A. These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the representatives at any regular meeting of the Representative Council provided notice of a proposed Bylaws amendment shall have been submitted to the Representative Council at the meeting preceding the one at which it is to be voted upon.

A. Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, Latest Edition, shall be followed at all meetings of the Association, the Representative Council, and the Board of Directors.

A. Meetings of the Association may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or written petition of 20 percent of the membership.

B. Notices of Association meetings, including date, place, time, and purpose of the meeting, shall be made available to all members of the Association at least two (2) days prior to the meeting, except during crisis situations.

C. For emergency meetings during crisis situations, the Board of Directors shall adopt procedures to notify the Association membership of meeting dates, places, and times.

D. Quorum of the Association for any general or special meeting shall be twenty percent (20%) of the membership or representation from a majority of the schools and special service departments.

A. Standing committees, except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, shall be established and discontinued by the Board of Directors, subject to approval by the Representative Council.

B. Each standing committee shall submit periodic reports to the Board of Directors and Representative Council.

C. All members of standing committees and chairpersons will be active members of SBTA in good standing and will be appointed by the President with approval of the Board of Directors and the Representative Council.

D. Each standing committee shall have standing rules approved by the Board of Directors.

A. All representatives of CTA State Council to which the Association is entitled shall be elected by and from the active membership of the Association. Such election shall be by open nomination and secret ballot. CTA/NEA timelines will be followed for State Council and NEA Local Delegate positions.

B. CTA State Council representatives shall be elected for terms as set by CTA.

C. NEA delegates shall be elected for a term of one (1) year.

A. Recall elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Standing Rules set forth in Appendix “C”.

B. A recall of any person in an elected position may be initiated by a petition signed by one fourth (1/4) of the active membership of their particular constituency. A statement of the reasons for the proposed recall shall be part of the recall petition.

C. Each person named in the recall petition shall have the right to make a rebuttal statement which shall be distributed to their constituency at least seven (7) days before the recall election.

D. A recall election shall be held within thirty (30) calendar days of verification of recall petition.

A. The Board of Directors shall adopt Standing Rules setting forth the procedures for conducting elections. (Appendix “C”)

B. The President shall appoint an Election Committee and Chairperson, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and the Representative Council to conduct all elections of the Association.

C. Notification of offices open for election, nomination procedures’, and election time lines shall be distributed to all members and posted in all customary and appropriate locations:

1. Any Active member, at his/her request, shall have his/her name placed upon the ballot for an office of the Association;
2. The name of any Active member may be placed in nomination by any other member, with the consent of the nominee.

D. Election of officers, SBTA Board members, and NEA Local Delegates shall be conducted prior to May 1 by secret ballot of the general membership.

E. When the number of candidates for NEA Local Delegate is equal to or less than the number of delegate seats, the question of waiving the ballot shall be presented to the Representative Council on a non-debatable basis. A two thirds (2/3) vote shall be required to waive the ballot.

F. Election of CTA State Council Representative(s) shall be conducted prior to May 1 by secret ballot of the general membership.

G. Faculty Representatives shall be elected in May of each association year by open nominations and secret ballot by and from the active members who are assigned to that faculty. Vacancies shall be filled by special election of the constituency.

H. All Active members shall be afforded the opportunity to vote. All Active members who are off-track or on a dues-paying leave shall be notified by mail in order to provide them an opportunity and right to vote. Provisions must be made for members to cast a ballot, including a mail-ballot, in such a manner as to protect the identity of the voting member.

A. Committee members shall be nominated by the President, approved by the Board of Directors, and ratified by the Representative Council for a three (3) year term.

B. The Chairperson of the PAGE shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year by the President, subject to approval of the Board of Directors and ratification by the Representative Council.

C. No officer or member of the committee, including chairperson, shall be or be deemed to be, an officer of SBTA by virtue of holding office or being a member of PAGE.

D. The Treasurer of SBTA shall serve as Treasurer for the PAGE Committee.

E. The PAGE Committee chairperson and treasurer shall make expenditures in the performance of the duties of the Committee, hold the funds in the Committees’ name in a bank or bank account, savings and loan account, short-term time certificate or savings account, provided that such funds shall be held entirely separate and apart form the funds of the SBT A, and all expenditures shall comply with the bylaws of the Association.

F. The Political Action Group for Education (PAGE) shall:

1. publish, distribute and otherwise provide for the dissemination of information concerning the committee position or viewpoint on educational issues and other matters of interest to the San Bernardino Teachers Association;
2. recommend to the Board of Directors standing rules for procedures for evaluating candidates and issues;
3. have the authority to make expenditures of funds in support or opposition to issues affecting teachers and the educational system and candidates;
4. report in September, January and May to the Board of Directors and the Representative Council, showing in each report the receipt and expenditures of funds, the place and amount of deposits, and any outstanding liabilities of the committee in excess of $100.00. Any such report of the PAGE COMMIITTEE(S) shall also be made available to any member of SBTA who contributes to said funds, upon his/her request;
5. file reports with any governmental agency in connection with the performance of any of its duties in the name of the committee or the committee members.

G. Member Contributions

1. Each member may make a voluntary individual contribution in the amount of four percent (4%) of his/her local membership dues to be held and administered by the PAGE COMMITTEE(S).
2. For the convenience of the members and the administration of the fund, four percent (4%) of all local membership dues shall be allocated to a fund to be held and administered by the PAGE COMMITTEE(S).
3. Any member who elects, on or before October 15 of any year, that no part of his/her membership dues shall be allocated to such fund shall notify the Association in writing of his/her election and no part of such member’s dues shall be allocated to the PAGE COMMITTEE(S) fund.
4. Unless otherwise specified for another Association purpose by the member, any member who elects not to have dues paid to the PAGE COMMITTEE(S) fund shall have his/her dues allocated in full to the Association’s general fund for the general purpose budget.

A. The Board of Directors shall adopt, with approval of the Representative Council, procedures for grievance processing.

B. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to the following:

1. provide for representation to assist all members of the bargaining unit in processing grievances;
2. training for handling grievances; and
3. evaluation of the Association’s grievance policies and procedures.