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Article III -
Membership Section
1.
The membership of TACSCE shall be divided into voting and
non-voting classes, as follows: (a)
Voting
Membership - Residents of the State of who are persons of good reputation,
hold a position of employment with major responsibility in the fields(s)
of community service and/or continuing education, and whose employer has a
significant interest in promoting community service and continuing
education activities within the Texas colleges and universities, shall be
eligible for voting membership in TACSCE. Election to voting membership
shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Article.
Voting membership shall also include the category of "Honorary Life
Membership: as follows: (1)
Upon
recommendation of the Board of Directors, pursuant to guidelines which
shall be established by the Board, Honorary Life Membership shall be given
to select individuals in recognition of distinguished contribution to the
fields of community service and continuing education within the state of
Texas. (2)
Non-voting
Membership - Non-voting or Associate Membership shall be available to
other individuals who are interested in community service and continuing
education and who are deemed eligible under the provision of section 5,
this Article. Associate members shall not be eligible to vote or hold
office or a directorship (reference Section 4, Article IV). Section
2.
Membership, of wither type, in TACSCE resides with the individual
and is not transferable to another individual, except that a member in
good standing upon resignation, or the employer of a deceased member, may
request transfer of the vacated membership to another qualified individual
with the same employer by submitting a transfer request to the Board of
Directors. The Board shall not approve more than one such transfer in any
fiscal year for any one employer (except as provided herein). A Voting
member removing permanent residence from the state of Texas, or who ceases
to be employed in a position with a member institution may receive status
as an Associate member (under guidelines to be determined by the Board of
Directors). Section
3.
Institutional membership - An institution with a significant
interest in promoting community service and continuing education
activities as a Texas college or university will be eligible for Voting
Membership. Individual memberships designated under the institutional
membership are not transferable except under the conditions described in
Article III, Section 2, above. Section
4.
The annual dues for Voting, Associate, and Institutional membership
shall be determined annually by the Board of Directors. Organizations,
agencies and corporations (not holding an institutional membership), may
have more than one (1) representative as a member of TACSCE but each
member shall be required to pay annual dues. Section
5.
Applications for membership shall be made on the approved
"Application for Membership" form. The Second Vice president
shall serve as Chairman of the Membership Committee. Accredited colleges
or universities and representatives from accredited colleges and
universities are acceptable as member; in cases where the second vice
president or executive director has a question of eligibility for
membership, it should go to the Board for majority action on membership
status. Section
6.
Annual membership fees are payable form September 1 until the
Annual meeting of TACSCE. Members renewing membership in TACSCE after
Annual Meeting will be required to pay the total annual dues. Any member
not renewing membership by December 31 will be suspended. Any person
joining TACSCE after July 1 will have his/her membership dues applied to
the following fiscal year. The
official membership directory shall be printed by March 1 of the current
fiscal year. Article I
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