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Last Revised May 1998
Article I- Name
The name of this organization shall be the North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, herein referred to as NCABA. It shall be chartered and exist as a nonprofit corporation in and under the laws of the State of North Carolina.
Article II - Purpose
The purpose of the organization shall be to promote the analytical science of behavior and its associated technologies within the State of North Carolina through the following means:
Serve as a professional reference group for all in the State of North Carolina whose work involves the principles and practices of behavior analysis.
Promote research that will advance the understanding of human behavior.
Identify and promote the use of effective and humane treatment procedures in meeting the educational and habilitative needs of persons within the State of North Carolina.
Organize and sponsor an annual conference that serves as a forum for presentation of technological achievements in behavior analysis.
Publish and distribute a newsletter devoted to dissemination of technological achievements within the scope of behavior analysis and other matters of interest to the membership.
Promote the development and expansion of education, training, and employment in the field of behavior analysis.
Support efforts of allied organizations in providing services to individuals with disabilities.
Article III - Membership
1. Categories of Membership Membership is open to all persons interested in or actively engaged in teaching, research, and/or application of the principles and procedures of behavior analysis. Membership is not restricted to residents of the State of North Carolina. Members shall be: *Full Member: Any individual interested in the study of behavior analysis or employed in any profession or vocation that utilizes the principles of behavior analysis. *Paraprofessional Member: This is a category of membership that is available for individuals who are not academically trained in the study of behavior analysis. These individuals are eligible for reduced membership rates, but may neither vote nor hold elected office. *Student Member: Any individual pursuing formal training in the study of behavior analysis on at least a half-time basis but is not yet gainfully employed therein may apply for membership in this category. Such application must be accompanied by an endorsement of a Full Member certifying the applicant's student status. Student members may neither vote nor hold office except as provided below in Article IV (2 and 8).
2. Membership Status To remain a member in good standing, annual membership dues shall be required. The membership year runs from January 1st through December 31st.
3. Voting Each Full Member shall be entitled to one vote on all matters brought before NCABA. There shall be no proxy voting.
Article IV-Officers
All Officers (except the Student Representative) shall be Full Members of NCABA. These officers are President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and two Representatives-at-Large. A Student Representative shall be elected by the student membership as an Officer of NCABA. [See Paragraph 8 of this Article] The Officers of NCABA shall constitute the NCABA Executive Council, and shall serve as the officers and the Board of Directors of the Corporation for the time for which they are elected and appointed, and shall replace the initial Board of Directors designated in the Articles of Incorporation. Each officer is entitled to vote as a member of the NCABA Executive Council at the NCABA Executive Council meetings held after the annual Business Meeting in the year of his or her election of appointment. The NCABA Executive Council shall serve as the governing body of NCABA, and conduct its business at meetings or by correspondence, and report its actions, or request the membership to take action, at the annual Business Meeting or by correspondence. Each year the Voting Members shall elect a Vice-President, who will assume that office at the end of the annual Business Meeting in the year of his or her election, and who will succeed to the office of President-Elect at the end of the following annual Business Meeting, and then to the office of President at the end of the next annual Business Meeting. The President holds office for one year and succeeds to the office of Immediate Past President at the end of the next Annual Business Meeting. The Immediate Past President holds office for one year, and completes his or her term at the end of next annual Business Meeting. The President shall open the Annual Conference (typically with a presidential address), preside at all NCABA Executive Council meetings and the annual Business Meeting, certify election results, oversee the election of the Student Representative, serve as Co-Chair of the Conference Program Committee, and exercise general supervision over the affairs of NCABA. If the President is unable to preside over a meeting, that responsibility shall fall to the Immediate Past President. If he or she is unable to preside, the President-Elect shall assume this responsibility. The President-Elect shall count nomination and election ballots as well as the ballots in any referenda submitted to the Voting Membership and shall assist the President as Co-Chair of the Conference Program Committee. Each year the Voting Members shall elect one Representative-at-Large to the NCABA Executive Council for a two-year term of office. The person elected assumes office at the end of the Annual Business Meeting of the year of his or her election. Thus, the Voting Membership of the Executive Council shall include two Representatives-at-Large, serving overlapping terms of office. The Representatives-at-Large will serve as members on all established committees. One Representative-at-Large (elected on even-numbered years) shall serve on NCABA’s Committee on Public & Professional Relations. The other Representative-at-Large (elected on odd-numbered years) shall serve on NCABA’s Nominations & Awards Committee. Both Representatives-at-Large shall serve on NCABA’s Conference Program Committee, as well as other committees as appointed by the NCABA Executive Council.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected by NCABA membership for a term of two years, taking office at the end of the Annual Business Meeting of the year of his or her election. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep the records of NCABA and the NCABA Executive Council; conduct official correspondence; serve ex-officio as a member of all Committees as deemed necessary by the Executive Council and issue programs of meetings; receive applications for membership and give notice of all inductions into membership. The Secretary-Treasurer and President shall have the responsibility for all funds of NCABA and shall have authority to disburse these funds for purposes authorized by the NCABA Executive Council. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep a record of all money received and all disbursements made and submit an annual report of the financial status of NCABA to the membership at the annual Business Meeting. The Vice-President shall take office for a one-year term following the end of the annual Business Meeting of his or her election. Following this term the Vice-President will succeed each consecutive year to the office of President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President respectively. The Vice-President shall serve as a standing member of all committees. The Vice-President shall also serve in other capacities as directed by the President and Executive Council (including conference preparation and related duties).
There shall be one Representative to the Executive Council who shall be a student member. The student membership shall elect one Student Representative to the Council for a one-year term. There shall be a call for nominations through a student flyer prior to the annual conference. A ballot shall then be sent to the student membership and the representative shall be elected by a majority of votes. This Student Representative shall assume office at the end of the annual Business Meeting. The current Student Representative votes on issues before Council as a Representative of Student concerns, organizes the Student Symposium (held each year at the Annual Conference) and presides over the election of the succeeding Student Representative, and promotes recruitment of student members.
Article V - Executive Council
1. Composition The NCABA Executive Council shall consist of the elected officers as described above (President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Immediate Past President, Secretary-Treasurer, two Representatives-at-Large and Student Representative).
2. Responsibilities The Executive Council shall: function as the governing body of NCABA to insure that all activity is in concert with NCABA’s Constitution. oversee Committee and/or specially appointed member activity representing NCABA interests. oversee fiscal responsibility for NCABA to insure that fiscal transactions are in concert with NCABA by-laws.
3. Affiliate Members to the Executive Council The NCABA Executive Council shall annually appoint affiliate members (Full Members in good standing) to serve as non-voting members to the Executive Council in one of the following capacities: Liaison to the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) Publications Editor (e.g., Newsletter, Conference Announcement) Liaison (as part of the Committee on Public & Professional Relations) to North Carolina’s Coalition 2001 and the Developmental Disabilities Consortium These Affiliate Members to the Executive Council may be invited to participate in NCABA Executive Council discussions, at the discretion of the President. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude an Affiliate Member from simultaneously holding elected membership on the NCABA Executive Council.
4. Meetings The Executive Council shall have at least one annual meeting, at the time and location of the Annual Conference. It shall meet at such other times and locations as may be deemed necessary by the President. A meeting of the Executive Council may also be called by action of three members of the Council who shall notify the remaining members at least two weeks in advance of the proposed meeting.
5. Quorum For purposes of transacting business of NCABA, a quorum shall consist of four members of the Executive Council. Decisions arising from the NCABA Executive Council must be supported by at least a simple majority of the council membership. Issues affecting a proposed revision to the NCABA Constitution must be sent to the voting membership of NCABA, with at least three-fourths of the NCABA Executive Council supporting the proposal. Changes to the constitution shall be submitted to a vote of the NCABA membership with ratification dependent upon a two-thirds majority of responding voters. At least 20 percent of the voting membership must respond for such a vote to be accepted.
6. Removal and Replacement Members of the Executive Council who fail to maintain membership in good standing in NCABA [i.e., failure to remit dues by February 1st] are subject to removal by majority vote of the remaining members of the Executive Council. A tie-vote shall be construed as affirmation for removal. Positions vacated for any reason shall be replaced by majority vote of the remaining members, such successors to serve until elections occur at the annual Business Meeting of NCABA.
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