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National TECA By-Laws ARTICLE I: NAME, GOVERNING Section 1 The name of the organization shall be the Technology Education CollegiateAssociation (TECA). Section 2 TECA is a sponsored program of the International Technology Education Association, Inc., governed by this constitution and administered by the International Advisor appointed by the TECA Management Board. Section 3 The purpose of TECA is to promote leadership, fellowship, scholarship, and aphilosophical foundation for future technology teachers, through college chapter coordinatedactivities at the campus, state, regional, and international level. Section 4 TECA shall serve as a pre-professional organization providing opportunities todevelop the professional attitudes of future technology educators through active participation in ITEA/TECA proceedings. Section 5 TECA shall provide an open line of communication between chapters for exchange of ideas related to technology education and the purposes of college student associations. Section 6 TECA business meetings shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order.The President shall appoint a Parliamentarian who shall rule on all questions of order which mayarise from the floor. ARTICLE II: QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS Section 1 Membership in TECA shall be open to undergraduate students enrolled in atechnology education-related program. In addition, TECA membership shall be concurrent withITEA college student membership. Section 2 All TECA affiliated chapters shall actively support ITEA, and its members areexpected to belong to ITEA. The affiliation fee for chapters shall be set by the TECA ManagementBoard. Section 3 The college student membership in ITEA/TECA will last one calendar year and is setby the ITEA. Section 4 TECA chapters affiliation runs one academic year. Chapters must reaffiliate eachyear. ARTICLE III: ELECTION OF OFFICERS Section 1 The Nominations Committee shall issue a call for nominations from the
affiliatedchapters and membership no later than four (4) months prior
to the annual ITEA Conference.The elections will take place after the
conference. Section 2 Nominations for officers from the membership shall be limited to the potential of notmore than two members from any one institution serving on the TECA Management Board simultaneously. Section 3 Each nominee for student office shall be an active member of ITEA/TECA for the current school year and will be returning for the following year. Nominees for international officemust be enrolled in technology education teacher preparation programs with the expressed intentto teach technology education. Section 4 All nominees shall complete the Candidate Verification Form by the announced deadline prior to the Conference. It shall include the signature of two TECA members, thecandidate's faculty advisor, and the Department Chairperson indicating full cooperation from thedepartment and institution where they are enrolled. Along with the Candidate Verification Form,nominees may send a resume, or list of their qualifications, not to exceed one page. This shall besent to the International Advisor. Section 5 The International Advisor shall be responsible for distributing the qualifications of the candidates and ballot to each affiliated chapter. Each affiliated chapter shall have one vote. Section 6 All ballots must be returned by the stated deadline to the address given. Section 7 All officers shall be elected by a majority vote. In case of a tie on the ballot, the TECA Management Board shall cast the deciding vote. Section 8 The current TECA President shall contact each all candidates and inform them of the election results. Section 9 When a duly elected officer is unable to assume or carry out the responsibilities of his/her office, the TECA Management Board, in accordance with the provisions of theConstitution, shall appoint another member to that office who shall serve until the next election. ARTICLE IV: DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section 1: PRESIDENT The President shall serve as the Chairperson of the Management Board. The President shallassist in the promotion and advancement of the Association under the direction and supervision of the TECA International Advisor. The President will preside at all meetings of the TECAManagement Board and will serve as general chairperson of college student activities at theannual ITEA Conference. It shall be the duty of the President to prepare a complete record ofcorrespondence and activities of this association during his/her term of office; a copy will beprovided to the ITEA Headquarters, the TECA Management Board, the International Advisor, and the incoming TECA President. The President is responsible for presenting the TECA Annual Plan of activities and budget for approval at the Management Board Meeting and report on association progress at the annual conference with assistance from the Secretary. Section 2: PRESIDENT-ELECT It shall be the duty of the President-Elect to become acquainted with
the duties of the President.The President-Elect shall serve as coordinator
of the committees. The President-Elect shallprovide a committee progress
report to the President prior to the full ITEA Executive Boardmeeting.
All reports of activities shall be compiled and presented to the incoming
President-Elect. Section 3: VICE-PRESIDENT The Vice President shall serve in the absence or disability of the President The Vice-Presidentshall be responsible for the annual conference planning. The Vice-President shall prepare areport on conference planning and submit it to the President prior to the fall ITEA Executive Boardmeeting. All correspondence and activity reports shall be presented to the incoming Vice-President. Section 4: SECRETARY The Secretary shall be responsible for the recording and distributing of meeting minutes andproposals to the TECA Management Board. The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping acomplete record of all written correspondence and activity reports pertaining to all TECA yearlyendeavors and assist with preparation of the annual report. The Secretary will also contactpotential advertisers and recommend fund-raising activities to meet the financial needs of theassociation. Section 5: REPORTER The Reporter shall be responsible for reporting all activities and events of TECA to theManagement Board and TECA affiliated chapters. The Reporter shall assist the TECA International Advisor in the publication of the College Comment and TECA TALK. Selected articles may be sent to ITEA, its councils, or affiliated state associations for reprinting. Section 6: ADVISOR The International Advisor shall oversee the daily operations of the TECA organization. TheAdvisor has ultimate responsibility for ensuring the overall welfare of the organization including the management of international officers, publication and distribution of all TECA publications, maintenance of the TECA budget, conducting the election of new officers, and determination of yearly award winners. The International Advisor or his/her designee shall be present at all TECA regional conferences when possible. Section 7: CONTEST COORDINATOR The TECA Contest Coordinator is responsible for the distribution of competitive event materialsfor use at TECA regional conferences and the annual ITEA conference. The Contest Coordinatoris also responsible for planning the competitive events at the annual ITEA conference and foryearly review of all competitive events including trial events that may be pilot tested at regionalconferences. ARTICLE V: COMMITTEES Section 1 The following standing committees shall be authorized, others may be appointed as needed: a.Administrative b.Nominations c.Awards Section 2 Chairpersons of committees shall be appointed by the President-Elect,
with theapproval of the Administrative Committee, for a one year term.
Members of any committee maybe solicited by the chairperson of each committee.
ARTICLE VI: MANAGEMENT BOARD Section 1 The TECA Management Board shall consist of the TECA International Officers, twoTECA Advisors, and representatives of these associations: ITEA (Director for College Students),CTTE (Teacher Educators), TSA (Board of Directors), and TSA Alumni Division. TheInternational Advisor also serves as a non-voting member of the Board.Section 2.The TECA management Board shall meet at the annual ITEA Conference and at allother times when logically and economically feasible. As much business as possible shall beconducted at the annual conference with further business conducted at future meetingsscheduled by the Administrative Committee. ARTICLE VII: DETERMINING REPRESENTATIVES ON MANAGEMENT BOARD Section 1 The Councils of ITEA, the TSA Alumni Association shall determine and appoint arepresentative to work on the TECA Management Board and provide support to TECA. Section 2 The International Advisor is appointed by the TECA Management Board to serve a 2-year term on the Management Board. Section 3 The ITEA Director for College Students is the Immediate Past TECA International Advisor. Section 4 The Nominations Committee shall issue a call for nominations for both student officers and advisors from the affiliated chapters and membership no later than four (4) months prior tothe annual ITEA Conference. Advisors shall apply to the International Advisor by submitting aresume, or list of their qualifications, not to exceed one page. One Advisor (or Co-Advisor) mustbe selected from TECA-affiliated schools located in ITEA Region 1 or 2 and the second Advisor(or Co-Advisor) from a school located in ITEA Region 3 or 4.The advisor term will consist of a year term appointment and can be reelected. Advisors fromRegion 1 or 2 are elected in even years, Region 3 or 4 in odd ITEA conference years.Section 5.The TECA Contest Coordinator is appointed by the TECA Management Board toserve a 2-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that the Contest Coordinator may bereappointed. ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION Section 1 Amendments to the Constitution may be initiated by the process of submitting awritten proposal signed by at least two members of TECA. Upon approval by the TECAManagement Board, the proposed amendments shall be submitted by mail to the active chaptersfor vote. Section 2 Amendments to the Constitution may be initiated by the membership during a TECA Business Meeting, and then the proposed amendments shall be submitted to the affiliated chapters for vote. Section 3 Amendments to the Constitution may be initiated by the TECA Officers or TECA Management Board members, and then the proposed amendments shall be submitted by mail tothe members for vote. Section 4 A two-thirds majority vote (of the returned ballots) for the amendment is required inorder for the amendment to become part of the Constitution. OPERATIONS The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the Technology Education Collegiate Association in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent withthe rules of order or bylaws of this society. ELECTIONS The Nominations Committee shall consist of the President, one professional representative, and TECA International Advisor who shall chair the committee.Each elected officer shall select at least one faculty advisor from the institution where he/she isenrolled. They may choose more than one if they so wish. The Faculty Advisor shall serve in anadvisory capacity along with the ITEA Student Organizations Committee. Faculty Advisors shouldassist the TECA officers to obtain full support from their department/institution in carrying out theduties of their office. Each Faculty Advisor(s) may, and is encouraged to, sit in on any meeting,social, or other function of TECA. COMMITTEES The following committees and their chairpersons shall be appointed by the President-Elect andapproved by the Administrative Committee.The chairperson of each committee shall be responsible for keeping the Management Boardadvised of all committee activities. The chairperson shall also keep an up-to-date communicationand activities record to be filed with the TECA Management Board at the ITEA Conference. DUTIES OF COMMITTEES (A) ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE The Administrative Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, and theInternational Advisor. This committee shall serve as a consulting committee on any decisions. (B) NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE The Nominations Committee shall consist of President one professional representative, and theInternational Advisor. The Nominations Committee shall be responsible for making the call forofficers and bringing a slate of officers to the ITEA Conference. If sufficient candidates are notbrought to the ITEA Conference, then it is the responsibility of the Nominations Committee toseek officers at the ITEA Conference. (C) AWARDS COMMITTEE The Awards Committee must consist of the International Advisor and at least one officer. TheAwards Committee shall be responsible for mailing an Awards Nominations Form to eachAffiliated Chapter so they might nominate eligible people for the award. The committee shall thencompile the nominations and send each nominee a form so they might list their qualifications for the award. The return forms are submitted to the International Advisor. All members of TECA Management Board will have one vote for each award. (D) MANAGEMENT BOARD The Management Board shall serve as the collective Board of Advisors which shall oversee andcheck all committees and events of TECA. The Management Board may suggest activities, ideas,and promote TECA, but it can not impose an action on TECA that will affect the members ofTECA without voting either by media or at a TECA business meeting. The TECA Management Board shall meet at the annual TECA Conference and at other times when logistically and economically feasible. As much business as possible shall be conducted atthe annual ITEA conference with further business conducted at future meetings scheduled by theAdministrative Committee.The TECA President shall serve as the Chairperson of the TECA Management Board.The TECA International Advisor shall be appointed by the TECA Management Board to serve asa non-voting member of the Board. The administration, operation, and management of TECAshall be the responsibility of the International Advisor as determined by the Management Board inaccordance with the ITEA Executive Board policies. The TECA International Advisor shallauthorize the payment of funds form the continuing account established by ITEA Board Motion No.4, November 1985. The ITEA Director for College Students is the immediate past TECA International Advisor whoserves on the ITEA Board of Directors and is a liaison between the two groups. |