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b.
c.
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action has been sent with this notice; and
action has been sent with this notice; and
3. Upon its request, the constituent district
3. Upon its request, the constituent district has
has been granted a hearing and has been
been granted a hearing and has been given at
given at least thirty- (30) days’ notice of
least thirty- (30) days’ notice
such a hearing.
of such a hearing.
PSNA Board of Directors shall appoint interim
b. PSNA Board of Directors shall appoint interim
officers to function for a reasonable period of
officers to function for a reasonable period of time
time to be fixed by PSNA Board of Directors
to be fixed by PSNA Board of Directors during
during which the district membership shall be
which the district membership shall be invited to
invited to participate in formulation of a plan
participate in formulation of a plan for the future
for the future of that constituent district.
of that constituent district.
The interim government may be removed by a
c. The interim government may be removed by a
majority vote of the entire membership of
majority vote of the entire membership of PSNA
PSNA Board of Directors.
Board of Directors.
SECTION 5. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT
a.
The manner of dissolution of districts shall be
as follows:
1. All requests for dissolution by constituent
districts must be submitted to PSNA Board
of Directors at least ninety- (90) days prior
to the intended date of dissolution. The
written request must be accompanied by
the rationale for such action, any
deliberations, and the vote of the
constituent district membership. PSNA
Board of Directors will submit its decision
to the constituent district thirty- (30) days
prior to the requested date of intent of
dissolution.
2. PSNA Board of Directors shall move to
dissolve a constituent district when interim
governance has been determined to fail.
3. Members’ Rights in accordance with
Article III, Section 2, PSNA shall notify
members of dissolved constituent districts
of realigned boundaries of existing
districts. Members of affected constituent
SECTION 5. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT
a. The manner of dissolution of districts shall be as
follows:
1. All requests for dissolution by constituent
districts must be submitted to PSNA Board
of Directors at least ninety- (90) days prior
to the intended date of dissolution. The
written request must be accompanied by
the rationale for such action, any
deliberations, and the vote of the
constituent district membership. PSNA
Board of Directors will submit its decision
to the constituent district thirty- (30) days
prior to the requested date of intent of
dissolution.
2. PSNA Board of Directors shall move to
dissolve a constituent district when interim
governance has been determined to fail.
3. Members’ Rights in accordance with
Article III, Section 2, PSNA shall notify
members of dissolved constituent districts
of realigned boundaries of existing
districts. Members of affected constituent
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district shall maintain full membership
district shall maintain full membership
privileges.
privileges.
b.
Assets
b.
Assets
1. Expenditures of monies of constituent
1. Expenditures of monies of constituent
districts undergoing dissolution shall be in
districts undergoing dissolution shall be in
conformity with the purposes of that
conformity with the purposes of that
district until action by PSNA Board of
district until action by PSNA Board of
Directors. If PSNA Board of Directors
Directors. If PSNA Board of Directors
approves a request for dissolution of
approves a request for dissolution of
constituent districts, all expenditures will
constituent districts, all expenditures will
cease and remaining monies, after payment
cease and remaining monies, after payment
of district indebtedness and reasonable
of district indebtedness and reasonable
administrative costs, shall be forwarded to
administrative costs, shall be forwarded to
PSNA to be placed in an escrow account.
PSNA to be placed in an escrow account.
Escrow account monies will be
Escrow account monies will be
proportionately dispersed to realigned
proportionately dispersed to realigned
districts according to the members’ choice
districts according to the members’ choice
of a constituent district. All other material
of a constituent district. All other material
assets shall be liquidated within sixty- (60)
assets shall be liquidated within sixty- (60)
days and the proceeds forwarded to PSNA.
days and the proceeds forwarded to PSNA.
2. All records of the dissolving constituent
2. All records of the dissolving constituent
district will be forwarded to PSNA
district will be forwarded to PSNA
headquarters for appropriate reallocation
headquarters for appropriate reallocation
Pennsylvania State and/or
Nurses storage.
Association
and/or storage.
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approval
of the Board of Directors;
approval
of the Board of Directors;
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2. Receive or initiate proposed amendments
2. Receive or initiate proposed amendments
FFICERS
FFICERS
to the bylaws
of PSNA;
to the bylaws
of PSNA;
3. Present proposed bylaws amendments or
3. Present proposed bylaws amendments or
SECTION 1. revisions to the ANA for approval of
SECTION 1. revisions to the ANA for approval of
The officers of PSNA
shall be President, Vice President,
The officers of PSNA
shall be
President, Vice President,
conformity;
conformity
harmony;
Secretary and
all of whom
must
be full
Secretary and
all of whom
must
be full
4. Treasurer,
Review Model
District
Bylaws
annually
4. Treasurer,
Review Model
District
Bylaws
annually
members. They shall
be elected with
by ballot
by the
members. They shall
be elected with
by ballot
by the
for conformity
PSNA
for conformity
PSNA
membership 5. of PSNA.
The