At the upcoming 23 Sept General Meeting, members will discuss and vote on two proposed changes to the GTAC bylaws. Every unit member has the right to speak during the discussion but only dues members will be able to cast their vote. To become a dues member, click here. To find out if you’re a dues member, click here.
Title: Amendment 1-2020
Subject: Elections Timing & Methods
Submitted: 15 Sept 2020
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The purpose of this amendment is to allow online voting methods and to move GTAC officer elections from the fall semester to the spring semester. Currently, all GTAC officer elections must be held in-person. This amendment would allow online voting methods and create a procedure for secure online voting which is accessible to the membership. Currently, the membership elects new officers in the fall semester, leaving GTAC with absent or appointed replacement officers during the summer and early fall months. While appointed replacements fall within our bylaws, it will be more democratic to have elected officers. Also, because the majority of annual work occurs in the fall semester, this will allow new officers several months over the summer to train and familiarize themselves with their role before they must begin secure operations such as contract negotiations and grievance handling.
- Article III, Section 5, shall be amended by striking the word “fall” and inserting the word “spring.”
- Article III, Section 6, shall be amended by striking all instances of the words, “August”, “September, and “October”, and inserting the words, “February”, “March”, and “April”, respectively.
- Article III, Section 6 shall be amended to include procedure for online elections.
- Article III, Section 6(xii) shall read, “Any amendment to the timing of annual elections shall take immediate effect, and in no circumstance shall any officer serve more than fourteen (14) months between elections, except in such circumstances that may prevent the proper administration of elections.”
- This amendment shall take immediate effect upon adoption.
Title: Amendment 2-2020
Subject: Office & Committee Titles
Submitted: 15 Sept 2020
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The purpose of this amendment is to bring our language in line with AFT-Kansas and AFT national (and make it easier to say) and to replace a reference to an ad hoc committee with a standing committee to improve the functionality of our procedures.
- All instances of the phrase, “Steering Committee”, in the Bylaws, are hereby struck, and the phrase, “Executive Board”, is inserted for all such instances.
- All instances of the phrases, “Negotiations/Legislative” and “Negotiations Committee”, in the Bylaws, are hereby struck, and the phrase, “Political” and “Political Committee” is inserted for all such instances.
- Strike the phrase, “negotiations teams” and replace it with “Negotiations Team” in Section 2d.
- Strike the words “who will” in Section 2ai.
- Strike the word “go” and replace it with the word “Go” in Section 2dii.
- Strike the words “Elections Committee” and replace it with “elected officers” in Section 2dvi.
- This amendment shall not be construed to affect any powers or duties of the offices so re-titled.
- This amendment shall take immediate effect upon adoption.
Title: Amendment 3-2020
Subject: Local Dues Amendment
Submitted: 15 Sept 2020
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The purpose of this amendment is update local dues to one dollar ($1) and clarify the procedure for receiving these dues from the state federation.
- Editing Article VII, Section II to clarify procedure for receiving local dues from the state federation in the amount of $1 per member per month.
- This amendment shall take effect on January 1st, 2021.