CONSTITUTION

OF

THE GEORGIA EDUCATIONAL

RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

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ARTICLE I.

Name

The name of this organization shall be the Georgia Educational Research Association.

ARTICLE II.

Objectives

The objectives of this Association shall be as follows:

1.    To promote education research in Georgia.

2.    To foster and encourage a research attitude suggesting an open-mindedness and willingness to change when the evidence indicates the need for change.

3.    To encourage and stimulate better training in research procedures and methods.

4.    To foster and promote exchange of information and experiences relating to measurement, evaluation and research.

1.    Membership in the Georgia Educational Research Association shall be open to all persons who wish to promote the objectives of the Association.

2.    There shall be two types of members. Membership requires the payment of appropriate dues.

A.  Regular Members. Regular members shall be entitled to attend meetings, receive publications, hold office, and vote.

B.  Student Members. Student members may attend meetings, receive publications, vote, but can only hold office as the Student Member-At-Large of the Executive Committee.

3.    Applications for membership shall be made to the chairman of the Membership Committee.  Membership shall become effective payment of dues to the Secretary-Treasurer.

ARTICLE IV.

Officers and Terms of Office

1.    The governing body of the Association shall be the Executive Committee. This committee consists of : President, President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, three Members-At-Large, one Student Member-At-Large, the Editor of Publications, and the Immediate Past President.

2.    The term of office for each elected officer and the Editor shall begin at the close of the annual meeting each year.

A.  The Officers of the Associations who serve as President, and President-Elect and Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected for a term of one year. The President-Elect shall succeed automatically to the office of President for a term of one year upon completion of a term as President-Elect or upon occurrence of a vacancy in the office of President. No persons except the Secretary/Treasurer and Editor of Publication shall be reelected or appointed to the same office in the Association’s Executive Committee until after a period of four years from the date of his/her original election or appointment.

B.  The Members-At-Large of the Association shall be elected for a term of three years, one elected each year so as to complete staggered terms. A Student Member-At-Large shall be elected for a term of one year.

3.    In case a vacancy occurs in any elected office except the presidency, the vacancy shall be filled by the Executive Committee. If a vacancy occurs in the office of President-Elect, a President will be elected on the next ballot or at the next annual meeting. Any person who is named to fill an unexpired term shall be eligible for election to the office to which the appointment is made.

ARTICLE V.

Duties of the Officers and Directors of the Association

1.    President:

A.  The President shall call and preside at all regular and special meetings of the Association and all regular and special meetings of the Executive Ad hoc Committee, or shall designate an individual to assume this responsibility.

B.  The President shall appoint committees of the Association and delegate specific responsibility as necessary.

C.  The President shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the Association, prepare agenda for business meetings, and make an address concerning the state of the Association at the annual meeting.

D.  The President shall appoint the Editor of Publications.

2.    The President-Elect shall function as chairperson of the Program Committee and assist the President at all times. In the case of the resignation or incapacity of the President, the President-Elect shall assume the office of President and complete the unexpired term.

3.    The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep a record of all meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Association, issue calls and notices of meetings, notify the membership of the names of elected officers, keep account of and report at the annual meeting all monies received, write checks as authorized by the Executive Committee and maintain accurate records of all such receipts and disbursements.

4.    The Members-At-Large of the Executive Committee shall attend all regular and special meetings of the Board, stimulate interest in becoming a member of the Association, and perform such responsibilities as are designated by the President.

5.    The Student Member-At-Large shall attend all regular and special business meetings of the Board, stimulate student interest in becoming a member of the Association, and perform such responsibilities as are designated by the President. The Student Member-At-Large shall also encourage communication between the student and regular membership.

6.    The Editor of the Association’s Publication shall be responsible for editing the Association’s official publications and shall chair the Committee on Publications.

7.    The Past President shall perform such duties as are designated by the President.

1.    A nominating committee of three appointed by the President and approved by the Executive Committee shall nominate two qualified persons for each office to be filled. Fewer or more nominees may be nominated with the approval of the Executive Committee. Additional persons may be nominated upon petition of ten or more members of the Association.

2.    Election shall be by secret ballot, and the candidates receiving the largest number of votes for each office shall be declared elected. The results of the election shall be announced at the time of the annual meeting.

1.    The annual meeting of the Association shall take place at a time chosen by the Executive committee. This annual meeting shall provide a meeting for the transaction of Association business, meetings for the presentation of prepared papers, symposia, and research reports.

2.    It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to inform the membership of the place and time of the annual business meeting by mail at least two weeks prior to the date of this meeting, and to indicate any unusual matters of business to be presented to this meeting for action.

3.    Meetings may be held at other times and other places separately or in conjunction with other professional organizations except that no official business may be transacted at these meetings.

The following committees are hereby established.

1.    An Executive Committee as herein provided.

2.    A Program Committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect who shall chair, and three other members appointed by the President-Elect. It shall be the function of this committee to arrange for the annual meeting of the Association and to plan for the program of papers, reports, symposia, etc., as herein provided.

3.    A Committee on Publications to be appointed by the President to plan for one or more publications to be sent to the membership in order to provide for exchange of information and for the publication of research studies in this state. The Editor shall serve as chair of this committee.

4.    Ad hoc committees may be appointed or dissolved by the President or the President-Elect with the approval of the Executive Committee for purposes specifically defined at the time of appointment.

5.    An Auditing committee of 3 or more members to be appointed by the President-Elect at the time of the annual meeting from members of the Association in good standing known to be present at the meeting. The Auditing Committee shall be directed to review the records of the Treasurer and certify their correctness to the members of the Association by the time of the annual meeting. After serving this purpose, the committee shall be discharged.

6.    A Nominating Committee shall circulate to the voting members the names of the slate of new officers for expired terms of office. This committee will remind the voting members that they may nominate additional persons in sufficient time to permit the preparation of the final ballot, the distribution of this ballot, the return of the ballots to allow for a period of twenty-one days from the date of mailing to the counting of the election returns. The ballots shall be counted by the Secretary\Treasurer and at least two members of the Nominating Committee.

7.    The membership committee shall promote membership through disbursement of literature and other methods as deemed appropriate. The Secretary\Treasurer will maintain records of membership, membership status, and activities at the annual meeting.

1.    Assessment or changes in dues may be recommended by the Executive Committee or by any group of ten members. Any such changes shall be discussed and ratified at the annual meeting.

2.    Non-payment of dues or assessments for two consecutive years after due notice shall be considered tantamount to resignation from the Association.

3.    Registration is required for presentation and attendance at annual meetings.

1.    Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by a two thirds vote of the Executive Committee or by written request from at least ten qualified members of the Association to the President for inclusion on the agenda of the annual meeting.

2.    Proposed amendments shall be decided by a majority of those present at the next annual meeting.

1.    The purposes for which the organization is organized are exclusively educational and scientific within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future United States Internal Revenue law.

2.    Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this organization shall not carry on any 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 of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.

3.    Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the Federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such purposes.

Adopted October 28, 1993

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