The Iowa Pharmacy Association is a non-profit corporation organized in 1998 incorporated
under the laws of the state of Iowa. The Bylaws of the Iowa Pharmacy Association
are as follows:
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CHAPTER I - ORGANIZATION |
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Article I - NAME |
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Name: The name of this organization shall be the IOWA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION. |
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Article II - PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES |
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Purpose: The Iowa Pharmacy Association is the state society representing
the profession of pharmacy, united for the purpose of advancing public health, particularly
the pharmaceutical care of all Iowans. The Iowa Pharmacy Association is organized
to preserve and advance the interests of the profession and to serve the professional
needs of all pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians. |
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Objectives: The objectives of the Iowa Pharmacy Association shall be: |
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To advance the art and science of the profession through organization functions
associated with professional standards, education, governmental affairs and economics. |
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2.2 |
To support a system of professional licensure of pharmacists to advance public health
and welfare. |
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To provide services to members that will promote professional growth and development
for all pharmacists in all practice disciplines. |
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To improve communication among pharmacists, other members of the health care industry,
and the public. |
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To conduct organizational activities and research in advancing public health education
and professional roles of pharmacists. |
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To promote the pharmacist’s role in ensuring the safe, effective and rational use
of medication, therapeutic agents and medical devices. |
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Article III - GOVERNMENT |
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Government: The Iowa Pharmacy Association shall be governed according to the Bylaws
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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The House of Delegates is the policy making body of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Article IV - IOWA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION REGIONS |
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Regions: There shall be five regions established by the Board of Trustees with the
approval of the House of Delegates, to reflect a numerical balance of membership.
The five regions shall constitute the basis for geographic representation on the
Board of Trustees and in the House of Delegates. |
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CHAPTER II - MEMBERSHIP |
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Article I - MEMBERSHIP PRINCIPLE |
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Membership: Any pharmacist is a candidate for active membership in the Iowa Pharmacy
Association and eligible for all membership rights, privileges, and services. All
health-system pharmacists in a variety of practice settings, such as community/ambulatory,
hospital, academia, managed care, long term care, and others, will be represented.
Individuals other than pharmacists or other entities may be eligible for other classifications
of membership. |
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Article II - MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION |
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Membership Classification: Membership classification of the Iowa Pharmacy Association
shall include: |
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"Active" Member - an individual who has completed the educational requirements to
be a pharmacist. An active member shall be entitled to all rights, privileges, and
services of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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"Associate" Member - an individual or firm not eligible for active membership who
is interested in advancing the profession of pharmacy. An associate member shall
be eligible for the services of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, but may not vote
or hold office in the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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"Honorary" Member - an individual who has achieved exemplary distinction for accomplishments
in or for pharmacy or health sciences may be elected as an honorary member by the
Board of Trustees. Unless otherwise eligible for active membership, an honorary
member may not vote or hold office in the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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"Student" Member - a student enrolled in a school or college of pharmacy. A student
member shall be eligible for the services of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, but
may not vote or hold office in the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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"Pharmacy" Member - a pharmacy which is licensed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners.
Pharmacy members are eligible for services and programs unique to these entities. |
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"Retired Pharmacist" Member - an individual who has completed the educational requirements
to be a pharmacist, is eligible for social security and practices less than an average
of twenty (20) hours per week. A retired member shall be entitled to all rights,
privileges, and services of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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"Pharmacy Technician" Member - a person who has been trained and is skilled in assisting
pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications and is registered with the Iowa
Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy technician members shall be
eligible for the services of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, but may not vote or
hold office in the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Article III - MEMBERSHIP DUES |
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Membership Dues: The Board of Trustees shall fix the dues of the various membership
classifications. Additional dues required by established Practice Interest Forums
will be determined by each Forum and approved by the Board of Trustees. |
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CHAPTER III - THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
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Article I - ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD |
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Composition: The Board of Trustees is the executive governing division of the Iowa
Pharmacy Association. The Board shall consist of the Iowa Pharmacy Association’s
officers, five regional trustees, five trustees at-large, and the officers of the
House of Delegates.Except for the Executive Vice President, all officers and trustees
shall be elected by the membership of the Association. One pharmacy technician and
one pharmacy student from each college of pharmacy in Iowa will be appointed in
accordance with policy adopted by the Board to serve a one year term as a non-voting
member of the Board. |
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Responsibilities: The Board of Trustees shall be vested with the authority and responsibility
of implementing policy adopted by the House of Delegates, conducting the business
and administering the finances of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. The Board shall
also be responsible for the following: |
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Approval of the annual budget. |
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Approval of the time and place for the Annual Meeting and other business meetings
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Appointment of the Executive Vice President. |
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Approval of all appointments to committees, task forces, and commissions of the
Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Establishment of Practice Interest Forums identified in accordance with a policy
process adopted by the Board of Trustees. |
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Appointment of all vacancies of the Board of Trustees. |
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Establishment and maintenance of affiliation agreements with national pharmacy organizations
as appropriate. |
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Nomination of the Honorary President and selection of all official Iowa Pharmacy
Association award participants. |
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Quorum and Attendance at Board Meetings: A majority of members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum. Two unexcused absences from meetings of the Board of Trustees
within an elected term shall constitute resignation from the Board. |
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Article II - OFFICERS |
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Officers: The officers of the Iowa Pharmacy Association shall be the Chairman of
the Board, President, President-elect, Treasurer and Executive Vice President. The
Executive Vice President shall be a non-voting member of the Board of Trustees. |
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Responsibilities of Officers: The responsibilities of the respective officers shall
include: |
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Chairman of the Board - The Chairman of the Board shall be the immediate past president
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association and shall preside at all meetings of the Board
of Trustees and Executive Committee. |
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President - The President shall preside at meetings of the membership. The President
shall present a report of the actions of the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting.
The President shall appoint, with consent of the Board, the committees, commissions,
and organizational units of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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President-elect - The President-elect shall assume all powers and duties of the
President in the absence of the President. The President-elect shall assume the
office of the President the next operational year of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Treasurer - The Treasurer shall present a financial report at all meetings of the
Board of Trustees and at the House of Delegates. The Treasurer and the Executive
Vice President shall prepare the Annual Budget and present it to the Board of Trustees
for approval. The Treasurer shall also advise the Executive Vice President and the
Board of Trustees on the proper management of the Iowa Pharmacy Association funds. |
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Executive Vice President - The Executive Vice President shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees and serve as the chief executive officer and corporate secretary
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. The duties of the Executive Vice President shall
be outlined in a formal employment contract. |
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Article III - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
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Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee shall consist
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association’s officers and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
The Executive Vice President shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Committee. |
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Responsibilities of the Executive Committee: The responsibilities of the Executive
Committee are as follows: |
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The transaction of the Iowa Pharmacy Association business in the interim between
meetings of the Board. |
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To make recommendations to the Board relative to property, funds and finances of
the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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To conduct performance evaluations of the Executive Vice President and negotiate
the Executive Vice President’s employment contract. |
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Quorum: Three members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum of the
Executive Committee. |
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Article IV - NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS AND TERMS OF OFFICE |
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Nominations Committee: The President shall appoint a Committee on Nominations, consisting
of no less than five members. These shall include, but not be limited to, the Chairs
from the Practice Interest Forums. The Chairman shall be the immediate past Chairman
of the Board of Trustees. It shall be the responsibility of the Nominations Committee
to select nominees for each elected position of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. The
Committee shall support the Association’s mission of representation of pharmacists
from a variety of practice settings in preparing a slate of candidates for approval
at the House of Delegates session. |
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Nominations: The Committee on Nominations shall submit, from the active members,
nominees for each elected office of the Association. A call for nominations shall
be published in the regular Iowa Pharmacy Association publication prior to the meeting
of the Committee on Nominations. Nominees for Trustees from three regions and two
at large seats shall be made for election in even numbered years. Nominees for Trustees
from two regions and three at large seats shall be made in odd numbered years. Nominations
may also be made from the floor of the House under applicable rules of order. |
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Elections: The Executive Vice President shall mail ballots to every Iowa Pharmacy
Association member with voting privileges at least sixty (60) days prior to the
end of the Iowa Pharmacy Association’s operational year. The ballots returned shall
be tallied according to procedures established by the Board of Trustees.Successful
candidates must receive a plurality of votes cast. The results of the election shall
be announced in the next regular publication of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. If,
prior to the completion of a contested election, the withdrawal of a candidate(s)
reduces the field to one candidate, the remaining candidate shall be declared to
be duly elected. |
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Terms of Office:No elected officer of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, except the
Treasurer shall hold the same officer position for more than one elected term and
no person shall hold two elective offices during the same operational year. Regional
and at large trustee positions shall be staggered in two year terms. The Treasurer
will be elected to a three year term and may serve no more than two consecutive
terms. |
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CHAPTER IV - COMMITTEES |
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Article I - STANDING COMMITTEES |
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Standing Committees: The President shall appoint, with the consent of the Board,
members to the following standing committees: |
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Policy Committee on Professional Affairs |
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Policy Committee on Public Affairs |
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Committee on Nominations |
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Other Committees and Task Forces: The President shall appoint, with the consent
of the Board, members to other committees and task forces deemed appropriate by
the Board and chairpersons to the Practice Interest Forums. |
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CHAPTER V - GENERAL OPERATION PROVISIONS |
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Article I - OFFICIAL MEETINGS |
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Official Meetings: The Iowa Pharmacy Association shall convene an Annual Meeting
each year and other such special meetings as necessary to conduct the business of
the Iowa Pharmacy Association. The membership shall be notified at least sixty (60)
days in advance of an Annual Meeting and at least thirty (30) days in advance of
a special meeting of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Article II - ORDER OF BUSINESS |
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Order of Business: The rules of order for the conduct of Iowa Pharmacy Association
business at an official meeting shall be Robert’s Rules of Order, as revised. The
order of business for official Iowa Pharmacy Association meetings shall be established
by the presiding officer. |
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Article III - ASSOCIATION FINANCES AND PROPERTIES |
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Association Finances and Properties: All Iowa Pharmacy Association moneys, except
a petty cash allowance, shall be deposited in financial institutions or invested
in such manner as determined by the Board of Trustees. |
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Article IV - PERSONAL LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION |
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Personal Liability and Indemnification: A director, officer, employee, member, trustee,
or volunteer of the Iowa Pharmacy Association shall not be liable for its debts
or obligations, and as a director, officer, member, trustee, or volunteer of the
Iowa Pharmacy Association shall not be liable for its debts or obligations, and
a director, officer, member, or other volunteer shall not be personally liable in
that capacity for a claim based upon an act or omission of the person performed
in the discharge of the person’s duties, except for a breach of duty of loyalty
to the Iowa Pharmacy Association for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or for a transaction
from which the person derives an improper personal benefit. |
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CHAPTER VI - IN STATE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS |
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Article I - PETITION AND RECOGNITION |
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Eligibility: An organization of pharmacists in Iowa may petition in writing to the
Board of Trustees for status as an affiliated organization of the Iowa Pharmacy
Association. Such petition shall be in accordance with procedures established by
the Board of Trustees. |
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Article II - PRIVILEGES |
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Privileges: An affiliated organization of pharmacists will be granted recognition
status in the House of Delegates in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9
and shall be eligible for special services available to affiliated organizations. |
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Article III - DISCLAIMER PROVISION |
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Disclaimer: Affiliated organizations, when acting in other than an official meeting
of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, are considered to be acting independent of the
Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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CHAPTER VII - PRACTICE INTEREST FORUMS |
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Article I - PRACTICE INTEREST FORUMS |
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Practice Interest Forums: Practice Interest Forums shall exist within the Iowa Pharmacy
Association to serve the educational and professional needs of distinct pharmacy
practice disciplines. Practice Interest Forums shall be statewide in scope and shall
be open to any member of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Practice Interest Forums
may be created in accordance with procedures by the Board of Trustees. Each Forum
shall have a chairperson appointed by the president. The Practice Interest Forums
will serve as advisory bodies to the board. |
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CHAPTER VIII - HOUSE OF DELEGATES |
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Article I - ORGANIZATION |
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Composition: The House of Delegates, the legislative division of the Iowa Pharmacy
Association, shall be composed of members of the Iowa Pharmacy Association which
include the following: |
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Regional Delegates - Each region of the Iowa Pharmacy Association shall be entitled
to seventeen (17) delegate seats. |
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Board of Trustees Delegates - All members of the Board of Trustees shall be entitled
to a seat in the House of Delegates. |
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Forum Delegates - All Practice Interest Forum chairpersons shall be entitled to
a seat in the House of Delegates. |
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College of Pharmacy Delegates - The Deans from each of Iowa’s colleges of pharmacy
shall each be entitled to a seat in the House of Delegates. |
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In State Affiliated Organization Delegates - Each in state affiliated organization
shall be entitled to one seat in the House of Delegates. |
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Student Delegates - Each college of pharmacy in the state of Iowa shall be entitled
to four (4) student delegate seats in the House of Delegates. |
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Past President Delegates - Each past president of the Iowa Pharmacy Association,
as well as past presidents of the Iowa Pharmacists Association and the Iowa Society
of Health System Pharmacists (formally the Iowa Society of Hospital Pharmacists),
shall be entitled to a seat in the House of Delegates. |
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Pharmacy Technician Delegates - Pharmacy Technicians shall be entitled to five (5)
delegate seats in the House of Delegates, one from each region of the Iowa Pharmacy
Association. |
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Selection of Regional Delegates: Delegates representing Iowa Pharmacy Association
regions shall be elected, by mail ballot, for a two year term in accordance with
rules adopted by the House of Delegates. |
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Responsibilities of the House of Delegates: The House of Delegates shall serve as
the policy making body of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. The House shall act on
all policy recommendations brought to it by standing committees and individual delegates.
The House shall review all proposals for amendments of Iowa Pharmacy Association
bylaws. The House may adopt rules, which are not inconsistent with these bylaws,
for the governing and administration of all House of Delegates business. |
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Article II - OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE |
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Officers of the House: The officers of the House of Delegates shall be the Speaker,
Vice Speaker, and Secretary. The Executive Vice President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association
shall serve as the Secretary of the House. |
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Responsibilities of Officers: The responsibilities of the respective officers shall
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Speaker - The Speaker shall preside at all meetings of the House of Delegates. The
Speaker shall appoint a parliamentarian at meetings of the House of Delegates.The
Speaker may appoint Committees of the House of Delegates as deemed necessary. The
Speaker shall present a report to the delegates at each meeting of the House of
Delegates. |
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Vice-Speaker - The Vice-Speaker shall preside and perform the responsibilities in
the absence of the Speaker. |
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Secretary - The Secretary shall administer the procedures for delegate certification.
The Secretary shall also prepare and submit minutes of the House of Delegates to
the delegates. |
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Term of Office: The Speaker and the Vice-Speaker shall be elected to one year terms
at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates. The elected officers shall be installed
prior to the adjournment of that Session. |
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Article III - GENERAL OPERATIONAL PROVISIONS |
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Meetings: The House of Delegates shall meet at least annually in conjunction with
the Annual Meeting of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. |
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Quorum and Voting: Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote. A delegate shall
not act as a proxy of another delegate, nor as a delegate for more than one organization.
A member of the Iowa Pharmacy Association may attend any session of the House of
Delegates and shall have privilege of the floor, but shall not be allowed to vote
if not serving as a delegate. Thirty (30) percent of the authorized delegates of
the House of Delegates shall constitute a quorum. |
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Order of Business:The rules of order for the conduct of business at official meetings
of the House of Delegates shall be Robert’s Rules of Order, as revised, or rules
of procedure as may be adopted by the House of Delegates. The order of business
for official meetings and sessions shall be established by the Speaker. |
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Motions: Motions receiving the affirmative vote of the majority of the delegates
present and voting shall be considered adopted by the House of Delegates. |
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New Business: Any matter to be presented as new business shall be presented to the
Secretary of the House in writing not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the
scheduled convening of the session in which new business is on the agenda. |
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CHAPTER IX - AMENDMENT |
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Article I - AMENDMENT PROCEDURES |
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Amendment: A proposal to amend the Bylaws shall be received in writing at the Iowa
Pharmacy Association headquarters office at least ninety (90) days in advance of
a meeting of the House of Delegates. Before submitting amendments to the House of
Delegates for approval, a draft of the amending language shall be shared with national
affiliated organizations. The proposal shall be considered by a committee on bylaws,
appointed by the President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, and reported to the
next meeting of the House of Delegates. Upon receiving two-third (2/3) vote of the
delegates present and voting, the proposed Bylaws amendment shall be submitted to
the membership for consideration. The Bylaws amendment shall be adopted upon receipt
of a majority vote of those voting for the Bylaws amendment. |
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CHAPTER X - DISSOLUTION |
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If for any reason, the Iowa Pharmacy Association is dissolved, the remaining assets
of the corporation shall be transferred by the Board of Trustees to a nonprofit
pharmacy related organization. |