INDIANA DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION BYLAWS

Adopted at the organizational meeting on 29 October 1993 and ratified at the initial business meeting on 14 June 1994.

ARTICLE I. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Application for Active or Associate Membership shall be made upon the official form of the Division and submitted to the Secretary- Treasurer with annual membership dues.

Section 2. The Secretary-Treasurer shall review the application for membership, and if it is complete, shall forward the application to the Chair of the Board of Directors. The Chair, in consultation with elected Board members, shall approve or deny the application within sixty (60)days of initial receipt of the application.

Section 3. Upon approval, the prospective member will be notified, billed for annual dues, and upon receipt of annual dues, will be issued a membership card.

ARTICLE II. DUES AND ASSESSMENT

Section 1. The annual dues shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) payable in advance on the first of January each year, which amount shall include a subscription to the Division’s official publication.

Section 2. Dues paid to the Division by any new applicant between January 1 and September 30 shall be applied to the dues for that calendar year only; dues paid by a new applicant between October 1 and December 31 shall apply to the following calendar year.

Section 3. Any current member who is delinquent as of April 1 in the payment of dues for the current year is deemed to be not in good  standing. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify such member of the fact immediately thereafter, and to remove such member’s name from the mailing list of the Division.

Section 4. In the event a member is not in good standing for non-payment of dues, as provided in the preceding Section, or has otherwise withdrawn his or her membership while in good standing, he or she may be reinstated upon payment of the current year’s dues.

ARTICLE III. QUORUM

Section 1. For purpose of conducting the business of the Division, the members in attendance at the annual business meeting shall constitute a quorum.

Section 2. Three elected members shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES ON CERTIFICATION

Section 1. The Division shall establish certification committees in compliance with the parent body regulations for the purpose of administering all applicable certification programs. Each committee member shall be appointed to a term of three years.

Section 2. The initial certification committees shall decide the expiration of terms for each member so that one member’s term expires one year hence, another in two years hence, and the third in three years hence.

Section 3. Members of any certification committee created by a new parent body program shall be appointed for terms of three, two, and one year(s) initially, with appointments of three years thereafter.

Section 4. The President shall appoint members to fill vacancies on any certification committee provided such appointment is in  compliance with the parent body regulations for such appointments. The President shall receive recommendations concerning the appointment by the certification committee, but such recommendations are not binding. Committee members may be reappointed at the discretion of the President and the advice of the committee.

Section 5. Each certification committee shall elect a Chair to coordinate the affairs of the committee.

Section 6. The President, upon recommendation by two committee members, in writing, may remove and replace for cause a committee member during a term.

Section 7. Any Division member may attend certification committee meetings; however, certification committee members may exclude anyone who is not a member of the committee from deliberations or voting concerning any applicant for certification.

ARTICLE V. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Section 1. The Resolutions Committee shall consist of no less than three members, one of whom shall be the Vice President, who shall chair the Committee.

Section 2. The Resolutions Committee shall serve as a legislative body in proposing matters of interest or concern to the membership. Such matters may include, but not be limited to , changes in the Constitution and Bylaws of the Division.

Section 3. Actions of the Resolutions Committee do not prevent any member from proposing resolutions or legislative matters from the floor during the annual business meeting.

ARTICLE VI. ETHICS AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Section 1. The Ethics and Investigations Committee shall consist of no less than three members, who shall elect a Chair from among themselves.

Section 2. The Ethics and Investigations Committee, at the discretion of the Chair of the Board of Directors, conducts investigations into any charges filed against a member as outlined in Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for report to the Board of Directors. The committee shall also review other matters of ethical or improper conduct as directed by the President or Board of Directors that are deemed as in the best interest of the Division.

ARTICLE VII. FINANCIAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall establish a bank account in the name of the Division for the purpose of maintaining all monies associated with the General Account. The Secretary-Treasurer shall ensure that sufficient funds are available for conducting Division business. Any funds in excess of anticipated annual expenses may be invested in bank certificates or deposits which provide reasonable financial return for the Division. Such investments shall be part of the Secretary-Treasurer’s report as provided in Article V of the Constitution.

Section 2. The Secretary-Treasurer shall receive all proceeds of the Division for deposit in the General Account.

Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be authorized to issue warrants from the General Account in payment of all debits approved by the Division or Board of Directors, or as provided for in the Constitution and Bylaws, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). Warrants issued for any amounts exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) shall require countersignature of the President or the Chair of  the Board of Directors.

Section 4. The Secretary-Treasurer shall issue the Editor an advance payment for expenses related to the preparation and mailing of each newsletter, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). The Editor shall furnish the Secretary- Treasurer with all receipts associated with the advance payment.

Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer may spend an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) annually on routine office expenses without prior board approval. All expenditures must be documented.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS

Any motion to amend the Division Bylaws must be read and passed by majority vote at an annual business meeting, then approved by the International body, before the amendment can take effect.