2011 House of Delegates Adopted Resolutions
RESOLVED HD 11-09 :
RESOLVED HD 11-10 :
THAT THE FOLLOWING HOUSE OF DELEGATES POLICIES BE FORWARDED TO THE 2011 HOUSE OF DELEGATES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO SUNSET : HD 71-9 , HD 85-27 , HD 86-9 , HD 91-30 AND HD 94-33 .
THAT THE FOLLOWING HOUSE OF DELEGATES POSITIONS BE FORWARDED TO THE 2011 HOUSE OF DELEGATES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO SUNSET : HD 67-8 , HD 71-8 , HD 76-5 , HD 81-12 , HD 87-32 , HD 89-30 , HD 97-74 , HD 01-32 AND HD 03-47 .
RESOLVED |
THAT SECTION 1.1.2 OF PDA BYLAWS BE REVISED TO EXTEND |
HD 11-11 : |
THE DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC DUES PAYMENT FROM JUNE 30 |
TO DECEMBER 15 . |
RESOLVED HD 11-12 :
THAT PDA REQUESTS THE ADA ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A PENNSYLVANIA / ADA PILOT PROGRAM FOR A CONDENSED TIMEFRAME FOR TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS .
RESOLVED THAT SECTION 4.2.1 “ UNFILLED DELEGATION ” BE ADDED TO HD 11-13 : THE PDA BYLAWS .
4.2.1 UNFILLED DELEGATION : In the event that a district is unable to seat the authorized number of alternate delegates for an entire meeting of the House of Delegates , that district , upon a majority vote of the district delegates present , may seat any Association member from that district who meets the criteria set forth in 4.2 of these Bylaws .
RESOLVED HD 11-14 :
THAT SECTION F , “ SEATING OF A NONCREDENTIALED MEMBER FOR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE ,” BE ADDED TO THE PDA HOUSE OF DELEGATES MANUAL .
F . SEATING OF A NONCREDENTIALED MEMBER FOR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE : In the event that a district is unable to seat the authorized number of alternate delegates for a session of the House of Delegates , that district , upon a majority vote of the district delegates present , may seat any Association member from that district , whose dues have been paid in full by the last business day of January or who participates in the electronic dues payment program , as an alternate delegate for that session of the House of Delegates . The district chair shall present that member to the Committee on Credentials prior to being seated . The Secretary will read into the record the name of the new alternate and the alternate being replaced .
RESOLVED THAT CHAPTER IV , SECTION D OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES HD 11-15 : MANUAL BE AMENDED TO READ :
Alternate delegates do not have the privilege of access to the floor but may be seated in the visitor ’ s section or in a section designated specifically for alternate delegates .
Each component society delegation , through a chair elected by the delegation to the annual session , shall have the privilege of determining the duly elected alternate delegate who shall be substituted for an absent delegate from that component society .
If an alternate delegate is to act in the absence of a delegate for an entire meeting of the House of Delegates , the district chair must report to the Committee on Credentials the name of the alternate delegate who will be seated as a delegate .
If an alternate delegate is to act in the absence of a delegate for a portion of a meeting of the House of Delegates , it is acceptable for a credentialed alternate to use a delegate ’ s
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