Section Council Procedure Manual
The Section Council Procedure Manual is designed to help Section Council members navigate their way through their term in office.
To use this manual, use the Table of Contents below or the right-hand navigation located throughout the manual.
Detailed Table of Contents
1. MLA STRUCTURE
1.1 Mission
1.2 Bylaws
2. PURPOSE OF SECTION COUNCIL
2.1 Composition of the Council
2.2 Selection of Representatives
2.3 Duties of Section Representatives
2.4 Duties of Section Council Recorder
2.5 Duties of Section Council Parlimentarian
3. OFFICERS
3.1 Election Criteria
3.2 Election of Section Council Chair-Elect/Chair
3.3 Duties of Section Council Chair
3.4 Duties of Section Council Chair-Elect
3.5 Election of Section Council Vice-Chair
3.6 Duties of Section Council Vice-Chair
4. COMMITTEES
4.1 Relationship with Association Committees
4.2 Appointment of Committees
4.3 Standing Committees and Liaisons
4.4 Ad Hoc Committees
4.5 Current Committee/Liaison Responsibilities
4.5.1 Elections Committee
4.5.2 Section/Special Interest Group Review Committee
4.5.3 National Program Committee (NPC) Liaisons
4.5.4 MLA Continuing Education Committee Liaison
4.5.5 MLA Credentialing Committee Liaison
4.5.6 MLA Membership Committee Liaison
4.5.7 MLA Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee Liaison
4.5.8 Section Council Web Editor/Liaison to MLANET Editorial Board
5. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS
5.1 Communications
5.2 Minutes of Council Meetings
5.3 Committee Objectives and Reports
5.4 Midyear, Annual, and Other Reports to MLA
5.5 MLA Directory Information
5.6 Centralized Dues Information
6. MEETINGS
6.1 Schedule
6.2 Agenda
6.3 Procedures
6.4 Proxy Vote
6.5 Disputes
7. CANDIDATES FOR MLA NOMINATING COMMITTEE
7.1 Selection of Candidates by Sections
7.2 Restrictions
7.3 Selection of Candidates by Council
7.4 Election Results
8. BUDGET
8.1 Budget Requests
8.2 Reimbursement
9. GUIDELINES FOR NEW SECTION STATUS
9.1 Fact Sheet for Groups Seeking Section Status
9.2 Procedures for New Section Recognition
9.3 Section Petition Form
9.4 Form A: Questionnaire for Proposed New Section
9.5 Form B: Evaluation Sheet for Proposed Section
9.6 Recommended Guidelines for Section Names and Purpose Statements
9.7 Provisional Section Compliance Procedures and Fact Sheet for Groups Granted Provisional Section Status
9.8 Time Required for Process
10. CRITERIA FOR CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF SECTIONS
11. DISSOLUTION OF SECTIONS
12. SECTION COMPLIANCE
13. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
APPENDICES
Chart on Responsibilities of Section Officers
MLA Guidelines for Seeking Outside Funding
Fundraising Procedures
Fact Sheet for Submitting Articles to the MLA News
Centralized Dues Information and Calendar and Section List Request Form
Document Retention Guidelines
MLA Motion Form
Formulating Objectives/ MLA Areas of Priority
MLA Chapter and Section Annual Reports: Format and Guidelines
MLA Nominating Committee Candidates Biographical Form
Recommended Guidelines for Section Names and Purpose Statements
Provisional Section Compliance Procedures
Section Compliance Requirements and Procedures
Fact Sheet for Groups Seeking Section Status
Procedures for New Section Recognition
Section Petition Form
Form A: Questionnaire for Proposed New Section
Form B: Evaluation Sheet for Proposed Section
Fact Sheet for Groups Granted Provisional Section Status
MLA Directory Form
Model Bylaws
Section Procedures for Submitting Bylaws Revisions to the MLA Bylaws Committee
Excerpts from Robert’s Rules of Order
MLA Special Interest Groups
MLA Symposia Guidelines
E-mail Voting Procedures
Section Council Listserv
Section CE Liaison Network