The Suburban High School Hockey

“The membership of the shshl shall be composed of the following members (each a "member"). 1) club member- any scholastic hockey club located within the geographical boundaries of the league, as from time to time adopted by the board, whose teams are registered and in good standing with the usa hockey and the league and meeting the requirements of these bylaws, shall be eligible to become a permanent "club member" of the shshl. Club members shall comply with all provisions of these bylaws and the applicable rules. As used herein, "applicable rules" shall mean the rules and regulations, playing rules, core values and decisions of the executive committee and board of directors of the shshl. 2) officer member- any natural person who is elected as an officer of the shshl shall upon election to office, automatically become an "officer member" of the shshl for the duration of his term. 3) team member- any player or coach who is registered, rostered and in good standing with usa hockey and any team of a club member participating in the league and who meets the eligibility requirements established by the board, shall automatically become a "team member" for the then-current season upon approval of the shshl approval his or her team roster. Each team member shall comply with all provisions of these by the team member committee which shall consist of not less than one (1) and not more than three (3) player/coach representatives who shall be appointed by the executive committee. 4) allied member- any person or organization (other than a club member, officer member, or team member) who is interested or involved in the conduct of the interscholastic ice hockey competition within the geographical boundaries of the league shall be eligible to become an "allied member" of the shshl for the then-current season, upon compliance with all provisions of these bylaws and the applicable rules. The current allied membership consists of the following persons and organizations: on-ice officials (referees and linesmen), club directors and officers, directors emeritus, team managers, representatives, off-ice officials, and usa hockey volunteers.”

“All club members that have a varsity team competing in the shshl and officer members meeting the requirements set forth in these bylaws shall have voting rights in the shshl in accordance with these bylaws. Team members and allied members as well as club members that do not have a varsity team or those that are otherwise not in good standing, shall have no voting rights in the corporation.”

“All club members and officer members meeting the requirements of these bylaws shall be entitled to vote on the following matters at meetings of the board of directors in the following manner: 1) election/removal of officers- each club member and officer member entitled to cast a vote under those bylaws shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each elected office open to election. Officers shall be elected by a simple majority vote of the board of directors. Officers may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3's) majority vote of the board. 2) admission/removal of club members- each club member and officer member entitled to vote under these bylaws shall be entitled to one (1) vote for the admission or removal of club members. Prospective club members shall be admitted and removed by a two-thirds (2/3's) majority vote of the board. 3) amendment of these bylaws- each club member and officer member entitled to vote under these bylaws shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote on any proposed amendment of these bylaws. These bylaws may be amended by a simple majority vote of the board. 4) special matters- as provided in these bylaws, the executive committee may, in its sole discretion, submit certain other matters that it considers of general importance to the league for a simple majority vote of the board of directors which votes may be binding or advisory, as the executive board shall direct prior to the taking of the vote. 5) proxy voting- voting by proxy shall not be allowed for any vote of the board of directors on matters set forth in section 5(b)(3) amendment of bylaws. However, voting on special matters under 5(b)(4) shall be permitted by proxy; by telephonic, electronic (such as e-mail) or other means not requiring a meeting of the directors.”

“All board members are e-mailed a draft of the 990 before it is filed.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements of the organization are all available upon request.”