proposed amendment of these Bylaws
shall become effective upon receiving a two-thirds (2/3) vote.
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| Article XIV : GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS |
| There shall be geographical sections as determined by the
Executive Committee. These sections will serve as the regional
designations of the chapters and schools.
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| Headquarters |
| The national headquarters is located at the business site
of the executive director:
Marisa Lewis
Student National Pharmaceutical Association
College of Pharmacy
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FL 32307
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