Kansas State Nurses Association

“Royalties 2,863 career center 2,343 refunds 720 miscellaneous 94 total 6,020”

“Expenses advertising 501 office exp. 4,069 information tech. 6,139 travel 6,646 conferences and conv. 959 division dues 96,095 bank & credit card fees 292 career center expense 1,477 memorials 102 total 116,280”

“UNREALIZED GAIN 1,165”

“Salaries and benefits for the executive director of the kansas nurses association are paid by midwest multistate division service corporation and are reimbursed by kansas nurses association.in prior years, this entity was reported as a related entity. However, after further evaluation, they do not meet the irs definition of related parties.”

“The following are changes made to the bylaws: article i, section 2: "b: clarification that it is the ana code of ethics "c: removed all of c and replaced with "maintain the nursing scope and standards of practice and specialty standards as indicated" "d: added staffing to this statement "e: added leadership to this statement "f: added ethnicity to the statement and re-ordered "g: added leadership to the statement article ii, mission statement: to protect and advocate for registered professional nursing practice in all environments to provide safe, accessible, quality care for all people in kansas. Article v, section 7: the secretary shall: a. Issue notices of all meetings and other notices required by law. The secretary, or in concert with designated ksna staff member, must notify all ksna members in advance of the date, time, place, and manner of all meetings, including board meetings, annual meetings, and special meetings, including a designated electronic link. Notice of said meetings must be given at least 7 days prior to the meeting and may be given electronically. Only executive board meetings are exempt from the mandatory notice to all members. The secretary may delegate the notification of meetings to the ksna executive director. B.keep the minutes of all meetings of the association, the executive committee, and the board of directors. Final minutes, when approved, are to be published on the ksna website. Article v, section 8: added new letter b and re-lettered "a: receive and have charge of all funds of the association, deposit such funds in a financial institution that operates in the state of kansas and designated by the board of directors "b: provide financial statements, including profit and loss statements, of all funds monthly "d: federal and state documents must be presented to any elected officer of the board of directors and/or executive director to sign "f: replaced "if" with "as" article vi, section 5: added new letter j and re-lettered "i: removed "annual audit to a certified public accountant chosen by the ksna board" "j: establish agenda for annual membership assembly, including presentation of the proposed annual budget. Article vi, section 8: added the following to the end of the section: -and may have legal counsel in attendance with no less than five (5) days written notice to ksna prior to the official meeting. Legal counsel will also be present to represent ksna." article vii, section 2: on or before march 1st, the nominations committee shall send to each active ksna region president and ksna members (such could be a call to openings in the official newsletter or kansas nurse) the names of officers serving, those whose terms of office will expire at the end of the year, and those eligible for re-election, together with the names and contacts of the nominations committee. Article vii, section 3: added -or individual ksna member" article vii, section 7: added "written" to clarify need written consent to serve article viii, section 14-15: removed section 14 and 15 and replaced with a new section 14, as follows, and re-numbered the remaining sections. The president of the board of directors, or designee, will, in concert with contracted staff, submit the ballots, both electronic and paper, to the contracted company for ballot counting. Article viii, section 15: the chair of the nominations committee of designee will report results, of the election, both electronic and paper, as reported by the third-party vendor. Article ix: added new section 5 and re-numbered remaining "section 4: updated language to reflect 2-year terms on a staggering basis for all committees and councils for consistency and the need for a written consent to serve. "section 5: the secretary of executive director will verify current contact information annually. If the committee member cannot be contacted or does not reply after three (3) attempts at contact, they will be replaced on the committee. The attempts at contact will includ”