Documents

How many Association Representatives can your school have?

Sites with less than 25 members, One Rep, One Alternate

Sites with 25 or more members, One Rep, One Alternate, One Rep per additional 25 (Or greater half)

Sites with Year Round, Two Reps, (Must be on different tracks), One Alternate.

Expectations of GEA Association Representatives

Communication link for the Association

-Attend monthly meetings (and the occasional emergency)

-Hold school meetings (preferably monthly)

-Distribute materials from the GEA office

-Report concerns to GEA President

-Join list serve (visit web site for instructions

Organize and Carry out Association business

-Telephone tree (Update and practice)

-Letter writing (Legislative and by request)

-Activities (By request)

Adopt GEA By-Laws

Organize and conduct membership recruitment:

-Both year round and back to school membership drive

-GEA committee involvement (most committees meet monthly)

-Identify potential leaders

-Building Reps and Alternates

-Committees

-Officers and Executive Board

Understand the Professional Agreement

Be an advocate for members

-Chair the Building Committee

-Provide support and information to members

-Understand grievance process

-Direct members to GEA for help

Advocate for the Association

-Actively build bridges with non-members and administration

-Clarify misconceptions about the local, state, or national

-Share the load (find people that will help with various activities like elections or the phone tree sign up)

Pursuant to sections 16-6a-1003 and 16-6a-1006 of the Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, the Granite Education Association hereby adopts the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation:

SECOND: The following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were duly adopted by the members of the Corporation:

We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of 18 years or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, adopt the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation for such Corporation:

This Corporation is nonprofit. It is a professional association in nature and has as its general purpose the advancement of its members professionally, economically, and socially; and the promotion of public education.

Article IV – Membership

The Corporation shall have members: the classes of membership, the manner of appointment of membership, the qualifications and rights of members, and the provisions for termination or forfeiture of membership shall be set forth in the Constitution and Bylaws.

Article V – Policy-Making Body

The Corporation shall have a general policy-making body the name, organization, membership, and powers of which shall be described in the Constitution and Bylaws.

Article VI – Board of Directors

The Constitution and Bylaws shall provide for a Board of Directors to manage the business of the Corporation. The Constitution and Bylaws shall provide for the name of the body, the number of directors, terms of office, manner of election and removal from office, duties and such other qualifications as deemed necessary.

Article VII - Officers

The Constitution and Bylaws shall provide for other officers of the Corporation and the manner of their election and removal from office, terms of office, duties and such other qualifications as deemed necessary.

Article VIII - Committees and Task Forces

The Constitution and Bylaws of the Corporation may provide for committees and task forces, and for their purpose, duration, and operation.

Article IX - Supremacy Clause

These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall prevail over conflicting provisions of the Constitution and the Bylaws, or any other policy, rule, direction, or guideline of the Corporation.

Article X - Amendments

Amendments to these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall be made according to the laws of the State of Utah governing nonprofit corporations.

Article XI – Constitution and Bylaws

Section 11.1 The Constitution and Bylaws shall be the fundamental documents governing the structure and operation of the Corporation.

Section 11.2 The Corporation shall have a Constitution, but until such time as a Constitution is adopted, the Bylaws govern the Corporation.

Section 11.3 The Constitution and Bylaws shall be enacted, amended, or revoked as provided in the Constitution and Bylaws.

Article XII - Business Office

Section 12.1 The initial principal office was 415 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Section 12.2 The current business office of the Corporation is 875 East 5180 South, Suite 1, Murray, Utah 84107-5218.

Article XIII – Incorporators

I, Keith Tondro, do hereby certify that I am the acting president of the Granite Education Association and that on the ___ day of September, 2004 at a meeting of the members of the Association, duly noticed and called pursuant to the laws of the State of Utah, the number of votes cast for the amendment and restatement by the members was sufficient for approval by the members to adopt the foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Granite Education Association.