INEW YORK STATE CASE CONSTITUTION
NATIONAL CASE CONSTITUTION
AND BYLAWS
Article I
Section 1. Name
The
name of this organization shall be the Council for Administrators of Special
Education, Inc., hereafter referred to as CASE.
Section
2. Affiliation
The CASE
shall be affiliated as a division with the Council for Exceptional Children.
Article
II
Section
1. Purpose
The CASE
is organized to promote professional leadership, to provide opportunity
for study of
problems common to its members, and to communicate
through discussion and publications,
information that will develop improved services for
exceptional children.
Article
III
Section
1. Active Membership
Active Membership
is open to current members of the Council for Exceptional Children (a)
who
administer, direct, supervise, and/ or coordinate a
program, school, or classes of special education
for exceptional children in one or more categories
as a major responsibility, (b) who are former
administrators of special education currently employed
full-time in another capacity, or (c) who are
college faculty whose major responsibility is the professional
preparation of administrators of
special education. Active membership entities the member
to attend all meetings of the division, to
vote on all questions presented to the membership,
to hold office, and to serve as a committee
member or chair.
Section
2. Associate Membership
Associate
Membership is open to members of the Council for Exceptional Children
who are
interested in the administration of programs or services
for exceptional children, but who are not
eligible for Active Membership. Associate members may
enjoy all privileges of Active
Membership except that of voting, holding office, or
serving as a committee chair.
Section
3. Student Membership
Student
Membership is open to members of the Council for Exceptional Children
who are in
attendance during the academic year at an accredited
college or university, who are enrolled in a
graduate program for preparation of administrators
of special education, and who are not engaged
in full-time employment. Student membership entitles
the member to all privileges of Active
Membership.
Section
4. Retired Membership
Retired
Membership shall be available to a person who has retired from his/her
full-time
professional responsibilities. Retired members may
enjoy all privileges of Active Membership
except that of holding office unless the person had
been elected prior to the changing of status
from Active to Retired. A person who has served as
President of CASE shall be awarded a
Retired Membership for life upon retirement from full-time
professional responsibilities.
Section
5. Membership Year
The CASE
membership year shall coincide with the CEC membership year.
Section
6. Divisions
State, multi-state,
provincial, multi-provincial, national or territorial CASE federationlevel
divisions may be organized following the conditions
approved by the Board of Directors and
published in the CASE Policy Manual,
Section
7. Subdivisions
National
CASE organizations may be organized provided the conditions of Section
6 of the
Article are met. In the instance of approval of national
CASE organization, approval of the
respective national Council for Exceptional Children
unit is required if one exists.
Article IV
Section
1. Dues
The Executive
Committee shall recommend the amount of dues. The amount shall be submitted
and discussed at the Annual Meeting of the Membership.
The amount shall be subject to approval
of the CASE Board of Directors by a majority vote at
the following fall meeting of the CASE
Board of Directors. The CASE Executive Committee shall
be required to provide all members of
the CASE Board of Directors with the amount of dues
and the rationale for the amount of dues no
more than 30 days following the spring Annual Meeting
of the Membership. The representative of
each official ly-recognized unit of CASE shall be responsible
for dissemination of dues information
to the unit members so as to secure the position of
the unit members on the proposed dues. Dues
are payable at the time CEC dues are paid.
Section
2. Active and Associate Members
Active and
Associate members shall be subject to the regular rate established for
payment of dues.
Student and Retired members shall be subject to a rate
one-half that established for Active
members. A Past-President of CASE who is retired from
full-time professional responsibilities is
eligible for a Retired Membership for life and is exempt
from paying dues.
Article
V
Section
1. Conditions of Holding an Office
The Conditions
of holding an Office in CASE are as follows:
1.1
Council officers must be members in good standing of both CASE and CEC
at the
time of election and throughout the term of office.
1.2
Candidates for Council office must be individuals who meet condition 1.
1 above
and who are active or student members of CASE. Should any officer not
fulfill
the functions of said
office, the following recall procedure will be implemented:
1.2.1Any
member of the Executive Committee may be removed from office with
notice for cause, by two thirds vote of the Board of Directors.
Section
2. Officers
The officers
of CASE shall be as follows: President, President-Elect (who serves as
VicePresident), Secretary, Treasurer, CASE Governor
to CEC and immediate Past-President.
Section
3. Terms of Office
The President,
President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall
each
serve a two (2) year term. The President-Elect and
the Treasurer shall be elected in even-
numbered years and the Secretary shall be elected in
odd-numbered years. The Governor to
CEC shall serve for three (3) years, elected in 1997,
2000, 2003 and each such interim
thereafter. All elected officers shall begin their
duties with the new fiscal year which is July I to
June 30.
Section
4. Successive Terms
No officer
shall be elected to the same office for more than two (2) successive terms.
Section
5. Vacancy of the Office of President
In case
of vacancy occurring in the office of President, the President-Elect shall
assume the
office of President. In case of vacancy occurring in
the office of President-Elect, or in
the event that he/she succeeds the President for any
reason, the office of President-Elect shall
remain vacant until the next annual business meeting
of CASE. During the interim, however, the
President shall recommend for approval by the Executive
Committee a temporary replacement to
serve until the next opportunity for election of a
replacement to complete the unexpired term.
Section
6. Vacancy of Other Offices
In the case
of vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary or Treasurer, the President
shall
recommend for approval by the Executive Committee a
temporary replacement to serve until the
next opportunity for election of a replacement to complete
the unexpired term. In case of vacancy
occurring in the office of Representative of CASE Units,
the President shall recommend for
approval by the Executive Committee a temporary replacement
to serve until the next opportunity
for the representatives of CASE federation-level divisions
to meet and elect their Representative.
In case of a vacancy in the position of Governor to
CEC the President shall recommend for
approval by the Executive Committee a temporary replacement
to serve until the next regularly
scheduled election for that office.
Section
7. Duties of the President
The President
shall preside at the annual business meeting of CASE and at meetings of
the
Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. He/She
shall recommend all standing and
special committee chairs, except those specifically
provided for in this document or in the CASE
Policy Manual subject to approval by the Executive
Committee, and shall be ex-officio member
of all committees with the exception of the Nominations
and Elections Committee. This officer
shall act for CASE between annual meetings, clearing
important actions whenever necessary,
with the Executive Committee
The President,
or such alternate as he/she may designate, shall represent CASE at
meetings of other groups where CASE representation
is desired or required, The President
shall appoint a parliamentarian to serve at all business
meetings of CASE. He/She shall
accede to the office of Immediate Past-President from
the position of President.
Section
8. Duties of the President-Elect
The President-Elect
shall serve in the event of resignation or absence of the President. He/She
shall serve as CASE representative to the CEC Convention
Program Advisory Committee, select
and schedule C4SE professional sessions during the
annual CEC convention and be
responsible for, in conjunction with the Membership
Committee, all other CASE events and
activities during the annual CEC convention The PresidentElect
shall have the option of
appointing Ad Hoc committees, as needed He/she shall
advise the Secretary relative to the
Constitution and By-Laws and CASE Policy Manual and
have such other responsibilities as
designated by the President. He/She shall accede to
the office of President from the office of
President-Elect.
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Section
9. Duties of the Secretary
The Secretary
shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings of CASE and of all meetings
of the
Executive Committee. He/She shall carry on correspondence
as necessary in regard to matters
delegated by the President and shall elicit, present,
and record proposals for establishing or
revising the CASE Articles of Incorporation, CASE Constitution
and By-Laws, CASE
policies, and the CASE Policy Manual. The Secretary
shall coordinate, maintain, and
disseminate amendments to and an updated copy of the
Articles of Incorporation and CASE
Constitution and By-Laws. The Secretary shall have
the option of appointing Ad Hoc
committees as needed
Section
10. Duties of the Treasurer
The Treasurer
shall receive and disburse, upon proper authorization, all funds of CASE.
He/She
shall keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures
and present a report at each annual
meeting. He/She shall be responsible for submitting
tax reports for CASE. The records of the
Treasurer (and any other CASE accounts) shall be audited/
reviewed annually by a party or
agency approved by the President and independent of
the CASE Executive Committee. The
Treasurer shall draw up a proposed budget for the forthcoming
year and following approval by
the Executive Committee submit it at the annual business
meeting. The Treasurer shall serve as
the chair of the Finance Committee.
Section
11. Duties of the CASE Governor to CEC
The Governor
to CEC shall represent CASE at all required meetings called by the Council
for
Exceptional Children. He/She shall report to the President
of CASE and shall submit reports at all
meetings of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors
and at annual meetings. He/She shall
chair the CASE Delegates to the CEC Delegate Assembly.
Section
12. Duties of the Immediate Past-President
The Immediate
Past-President shall be responsible for; conducting nominations and
elections, preparing and submitting resolutions, and
recognizing deceased members of
CASE. In the event the most recent previous CASE President
cannot serve, the President shall
appoint the next most recent previous CASE President
whose services are available. The
Immediate Past-President shall have the option of appointing
Ad Hoc committees as needed
Article
VI
Section
1. Meetings
CASE shall meet annually at the time of the conf of
the Council for Exceptional Children. Changes
in time or place of the meeting shall be made upon
recommendation of the Executive Committee
with approval of the membership.
Section
2. Other Meetings
Other meetings
are held through, state, multi-state, provincial, multi-provincial, national
or territorial
CASE subdivisions where such CASE units are established.
Section
3. Meeting Attendees
Attendance
at business meetings is restricted to members in good St ding,
associate, student, retired, and retired life.
Article VII
Section
1. Board of Directors
The Board
of Directors includes the members of the Executive Committee and the
representatives of each officially recognized unit
of CASE. Standing and special committee
activities will be reviewed by the Board of Directors,
and expressed needs for future activities
will be considered at such meetings, The Board of Directors
will meet prior to the annual business
meeting of CASE and at such other times as deemed necessary.
The Board of Directors shall
approve CASE procedures for forming subdivisions and
for election of a Representative of CASE
Units to the CASE Executive Committee. It shall be
the approval body for content of the CASE
Policy Manual and dues changes. Voting privileges are
reserved for the members of the
Executive Committee, (excluding the Executive Director)
and the representatives of each
officially recognized unit of CASE present at the time
a vote is taken. Each member of the Board
of Directors has one (1) vote.
Section
2. Executive Committee
The Executive
Committee shall be composed of the elected officers of CASE, the Representative
of CASE Units, the Canadian Representative, the Research
Liaison, the Journal Editor, the
appointed Chairs of standing committees, and the Executive
Director. Voting privileges are
reserved for the President, President-Elect, Immediate
PastPresident, Secretary, Treasurer, CASE
Governor to CEC, Representative of CASE Units, and
Canadian Representative.
The Executive
Committee shall meet prior to the annual business meeting of CASE and
at such
times as deemed necessary. It shall serve as advisor
to the President and shall approve
appointment of chairs of standing and special committees.
It shall approve an annual budget. It
shall approve appointments, as recommended by the President,
of an
officer pro tem to fill a vacancy.
It shall act upon matters of business, which may arise
between annual business meetings of CASE. It shall
be responsible to develop and
publish a CASE Constitution/Policy Manual which contains
the processes and procedures as set
forth by the policies established in this document
and by other actions of CASE and of the
Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of CASE.
Section
3. Executive Director
The Executive
Committee shall appoint the Executive Director of CASE. The procedures
for
selection and duties of the Executive Director shall
be published in the CASE policy Manual.
Section
4. Canadian Representative
The Canadian
Representative shall be elected following procedures developed by CASE
members in Canada and published in the CASE Policy
Manual, with terms of office not to
exceed three (3) years. No Canadian Representative
shall be elected to that office for more than
two (2) successive terms. If no member is elected to
take office by July I of the years 1998,
2001, 2004 and each such interim thereafter the CASE
President shall appoint a Canadian
Representative to serve until an election is held.
Section
5. Representative of CASE Units
The Representative
of CASE Units shall be selected by the process approved by the Board of
Directors and published in the CASE Policy Manual.
Nominees for the office shall be Vi ce-Presi
dents, Presidents-Elect, Presidents or Past-Presidents
of CASE subdivisions at the time of
nomination and election. The elected representative
shall serve the term of three (3) years,
beginning July I of 1997, 2000, 2003 and each such
interim thereafter. A Representative of CASE
Units who has served a full term shall not be eligible
to succeed himself/herself However, such
person shall be eligible for re-election to the same
office after a lapse of one (1) term.
Section
6. Research Liaison
The Research
Liaison, a member of CASE, shall be a non-voting member of the
Executive Committee appointed by the President and
approved by the Executive
Committee shall identify, record and/or conduct research
consistent with the interests
of the membership and the Executive Committee. The
Research Liaison shall provide
information regarding current research and knowledge
to the membership and
Executive Committee. The Research Liaison shall work
with the Executive
Committee, the Publications and Product Review Committee,
and the Journal Editor
in determining research and knowledge to be disseminated
to the membership, and
shall recommend publications of research reports or
other materials generated or
identified through its efforts. The Research Liaison
shall have the option to appoint
Ad Hoc committees as needed.
Section
7. Journal Editor
The Journal
Editor, a member of CASE, shall be a non-voting member of the
Executive Committee appointed by the President and
approved by the Executive
Committee. He/she shall be responsible for the CASE
Journal. The Journal Editor
shall establish a review board composed of academics
and practitioners in the field and
shall work in collaboration with the Publications and
Product Review Committee.
Article VIII
Section
1. Standing Committees
The standing
committees shall be as follows: Finance Committee, Membership Committee,
Policy and Legislation Committee, Professional Development
Committee, and the Publications
and Product Review Committee.
1.1
The Finance Committee shall be chaired by the CASE Treasurer and shall
have
three
(3) other members. The Finance Committee shall assist the Treasurer in
the
development of the CASE
annual budget, the development of recommendations
for new joint venture
enterprises, review non-dues revenue producing proposals
and development of recommendations
for other revenue producing ventures for
CASE.
1.2 The Membership Committee shall be chaired
by a member recommended by the
President
and approved by the Executive Committee. The committee shall have
no less than five (5)
other members. This committee shall provide
recommendations to CASE
pertaining to member recruitment, retention, and
services.
1.3 The Policy
and Legislation Committee shall be chaired by a member recommended
by the President and approved by the Executive Committee.
The committee shall have
four (4) other members. The Executive Director, who
serves as CASE Children's Action
Network (CAN) representative to CEC, shall be an ad
hoc member. This committee shall
develop and recommend timely statements of CASE legislative
and regulatory concerns,
providing a framework within which CASE positions can
evolve. This committee shall
assist in identifying and collecting legislative and
regulatory information for dissemination
to members, and shall provide policy & legislation
information relative to issues of concern
to special education administrators.
1.4 The Professional
Development Committee shall be chaired by a member
recommended by the President and approved by the Executive
Committee. This
committee shall have five (5) other members one of
whom will be the PresidentElect.
The Professional Development Committee shall have the
responsibility for ethics and
standards development, for advising on convention and
conference programs, and
professional development activities.
1.5 The Publications
and Product Review Committee shall be chaired by a member
recommended by the President
and approved by the Executive Committee. The
committee shall have
five (5) other members. The Publications and Product
Review Committee Chair
shall serve as consultant to the Executive Director for the
CASE newsletter. This
committee shall coordinate periodic and special CAS publications
and shall recommend special
and bonus publications for the member and shall develop
and/or review all products
considered by CASE for publication and/or sale.
Section
2. Special and Ad Hoc Committees
Special
Committees shall be established as needed to formulate recommendations
concerning
topical issues not assigned to standing committees.
Ad Hoc committees sha be established as
needed to address short term activities or tasks.
Section
3. Committee Chairs and Members
Committee
chairs shall be recommended by the President with the approval of the
Executive Committee, unless otherwise specified
in this document or the CASE Policy Manual.
The committee Chairs, with the approval of the President,
or unless otherwise specified in this
document or the CASE Policy Manual, shall select committee
members The President or his/her
designee may specify members for committees.
Article IX
Parliamentary
Authority: The rules contained in Robert's Parliamentary La and the latest
edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, shall
govern the Council of
Administrators of Special Education, Inc., in all cases
to which they are applicable, and in which
they are not inconsistent with the articles of this
Constitution.
Article
X
Dissolution:
Upon dissolution of CASE, the Executive Committee shall, after paying
o making
provision for the payment of all liabilities, dispose
of all the assets exclusively for the purpose of
CASE in such manner, or to such organizations, the
purposes of whic are to serve the needs of
exceptional children. Under no circumstances shall
any of the property or assets be distributed to
any officer, member, employee, or subsidiary of CASE.
The Corporation shall not be operated
for profit. It shall not carry on any other activities
not permitted to be carried on (a) by a
corporation exempt from federal incom tax under section
50 1 (c)(3) of the internal revenue
code, or (b) by a corporation to whic contributions
are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the
internal revenue code. If at any time the Corporation
is deemed to be a private foundation as
defined in section 509 of the internal revenue code
the Corporation shall distribute its income and
principal, if necessary, (but not to members), at such
time and in such manner as not to subject
the corporation to tax liability under section 494(a)
of the internal revenue code, and the
Corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing
(as defined in section 4941(d) of the
internal revenue code),
retain any excess building business holdings (as defined in section
4943(c) of the internal revenue code), make any investment
that would jeopardize carrying out any
of its exempt purposes under
section 4944 of the internal revenue code, or make any taxable
expenditures (as defined in section 4945(d) of the
internal revenue code).
Article XI
Amendments:
This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members
present at the annual business meeting, provided the
membership has been notified at least thirty
(30) days prior to the annual meeting of specific language
proposed for revision.
Amended
by the Board of Directors and Membership
April 9, 1997, Salt Lake City, Utah. April 15, 1998,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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