{"id":743,"date":"2011-07-27T06:30:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T06:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=743"},"modified":"2011-07-27T06:31:47","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T06:31:47","slug":"news-from-the-exec-proposed-by-laws-revision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2011\/07\/27\/news-from-the-exec-proposed-by-laws-revision\/","title":{"rendered":"News From the Exec:  Proposed By-laws Revision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Third in the series from the Executive Committee<\/em><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><strong>Summary of Major Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the spring of 2010, the Executive Committee undertook a major revision of the MALCS bylaws, the first revision since 1991. Since that time, the Executive Committee has visited and revisited drafts, taking care to deliberate thoughtfully on the document that sets out the organizational structures and practices of MALCS. It is important to note that during our deliberations, we made every effort to be mindful of our organizational history. At the same time, we worked hard to understand changes in the broader cultural environment that might impact how an organization like ours operates.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is a summary of major changes that the MALCS Executive Committee is recommending for the organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bylaws. The section headings below correspond with the draft that is being circulated for consideration. Under each heading, we provide a description of changes that differ significantly from the previous version of the bylaws.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/docs\/officialdocs\/NewBylawsAug2011.pdf\">A draft of the proposed bylaws follows this summary.<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preamble<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are recommending that we provide an English translation of the preamble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article I: Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing to add a section that lists the location of the national office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article II: Goals and Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing to add a subsection and language that makes the bridging of academics and activism an explicit goal of the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article III: Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the previous version of the bylaws, section III was about regions. We are proposing that we delete the section as regions have not been a functional part of the organization for some time. As a result of this deletion, subsequent article numbers will change.<\/li>\n<li>We are proposing that we update the language we use to describe the population that MALCS serves.\n<ul>\n<li>from \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whereas Chicanas\/Latinas have been historically discriminated against and underrepresented in institutions of higher education, membership shall target and be open to Chicanas\/Latinas who support the goals and objectives of the organization as stated in Article I and who pay the appropriate membership dues. Institutions and other interested groups or parties may subscribe to the newletter and\/or place ads only for academic or professional positions and fellowship opportunities in the newsletter for a fee determined by the editor.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n<li>to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whereas\u00c2\u00a0<em>Chicanas, Latinas, Native American and Indigenous women<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0have been historically discriminated against and underrepresented in institutions of higher education, membership shall target and be open to\u00c2\u00a0<em>self-identified Chicanas, Latinas, Native American, and Indigenous women<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0who support the goals and objectives of the organization as stated in article one and who pay the appropriate membership dues.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We are proposing that the Executive Committee set membership dues. (Previous version of bylaws gave that power to the Coordinating Committee.<\/li>\n<li>We are proposing that the Executive Committee be able to terminate a member\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affiliation with MALCS if that member \u00e2\u20ac\u0153has, in a material and serious degree, obstructed the goals and purposes of this organization.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Previous version of bylaws gave that power to the Coordinating Committee. See Article VII for additional explanation.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article IV. Meeting of Members and Voting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing, primarily for financial reasons, that the Summer Institute occur every other year. We would work to develop smaller, more intensive professional development opportunities (writing workshops and leadership training, for example) to be offered in the intervening years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: A formal proposal will be presented during the business meeting at the Summer Institute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing that we add a provision that allows for electronic voting on organizational matters. We may find this necessary should we move to a biennial Summer Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: A formal proposal will be presented during the business meeting at the Summer Institute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article V. Chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing adding an article clarifying the relationship between MALCS chapters and the national office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article VI. MALCS Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing adding an article that names the journal and subscription eligibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article VII. Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the 1991 bylaws, all officers were described under the heading \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Coordinating Committee.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d In the intervening years, two structures have more fully emerged: the Executive Committee, functioning as the direction-setting, decision-making body; and the Coordinating Committee, functioning as an advisory group. We are proposing that we describe these two structures in two different articles of the bylaws. Article VII will describe the executive officers\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtheir titles, their roles, their responsibilities. Article VIII will describe the titles, roles, and responsibilities of the remaining officers on the coordinating committee.<\/li>\n<li>We are proposing that the terms of office for the recording secretary, treasurer, and membership coordinator go from one year to two years.<\/li>\n<li>We are proposing to move information about qualifications, nominations, and elections to Article IX.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article VIII. Coordinating Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing that this article contain officer\/election information for the caucus and at-large representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article IX. Qualifications, Nominations, Elections, and Appointments of Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are proposing this as a new section\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcentralizing all information about qualifications, nominations, elections, and appointments.<\/li>\n<li>We are also proposing that we implement a nominations process for the recruiting of candidates for officer positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: A formal proposal will be presented during the business meeting at the Summer Institute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Article IV, we recommended adding a provision that allows for electronic voting. This would allow us to move officer elections to an electronic ballot. This would keep officer elections on an annual cycle as well as allow more MALCS members to participate in the election process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Article X. Termination of Elected and Appointed Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are proposing this as a new section\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcentralizing all information about termination of elected and appointment positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article XI. Ad Hoc Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are proposing an article that authorizes ad hoc committees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article XII. Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are proposing no major changes to this article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>XIII. Amendments to the By-Laws<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are proposing no major changes to the this article.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/docs\/officialdocs\/NewBylawsAug2011.pdf\">Click here to download a pdf copy of the Proposed Bylaws\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This complete statement is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/malcs-leadership-2010-11-new\/news-from-the-executive-committee#Bylaws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">also posted on the main website <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third in the series from the Executive Committee\u00c2\u00a0 Summary of Major Changes In the spring of 2010, the Executive Committee undertook a major revision of the MALCS bylaws, the first revision since 1991. Since that time, the Executive Committee has visited and revisited drafts, taking care to deliberate thoughtfully on the document that sets out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-general-news","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1171,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/02\/20\/state-of-the-organization-malcs-executive-committee-working-on-major-initiatives\/","url_meta":{"origin":743,"position":0},"title":"State of the Organization: MALCS Executive Committee Working on Major Initiatives","author":"la Webjefa","date":"February 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"by\u00c2\u00a0M\u00c3\u00b3nica F. 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