American Academy of Emergency

“The organization has dues paying members.”

“Board policy shall guide membership in the academy until the house of delegates is established, then section 1: eligibility membership in the academy is contingent upon the applicant or member showing a significant interest in emergency nurse advanced practice and being of good moral and professional character. Members agree to abide by the code of ethics for emergency nurse practitioners no person shall be denied membership because of sex, race, age, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or real or perceived gender identity. Section 2: classes of membership all members shall be assigned to one of the following classes of membership: (1) active; (2) student; (3) honorary; or (4) inernational. Additionally, a member may concurrently belong to the delegate class. The qualifications required of the respective classes, their rights and obligations, and the methods of their election shall be set forth in these bylaws.”

“Active members shall be entitled to vote and hold office, except as otherwise provided for herin. Honorary, and international members shall not be entitled to vote or hold office except as otherwise provided for herein. Student members may be entitled to vote and hold office at the chapter level according to chapter bylaws. At the national level, student members shall not be entitled to vote or hold office, except when designated as delegate or alternative delegate by their sponsoring bodies. Student members, when appointed to national committees, shall be entitled to vote on committee business at any given house of delegates meeting a quorum of 80%. Nurse practitioners must be represented for a vote to occur.”

“Notwithstanding any other provision of the bylaws, voting rights with respect to enactment of resolutions directing the activities of the academy, amendment of the academy bylaws, amendment or restatement or repeal of the academy articles of incorporation, and election of the house of delegate officers (speaker, vice-speaker), the president-elect, and of members to the academy board of dierctors are vested exclusively in the delegate class, once established, and are specifically denied to all other classes of membership. Until such time that delegates are established, this authority will remain with the board of directors. These rights are not applicable at the chapter elvel unless specifically permitted in a chapter's bylaws. As of the end of 2019, delegates have not yet been established.”

“The finance committee reviews and provides comments prior to the return being filed then recommends filing to the president of the organization once approved.”

“At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the organization review and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The board may hire and compensate individuals for necessary services rendered to the organization so long as such compensation is reasonable. The board shall determine reasonable compensation amounts based upon compensation paid by similarly situated nonprofits for like services. An individual who is a member of the board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly from the organization for services, is precluded from participating in discussions or votes pertaining to their own compensation.”

“The organization will provide, in a timely manner, financial statements and governing documents including its conflict of interest policies when requested in writing or in person.”

“Other contractual services: program service expenses 7,920. Management and general expenses 18,780. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,700.”

“The process is unchanged from the prior year.”