The following is Proposed Bylaw Amendment #1. It would revise Article IV, Section 1.C, Budget; and Section 2, Dues, A. Active Members, (1) Full-Time Dues. The present text is immediately below. Proposed changes follow, and are shown as strikethrough (removed) and by underlined text (added).
Article IV: Section 1.C and Section 2.A (1), Budget, Dues
PRESENT TEXT
Article IV – Section 1. Budget
C. The annual dues of active members and the budget of the Association shall be recommended to the Annual Meeting of Delegates by the Board of Directors. The budget must be approved by a majority of the delegates voting at the Annual Meeting of Delegates.
The adoption of the budget will automatically determine the annual dues for active members rounded to the next higher dollar amount.
Article IV - Section 2. Dues
Full-time dues and part-time dues percentages are based upon membership category.
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Active members
(1) Full-time dues
Except as provided herein, the annual dues of active members shall be the amount approved by the Annual Meeting of Delegates.
PROPOSED AMENDED TEXT
Article IV – Section 1. Budget
C. The annual dues of active members and the budget of the Association shall be recommended to the Annual Meeting of Delegates by the Board of Directors. The budget must be approved by a majority of the delegates voting at the Annual Meeting of Delegates.
The adoption of the budget will automatically determine the annual dues for active members rounded to the next higher dollar amount.
Article IV - Section 2. Dues
Full-time dues and part-time dues percentages are based upon membership category.
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Active Members
(1) Full-Time Dues
Except as provided herein, the annual dues of active members shall be the amount approved by the Annual Meeting of Delegates.
The full-time dues shall increase each year by 2.5% and will be reflected in the budget that delegates vote on at the Annual Meeting. The Delegates may, by majority vote, approve a larger increase. The Delegates may, by two-thirds vote, approve a lesser increase.
The annual dues for active members will be rounded to the next higher dollar amount.
IMPACT STATEMENT
This amendment would establish a baseline annual dues increase of 2.5% for active, full-time members, with a majority vote of the delegates required to adopt a higher increase, and with a two-thirds majority vote of the delegates required to adopt a lesser increase.
SUBMITTED BY
Max Page, MTA President, local: Massachusetts Society of Professors Deb McCarthy, MTA Vice President, local: Hull Teachers Association
BYLAWS AND RULES COMMITTEE
Recommends Adoption (8-0)
MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Recommends Adoption (40-15)
