NAAPAE
National Association for Asian and
Pacific American Education
A Voice for Asian and Pacific American
Education
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE
The name of the Association shall be the
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education (NAAPAE).
ARTICLE II. PURPOSES
A. To promote the inclusion of the history
and culture of Asian and Pacific Americans in the school curriculum.
B. To advocate bilingual, multicultural, and
other programs and policies needed by Asian and Pacific Americans.
C. To establish a national communications
network of individual's committed to quality education for Asian and Pacific
Americans.
D. To encourage research on Asian and Pacific
American educational topics.
E. To support the increased participation of
Asian and Pacific Americans in diverse educational roles.
F. To increase public awareness of Asian and
Pacific American educational concerns and needs.
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
A. The officers of NAAPAE shall be a
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. All officers must be
active members of NAAPAE and must be elected by the members of the Association.
B. An Executive Council shall consist of the
officers identified in Article III-A, the past President, chapter presidents,
and regional representatives. All Executive Council members must be active
members of NAAPAE.
The regional representatives and chapter
presidents shall assist the officers to develop the work of the Association
under the general policies established by the constitution. They will broadly
represent the various ethnic, geographic, and educational interests of the
Association members. Any variation in the selection of the Executive Council
members is allowed if it meets this criterion.
C. The term of office for the President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, regional representatives and chapter
presidents shall be two years.
D. There shall be chapter presidents and four
(4) regional representatives. The Executive Council will define regions and
ex-officio member(s) as needed.
ARTICLE IV. DUTIES- OF
A. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Association and at all meetings of the Executive Council. In
his/her absence, his/her duties shall be assumed by the Vice-President who may
be succeeded by the Secretary and then the Treasurer. The President shall
appoint such committees as the Executive Council deems necessary to the
efficient operation of the organization.
B. The Vice-President shall undertake such
duties as the President shall delegate.
C. The Secretary shall disseminate
Association information and keep the minutes and all official documents. He/She
shall be responsible for membership recruitment and will maintain all records
pertaining to membership and Association benefits.
D. The Treasurer shall maintain all the
financial records of the Association and undertake other tasks necessitated by
its non-profit and tax-exempt status.
E. The Executive Council shall consider it a
duty of office to attend all Executive Council and Association meetings. The
regional representatives and chapter presidents shall provide input to the
officers, who will conduct the daily business of the organization and control
of its funds.
A majority vote shall be considered as
binding for all Executive Council decisions. A quorum shall consist of fifty
percent (50%) of the Council members plus one.
F. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by
an appointment of the President in accordance with the qualifications required
for the said vacancy and with the approval of the Executive Council. If the
office of the President becomes vacant, the Vice-President shall serve as
President for the remainder of the President's term, and may succeed
himself/herself for the presidency for the following year. In case of a vacancy
from a region, or chapter presidents, the President, with input from the
outgoing Representative, or chapter presidents, shall make any appointments
until such time as the constituents can elect or appoint a replacement.
G. Any Executive Council member can be
removed for cause by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Council.
ARTICLE V. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. A Teller's Committee of three members
shall be appointed by the Secretary with Executive Council approval. This
committee shall conduct all mail balloting for elections of officers at least
45 days before the annual conference.
B. A nominating Committee of three to five (
C. Any member in good standing may be a
candidate by a petition signed by at least five (5) other members in good
standing, or individually at least five other members in good standing.
D. A majority of all votes cast shall decide
all elected officers.
E. The outgoing representative for each
region shall solicit nominations and conduct elections for the incoming
Regional Representative. Election of regional representatives shall be
completed prior to the annual conference.
F. Any member in good standing residing in the
area may be a candidate for the regional office.
G. The newly elected officers shall be sworn
in at the annual conference and shall take office within 45 days following the
annual conference.
ARTICLE VI. MEM
The right to membership shall be extended to
all persons who are interested in Asian and Pacific American education, are
supportive of the Association's purposes, will abide by its constitution and
will remit payment for membership dues. Membership shall consist of the
following categories:
A. Active membership will require the payment
of annual dues and will make the
active member eligible for holding office and voting on Association
matters. The amount of the annual dues will be at least $30.00.
B. Student membership is available to anyone
who can provide verification of student status. Dues are at least $20.00 per
year. Student members may vote and hold office.
C. Contributing membership is open to
organizations who wish to pay dues in the amount of $40.00 or more to promote
the purposes of the Association.
D. Persons whose dues are six months in
arrears automatically lose all rights and privileges in the Association.
E. Members in good standing shall be defined
as members whose membership dues are paid.
F. Membership dues will be increased as
determined by the Executive Council.
ARTICLE
A. The Membership Committee will consist of
the Secretary, Treasurer and other members selected by the Secretary. This
committee shall develop and implement recruitment activities.
B. The Newsletter Committee will be headed by
a chairperson appointed by the President with Executive Council approval. The
chairperson shall be the newsletter Editor. He/she may select other committee
members as needed. A newsletter shall be published at regular intervals and
distributed to the membership. The newsletter will reflect concerns and issues
pertinent to Asian and Pacific American education.
C. Other committees may be established by the
Executive Council.
ARTICLE VIII.
MEETINGS
There shall be an annual Association meeting.
The Executive Council will meet during the annual conference and at special
meetings as the Council deems necessary.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
A. Proposed amendments to the Constitution
may be brought to the membership for approval either by (1) a vote of
three-fifths of the membership of the Executive Council, or (2) petition to the
Executive Council signed by one-tenth of the active members.
B. To become effective, any proposed
amendment must be approved by a majority of the votes cast. Notification must
be provided at least thirty days before the amendment is brought to a vote.
C. Voting may be done by mail ballot.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
A. This Association is organized exclusively
for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes within
the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
these articles, the Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted
to be carried on by an organization exempt from federal income tax under
section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
C. Upon the winding up and dissolution of
this Association, after paying up adequately providing for the debts and
obligations of the organization, the remaining assets shall be distributed to a
non-profit fund, foundations or corporations which has established their
tax-exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE XI.
ADOPTION
The Constitution was adopted by the charter
members in attendance at the organizational meeting held on
Amended: October 1979, March 1980, October
1981, April 1984, April 1990, February 1997, and June 1998.