Bylaws

NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS BYLAWS
As Amended April 24, 2018

The name of this Association shall be the NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

ARTICLE II – OBJECTS

The objects of this Association shall be to promote public health, to encourage scientific research, to support high standards of osteopathic education, to unite the profession for the maintenance of high standards of practice and to cooperate with the American Osteopathic Association.

ARTICLE III – CORPORATION

This Association shall function as a not-for-profits corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey and no funds shall be distributed from the treasury by loan, gift or other distribution for the benefit of any individual member.

ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1 – QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants for membership, except Honorary, shall be graduates of a college of Osteopathic Medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association at the time of their graduation and shall be licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey. They shall be of good moral character and shall agree to conform to the Code of Ethics of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Application shall be made upon the prescribed form, and shall be accompanied by the application fee and dues as required by the Bylaws.
The office address of a member shall be considered the official address in both the Association and District Society, unless the member requests the use of their residence as the official address.
Application Processing
1. The name of each applicant shall be published to the membership.
2. If objection is filed with regard to any applicant within 30 days after publication, the Membership Committee shall make a full investigation and report to the Board of Directors.
3. Applications which are complete in every detail, and on which no objection has been received from the membership, shall be referred to the Membership Committee for review and the granting of provisional approval, which action shall be reported to the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
4. The Board of Directors shall make the final approval or rejection of all applications.
5. Following final approval by the Board of Directors the Executive Director shall enroll the applicant and notify the member and the secretary of the proper district society.

SECTION 2 – MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION

An Active Member shall be licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey and shall maintain greater than 50% of his/her practice in New Jersey.
A Life Member shall be one who has reached 70 years of age and has been a member of this Association for 25 consecutive years immediately preceding application for Life membership.
An Honorary Member shall be any individual recognized by this Association who has made a significant contribution to this Association, osteopathic medicine and health care in New Jersey or the nation. (See Section 3.).
An Associate Member shall be either:
1. An osteopathic physician who maintains greater than 50% of active practice in either another state, or the military and belongs to that divisional society, and resides or partially practices in the state of New Jersey, OR
2. Any non-osteopathic physician who desires to affiliate with the Association in support of its objectives.
A Non-Resident member shall be a member who maintains his entire practice in another state not contiguous to New Jersey and who is an active member of that state osteopathic association.
A Retired Member shall be a member who has retired from all practice of medicine.
Interns/Resident Member shall be an osteopathic college graduate who is a full time intern, resident or fellow in an accredited institution. This classification shall also include a member in a full time Preceptoral Training Program.
A Student Member shall be a person who is a student in an A.O.A. accredited college of osteopathic medicine. (See Section 4).

SECTION 3 – HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

A resolution proposing an individual for Honorary Membership in this Association shall be prepared and signed by at least ten active members in good standing and sent to the Executive Director. The resolution shall state the proposed candidate's name and contributions to the healing arts, public health, NJAOPS, the A.O.A., or to the osteopathic profession in general. The Executive Director shall publish the resolution prior to the next meeting of the House of Delegates for action at that time. A unanimous vote of the House members present and voting shall be required to elect a candidate to Honorary Membership.
Honorary Members shall receive the Association Journal and Newsletter without charge. They shall not be eligible to vote, hold membership in the House of Delegates or the Board of Directors or to hold any elective office of the Association.

SECTION 4 – STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 5 – PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES

All members in good standing of this Association shall be admitted to all general sessions of the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates.
All members regardless of membership classification shall be eligible for all membership benefit programs of this Association.
Honorary, Honorary Lay, Associate, Non-Resident, Retired, Intern/Resident and Student members shall not be privileged to vote or hold office.
All persons classified as members of this Association agree to comply with the Bylaws of this Association and the Code of Ethics of the American Osteopathic Association.
No individual member of the NJAOPS shall publish or cause to be published any information, propaganda, or material that shall be detrimental to the best interest of the NJAOPS. Violations of this rule shall be considered unethical conduct and subject to investigation and action by the NJAOPS Committee on Ethics.
No individual shall endorse any legislative proposition in the name of the Association nor permit the name of any officers, as such, to be used without first obtaining permission from the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6 – IN GOOD STANDING

SECTION 7 – DURATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership shall continue during the existence of the Association unless terminated by the death of the member, written resignation or as hereinafter provided.
Waiver of Dues: Members with specific reasons may submit a request to the Executive Director for a waiver of their dues for a specific period of time. The Executive Director shall refer such requests for action to the Board of Directors.
Membership terminated for non-payment of dues and assessments:
1. Any member failing to pay their dues or making specific arrangements by January 1 of the membership year shall have their membership automatically inactivated effective January 1 of the membership year.
2. Such former members at the discretion of and by the order of the Board of Directors, may be reinstated to membership by application accompanied by current year’s dues and specific debts to the Association.
Membership terminated for other causes:
1. The membership of any person who shall cease to have the stated qualifications for membership may be terminated by the Board of Directors by a two-thirds vote of the voting members thereof at a regular meeting, or at a meeting called for that purpose.
2. The membership of any person may be terminated for a breach of the Code of Ethics of the American Osteopathic Association in the manner stipulated in the document, “Procedures for Handling Ethics Problems,” adopted by the House of Delegates on June 26, 1966.
3. The membership of any member may be terminated for the non-payment of any benefit fee or premium contracted with the Association or for which Association membership is required to participate.
The written resignation of any board member from this Association shall be effective upon acceptance by the Board of Directors.
Any person whose membership in the Association has been terminated shall forfeit all interest in any funds or other properties belonging to the Association.

ARTICLE V – FEES AND DUES

SECTION 1 – APPLICATION FEE

All applicants for membership shall pay an application fee as from time to time determined by the Board of Directors and approved by the House of Delegates.
There shall be no application fee for those who apply for membership while a student, intern or resident.

SECTION 2 – DUES

The dues for all categories of memberships of this Association shall as from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and approved by the House of Delegates, and shall become effective on January 1, following such approval.
The schedule of dues for all categories of membership shall be distributed to the membership at least annually.
All changes in dues must be approved by the House of Delegates.
All dues are payable at the beginning of the calendar year, except in the initial year when dues shall accompany the membership applications.

SECTION 3 – OSTEOPATHIC PROGRESS FUND

A sum of money, as from time to time determined by the House of Delegates, for each full paying active member's dues shall be designated for a voluntary contribution to either a school of osteopathic medicine designated by the member, or the New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation (NJOEF). If no such designation is made, said portion of the member's dues shall be transferred to the New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation.

ARTICLE VI – DISTRICT SOCIETIES

SECTION 1 – PURPOSE

District societies shall be organized throughout the state to provide adequate representation for the individual member by election of the proper number of delegates to the House of Delegates.

SECTION 2 – ORGANIZATION

A district group desiring a Charter shall submit its request to the Board of Directors. Following authorization to form a District Society the group may organize as a division of this Association. The Constitution and Bylaws of the new society shall be submitted for approval by the House of Delegates before the District Society may be granted a Charter. At any time thereafter while said Charter is in force, this Association may request evidence from the District Society, that its Constitution, Bylaws, and policies conform to those of this Association. The District Society shall furnish such evidence to this Association.

SECTION 3 – SPECIFIC GUIDELINE

There shall be only one recognized District Society for each county.
A District Society may include up to four counties, if requested by the members practicing in those counties.
County Societies in existence at the time of the adoption of these Bylaws are hereby declared official District Societies.
A District Society may be absorbed by an adjoining District Society by request of a majority of the members of each District Society.

SECTION 4 – DISTRICT SOCIETY OFFICERS AND DELEGATES

The officers, delegates and alternate delegates of each District Society shall be active members of this Association in good standing.
Each District Society shall elect a delegate and an alternate delegate to the House of Delegates of the Association for a term of three years on the basis of one delegate for every ten members of NJAOPS. Each District Society with less than ten members of NJAOPS shall elect one delegate and one alternate delegate.
An Active member of this Association may vote, or hold office in only the District Society that contains his official address as defined in Section 1., Paragraph C. In no case shall a person have the privilege of voting in any election or parliamentary procedure in more than one District Society.

SECTION 5 – REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 6 – DELEGATE PROCEDURES

In the event a delegate cannot attend a meeting an alternate delegate from the same District Society shall be seated for the period of such absence.
In the event a delegate cannot complete the term of office, the alternate delegate shall fill the vacancy. If the alternate delegate cannot complete the term, then the House of Delegates shall declare a vacancy and notify the District Society to elect a delegate to fill the unexpired term. If the vacancy is not filled within 90 days, the House of Delegates shall fill the vacancy by electing a member from that District Society.

SECTION 7 – NUMBER OF DELEGATES

SECTION 8 – DELEGATES TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

The Executive Director of this Association shall notify in January of each year those District Societies whose delegates and alternate delegates' terms of office will expire before the next annual meeting of the House of Delegates so that new elections may be held by the District Societies.
Delegates and alternates shall be elected to three year terms of office. The schedule of election shall be staggered with District

Societies electing as follows:

Bergen/Passaic, Burlington, Middlesex, Ocean, Tri-County;
Atlantic, Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren;
Camden, Cape May, Hudson, Mercer, Monmouth and Morris.

ARTICLE VII – HOUSE OF DELEGATES

SECTION 1 – MEMBERS

The House of Delegates shall be composed of the delegates elected by the District Societies of this Association who shall have one vote each, and the elected officers of this Association who shall have voice but no vote. NJAOPS Officers may be elected by their District Societies as delegates.

SECTION 2 – QUALIFICATIONS

SECTION 3 – DUTIES

The House of Delegates shall be the legislative and policy making body of this Association.
The House of Delegates shall be responsible for the following:
1. Election of Speaker, Assistant Speaker, Parliamentarian, and Sergeant-At-Arms.
2. Adoption of the annual budget.
3. Election of officers and directors.
Election of AOA delegates and alternate delegates.
Amendment of the Bylaws.
Granting of District Society Charters.
Creation of other legislation and policy as deemed necessary for the good of the Association.

SECTION 4 – SPEAKER

SECTION 5 – ASSISTANT SPEAKER

SECTION 6 – PARLIAMENTARIAN

SECTION 7 – SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

SECTION 8 – COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS

The Credentials Committee shall be responsible for seeing that all District Society delegates to the House of Delegates meet the NJAOPS requirements and are seated according to the rules and regulations established by the House. The Credentials Committee shall be responsible for the following duties at each House meeting:
1. Ask each delegate for his name and check it against the official roster.
2. Record on official roster each delegate's presence at each meeting.
3. Be certain that no more than the maximum number of delegates are seated from any one district society. If additional members come to observe, or if an alternate comes whose presence is not officially required, then these members shall sit at the back of the room and NOT with their delegation.
4. Utilize the services of the Sergeant-at-Arms when necessary.
5. When an alternate serves in the place of a delegate, indicate on the attendance roster for that meeting which delegate the alternate is replacing. This can be done by drawing a line from the alternate's name to the name of the delegate.
6. Names of delegates and alternates must be officially registered at the NJAOPS office at least 30 days prior to any House meeting. The Roster of Delegates is prepared from these names of delegates and alternates elected by the District Societies. NO NAMES MAY BE ADDED TO THE ROSTER ON THE DAY OF THE HOUSE MEETING.
7. All delegates seated must be given badges with the request to wear them during the meeting and return them to the desk when the meeting adjourns.

SECTION 9 – MEETINGS

Scheduled Meetings: The Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates shall be held in the spring. The semi-annual meeting of the House of Delegates shall be held in the fall.
Special Meetings may be called by:
1. The President
2. 2/3 vote of the total voting members of the Board of Directors, or
3. By a signed petition of twenty-five members in good standing of this Association provided at least ten days written notice shall be given to all delegates, stating the subjects to be considered.
4. Special meetings may be held electronically whereby written material appropriate to the special meeting will be distributed via email to the Delegates at least 10 days prior to the Special Meeting. Voting will be done via Survey Monkey or similar online service. Videoconferencing may also be utilized for Special Meetings.
Scheduling Procedures:
1. The schedule of meetings of the House of Delegates for the ensuing year shall be determined at the annual meeting.
2. Notice of scheduled meetings of the House of Delegates shall be published at least 30 days prior to the day of each meeting.
Quorum: A simple majority of the voting members of the House of Delegates shall constitute a quorum.

SECTION 10 – VACANCIES IN OFFICE OF SPEAKER ASSISTANT SPEAKER, PARLIAMENTARIAN OR SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

SECTION 11 – VACANCIES IN HOUSE MEMBERSHIP

When a member of the House of Delegates fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the House of Delegates, and fails to secure the attendance of an alternate delegate, then the delegate will be automatically removed from the delegation.
The vacancy shall be filled by a new representative from the respective District Society. If no new representative is appointed by the District Society or is not in attendance at the next House of Delegates meeting, a new representative from that District Society may be elected by a majority vote of the House of Delegates.
The delegate may be reinstated at the next House of Delegates meeting he/she attends.
The member of the House of Delegates shall be notified of his/her removal due to absence or the alternate delegate's absence at two consecutive meetings by the Executive Director based on the official record of attendance recorded by the Credentials Committee. In addition, the President of the District Society, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the President of this Association shall be notified of the removal.

ARTICLE VIII – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 1 – MEMBERS

The voting members of the Board of Directors shall be composed of the officers of the association and sixteen elected directors. Non- voting members of the Board shall include the Executive Director and Member of the Board of Medical Examiners.
1. Nine Directors to be elected from the general membership.
2. One Senior Director who shall be a Past President, at least five years removed from office.
3. One Student Director selected by the House of Delegates.
4. Three Resident Directors selected by the House of Delegates.
5. The Dean of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine or his/her appointee.
6. One Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Director appointed by the institution and approved by the House of Delegates.
Members of the Association in good standing may attend meetings of the Board of Directors and have voice, but no vote.
Guests may be admitted to meetings of the Board of Directors upon approval of the President or 2/3 consent of the members thereof.

SECTION 2 – QUALIFICATIONS

SECTION 3 – ELECTION PROCEDURE: DIRECTORS

The Nominating Committee shall convene in accordance with these Bylaws to nominate members to be Directors of the Association.
The report of the Nominating Committee shall be published annually to all members at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.
Not more than four of the twenty voting members of the Board of Directors may come from any one District Society.
Elections shall be held at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.
At each annual meeting, three directors shall be elected from the general membership for a term of 3 years and may serve up to three consecutive, three-year terms.
The Senior Director shall be elected annually to serve for one year.
The Student and resident Directors shall be elected annually to serve for one year.

SECTION 4 – DUTIES

The Board of Directors shall meet at least four times annually in accordance with a schedule established at its first meeting following the annual convention, or on call of the President or a majority of the voting members of the Board and/or the House of Delegates.
A majority of the voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
The Board of Directors shall be the Executive Body of this Association and shall manage its affairs in accordance with the Bylaws of this Association and the policies and directives of the House of Delegates.
The Board of Directors shall assume the duties of the House of Delegates in the event a quorum is not present at any meeting of the House, in which case the Delegates present shall have voice but no vote.
Written notice of meetings shall be mailed to all Board Members at least ten days prior to each meeting.

SECTION 5 – TERMINATION AND FILLING VACANCIES

When a member of the Board of Directors fails to attend two board meetings without proper cause or three Board meetings within a term year, then the office may be declared vacant by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
When a Board member resigns his/her position to advance to an officer’s position or to leave the Board entirely prior to the end of his/her term, the position shall be considered vacant.
The vacancy shall be filled by the Board until the next annual meeting of the House of Delegates, at which time the House shall fill the remainder of the unexpired term by majority vote.

SECTION 6 – INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 7 – EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Executive and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate Past President. The Executive Director, and Association Accountant shall participate in all meetings of the Executive and Finance Committee, but shall have no vote. Association general counsel shall participate when requested by the Board of Directors.
Duties
The Executive and Finance Committee shall:
1. Meet at least four times annually in accordance with a schedule of meetings which shall be established at its first meeting following the annual meeting of the House of Delegates or on call of the President. Written notice of meetings shall be mailed to all Committee members at least ten days prior to each meeting.
2. Review the business and professional affairs of the Association and make recommendations to the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates regarding the conduct of Association activities.
3. Conduct its activities in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association.

ARTICLE IX – OFFICERS

SECTION 1 – QUALIFICATIONS

The officers shall be active members in good standing of this Association, the American Osteopathic Association and their respective District Societies for at least two years immediately preceding their election.

SECTION 2 – ELECTION PROCEDURE: OFFICERS

The Nominating Committee shall convene in accordance with these Bylaws to nominate members to be officers of the Association.
The report of the Nominating Committee shall be published annually to all members at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.
The election of officers shall take place at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates
The President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected for one year terms by the House of Delegates.

SECTION 3 – DUTIES

SECTION 4 – TERMINATION

SECTION 5 – VACANCIES

ARTICLE X – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SECTION 1 – GENERAL

The Executive Director shall serve as the Chief Operating Officer for the Association. Working in concert with the President, the Executive Director shall fully and faithfully perform all duties required by the officers, Board of Directors and other responsible parties of the Association consistent with the policies established by the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates.

SECTION 2 – DUTIES

ARTICLE XI – DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

SECTION 1 – APPOINTMENTS

Appointment of Department Directors, Committee Chair-persons and committee members shall be made by the President. The President shall ensure that there is equitable representation from the District Societies on all committees. All appointments are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors at the last scheduled meeting before the Annual Meeting and take effect as of the Annual Meeting. All Department

Directors shall be members of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2 – QUALIFICATIONS

SECTION 3 – DUTIES

SECTION 4 – ORGANIZATION

The committee activities of this Association shall be organized under three departments with an Association officer serving as director of each. The departments shall be (1) Department of Professional Affairs, (2) Department of Public Affairs and Communications and (3) Department of Organizational Affairs.
The Nominating committee described under Section 8 below shall be a free standing permanent committee of this Association.
The Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Committee (AROC), described under Section 9 below shall be a free standing permanent committee of this Association.
Committees shall communicate on an annual basis to the Board of Directors regarding their activities.

SECTION 5 – DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS

The Director of the Department of Professional Affairs shall organize and supervise the work of the following committees and see that necessary meetings are held, programs are developed and reports prepared according to schedule.

Ethics Committee shall consist of a chairman and 6 members.
1. The Chairman of the Ethics committee shall be a member of the Board appointed by the president and shall serve a one year term.
2. The six members of the Committee shall be elected by the House of Delegates. Two members shall be elected annually for three year terms.
3. The Committee on Ethics shall have supervision over all matters relating to the Code of Ethics and shall act as arbitrator between an individual disagreement and/or misunderstanding and shall be charged with pursuing such matter to a satisfactory and reasonable conclusion. The Committee on Ethics shall also determine what ethics problems are prevalent in the State and prepare educational material for publication in the NJAOPS Journal, Newsletter or by special bulletin to the membership to help inform each member on any phase of ethics which seems to be violated by one or more members. The Committee should prepare several articles for dissemination through Association media during the year.
Institutions
Quality Assurance/Utilization Review
CME
Managed Care
OMT
New Physicians in Practice

SECTION 6 – DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS

SECTION 7 – DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS

The Director of the Department of Organizational Affairs shall organize and supervise the activities of the following committees and see that necessary meetings are held, programs are developed and reports prepared according to schedule.

Alumni Affairs
Awards
Benevolence
Bylaws Committee shall consist of the Secretary, a Past President and three additional members appointed by the President, and shall safeguard the form and language of amendments and maintain the clarity and integrity of the Bylaws.
Insurance
Long Range Planning
Membership

The Membership Committee shall consist of the Vice President, Secretary and three additional members elected by the House of Delegates, one each year for three year terms. The Membership Committee shall act to promote membership in this Association and the American Osteopathic Association and shall evaluate all applications for membership in this Association and report their general conclusion on each application to the Board of Directors without revealing detailed confidential information.

Resolutions
Technology

SECTION 8 – NOMINATING COMMITTEE

A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President prior to December 1 of each year and shall consist of two members of the Board of Directors and three members of the House of Delegates who are not members of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall make nominations for President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, three Directors, A Senior Director, Speaker, Assistant Speaker, Sergeant-At-Arms, Parliamentarian, two Ethics Committee members, a Membership Committee member, a Trustee for a seven year term to serve on the New Jersey Osteopathic Trust, the delegates to the American Osteopathic Association in accordance with these Bylaws and four of 12 Trustees of the New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation to be elected annually for three year terms.
The report of the Nominating Committee shall be published annually to all members at least 30 days prior to
the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates at which time the election shall be held.

SECTION 9 – ATLANTIC REGIONAL OSTEOPATHIC CONVENTION (AROC) COMMITTEE

SECTION 10 – OTHER COMMITTEES

ARTICLE XII – DELEGATES TO THE A.O.A. HOUSE OF DELEGATES

SECTION 1 – QUALIFICATIONS

Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the House of Delegates of the American Osteopathic Association shall be active members in good standing of this Association and of the American Osteopathic Association for at least three years immediately preceding their election. Delegates shall have served on the Board of Directors or the House of Delegates for at least two years.

SECTION 2 – ELECTION

Delegates and Alternate Delegates shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates of this Association in the same manner as an officer of the Association.
The President of the Association shall serve as Chairman of the NJAOPS Delegation to the A.O.A. House of Delegate. He/she shall appoint an assistant Chairman.
The number of delegates certified in writing by the American Osteopathic Association shall be nominated and elected to serve the following terms:
1. Each year the new Secretary shall be elected as a delegate for a five year term. He/she only serve in this capacity during the terms of office as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President-Elect, and President of this Association.
2. The remaining number of delegates shall be elected corresponding to the number of vacancies present and serve for two years.
Upon resignation of a delegate, a new delegate shall be elected for the unexpired term at the next annual meeting of the New Jersey House of Delegates.
A delegate who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the AOA House of Delegates, will be ineligible for election to the delegation for one year.
These nominations shall be made by the Nominating Committee and published at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting.

SECTION 3 – DUTIES

The delegates elected are expected to attend the meetings of the American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates.
In the absence of the delegation and assistant chairman, the other delegates present at the AOA House Meeting shall select one of the remaining delegates as temporary chairman.
AOA delegates are required to attend all meetings of the House of Delegates of this Association unless excused by the Speaker for an acceptable reason. Those attending AOA delegates who are not members of the House of Delegates of this Association will have voice but not voting privileges.

SECTION 4 – ALTERNATIVE DELEGATES

SECTION 5 – STUDENT DELEGATES

All appointed Student Delegates to the New Jersey Delegation to the AOA House of Delegates shall be Student Members in good standing of this Association and of the American Osteopathic Association.
Student Delegates shall be designated by their school of Osteopathic Medicine.
All Student Delegates shall abide by the rules and regulations of the AOA House of Delegates and those governing the New Jersey AOA Delegation.

ARTICLE XIII

SECTION 1 – GENERAL

In addition to the House of Delegates and Board of Directors meetings, the Association may hold business and/or clinical meetings as required and approved by the House of Delegates.

ARTICLE XIV - CODE OF ETHICS

The Code of Ethics of the American Osteopathic Association shall constitute the Code of Ethics of this Association and its affiliated organizations.

ARTICLE XV – BUDGET & FINANCES

SECTION 1 – APPROPRIATIONS

The Budget and all necessary appropriations shall be adopted by the House of Delegates upon recommendation of the Executive and Finance Committee and approval by the Board of Directors. An adverse ruling on such proposals by the Board of Directors or the Executive & Finance Committee may be overruled by a two-thirds vote of the House of Delegates.

SECTION 2 – EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES

SECTION 3 – BUDGET

SECTION 4 – SUBSCRIPTION

SECTION 5 – ASSESSMENTS

SECTION 6 – DISSOLUTION

ARTICLE XVI – PUBLICATIONS

An Editor and Consulting Editors shall be appointed by the President. The Editor shall act as Chairman of the Editorial Board. The Editor, with the assistance of the Executive Director who shall serve as Executive Editor, shall cause to be published at least six times a year, an Association publication for the purpose of keeping the members informed of Association policies, activities, state and national news of interest to the profession and as a media for publication of acceptable clinical material.
The Editor and Consulting Editors shall be members of this Association, the American Osteopathic Association and of their respective District Societies for at least two years prior to their appointments.

ARTICLE XVII – MANUAL OF PROCEDURE

A Manual of Procedure shall be prepared by the Executive Director. The purpose of the Manual shall be to provide a guide describing the duties of all officers, directors, departments, committees and employees of this Association in order to avoid conflict of jurisdiction or duplication of effort. A copy of the Manual shall be furnished to each officer, director, department director and committee chairman.
The Manual of Procedure shall be reviewed annually.

ARTICLE XVIII – FISCAL YEAR

The Fiscal Year of this Association shall be January 1 to December 31 of each year.

ARTICLE XIX – PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

SECTION 1 – PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

“Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised” shall govern this Association in all cases to which it is applicable, and in which it is not inconsistent with the Bylaws or the special rules of order of this Association.

SECTION 2 – RULES OF ORDER

ARTICLE XX – AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be amended by the House of Delegates at any annual or semi-annual meeting by the following procedure:

The proposed amendment shall be presented in writing to the Executive Director at least ninety days prior to an annual or semi-annual meeting at which it is to be considered.
The Executive Director shall forward copies of the proposed amendment to the members of the Committee on Bylaws for review of grammar and form.
The Committee on Bylaws shall forward the proposed amendment and its recommendations to the Executive Director within fifteen days of receipt.
The Executive Director shall publish same to the membership not less than 30 days prior to the said annual or semi-annual meeting.
Passage of the proposed amendment shall require a two thirds vote of the total number of delegates present and voting at the said meeting.
The revised Bylaws shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

ARTICLE II – OBJECTS

ARTICLE III – CORPORATION

ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP

ARTICLE V – FEES AND DUES

ARTICLE VI – DISTRICT SOCIETIES

ARTICLE VII – HOUSE OF DELEGATES

ARTICLE VIII – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTICLE IX – OFFICERS

ARTICLE X – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ARTICLE XI – DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

ARTICLE XII – DELEGATES TO THE A.O.A. HOUSE OF DELEGATES

ARTICLE XIII

ARTICLE XIV - CODE OF ETHICS

ARTICLE XV – BUDGET & FINANCES

ARTICLE XVI – PUBLICATIONS

ARTICLE XVII – MANUAL OF PROCEDURE

ARTICLE XVIII – FISCAL YEAR

ARTICLE XIX – PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

ARTICLE XX – AMENDMENTS

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