Proposed Changes to the AMP Bylaws

The AMP Council has approved the changes to the AMP Bylaws as described below. Membership approval will be on the ballot.
Click here to see the proposed bylaws, with changes tracked and explanatory comments inserted.

1.  What it is: Change wording to allow the election of more than one representative to the Clinical Practice and Training & Education Committees. Terms of service will be staggered, as is now the case with Subdivision Representatives to the Nominating Committee.
What it means: More people want to be involved (hurray). Each year, there is an increasing number of challenges and opportunities for committees to address. This is a win-win.

2.  What it is: Enables the terms of service to begin immediately after the Annual Meeting rather than on January 1.
What it means: New officers currently “get their feet wet” at the Annual Meeting. This change will eliminate the current confusion and “lame duck” month-plus period from Annual Meeting to the end of the year.

3.  What it is: Provide voting privileges on Council to the Past President.
What it means: This is an administrative detail overlooked in 2006, when the Nominating Committee Chair was re-assigned from President-Elect to Past-President. The Nominating Committee Chair is to have a vote on Council.

4.  What it is: Updates membership eligibility requirements to state that AMP will not discriminate membership applications based on criteria other than professional qualifications; gives Council the authority to approve membership applications and to delegate that ability.
What it means: This preserves AMP’s “big tent” membership value while giving Council the authority to flexibility to delegate review of membership applications to staff. This update is based on legal advice from our attorney.
 

04/29/2008