National Association of Child Care

“The executive committee shall be composed of the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the corporation. Upon the request of the executive committee, the past president may attend and participate in meetings of the executive committee in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The president shall serve as chairperson of the executive committee. The executive committee shall review the performance of the ceo. Except for the power to amend the articles of incorporation and bylaws and the powers enumerated in section 1 of article vi of the bylaws, the executive committee shall have the right to exercise all of the powers and authority of the board of directors in the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, subject to the direction and oversight of the board of directors.”

“Voting members: the voting members of this corporation shall consist of the following categories of membership: 1. Child care resource and referral agencies, which shall include both state and local agencies (collectively, "ccr&rs"). Ccr&rs shall be defined to include any organization whose stated purpose includes delivering information-based services to families, child care providers, and the community. 2. Government organizations and agencies. 3. Nonprofit organizations, which shall include organizations involved in early childhood care and education. 4. For-profit corporations, which shall include, but not be limited to, industry suppliers. Ccr&rs, government organizations and agencies, nonprofit organizations and for-profit corporations shall be referred to collectively herein as the "voting members". Each voting member shall have the right to cast one (1) vote on each matter brought before the membership. Each voting member shall designate an individual to act on behalf of the voting member (the "voting member representative") and shall provide the name of the voting member representative to the corporation at least ten (10) days in advance of any meeting of the voting members or membership vote. Non-voting members: the following categories of membership shall be non-voting members of the corporation: 1. Individual child care professionals. 2. Affiliate members, which shall include any individuals employed by a ccr&r. 3. Honorary members. 4. Student members, which shall include individuals engaged in a course of study focused on early childhood education. The board of directors may establish additional categories of nonvoting membership from time to time, and determine the dues, fees, or other conditions for each category of nonvoting membership. All members described in this section shall be referred to in these bylaws as the "nonvoting members". The nonvoting members shall be permitted to attend meetings of the membership, but shall not have the right to vote on any matters brought before the membership.”

“The board development committee will be charged with developing a slate of candidates for election to the board, with a candidate proposed for each vacant seat on the board of directors. The nominees proposed by the board development committee must comply with the board composition requirements set forth. The board development committee will submit the proposed slate to the board of directors for approval. Directors will then be elected by the voting members, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of voting members participating in a vote where a quorum is fulfilled approving the slate of candidates.”

“Any action required or permitted to be taken by the members may be taken without a meeting, if all voting members shall individually or collectively consent in writing to the action. The written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the members. The action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as the unanimous vote of the members.”

“The draft version of the irs form 990 is reviewed by the audit committee and the board of directors. Significant changes are reviewed with both the audit committee and board of directors before submission.”

“Ccaoa board members, officers, and employees are required to complete a conflict of interest statement on an annual basis. Any staff or board related conflict of interest is reviewed by the chief executive officer. Board members are trained to abstain in meetings after disclosure of a conflict of interest.”

“Ccaoa compensation program consists of job families representing the various types of work being performed across the organization. Within each job family, position levels are based on the complexity of the role, requisite experience, leadership responsibility, and knowledge and reflect the appropriate salary range for a position. Ccaoa's salary range information is based on a market analysis that includes published compensation data from non-profits of similar size and budget. Job descriptions are prepared by supervisory staff and reviewed by human resources to determine the appropriate job family and position level. The within budget constraints. The executive committee reviews and confirms the reasonableness of the other officers and key employees listed on the 990. Human resources reviews all staff compensation.”

“PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“The audit oversight process remains unchanged from the prior year.”