Once a Section has been granted provisional status by the MLA Section Council/Board it is the responsibility of the Section to fulfill the following responsibilities:

• Bylaws
  • Following granting of provisional status

• Elect Officers
  • Chair
  • Chair-elect
  • Secretary/Treasurer
  • Section Council Representative and Representative-Elect

• Promote Membership in the Section
  • For example, submit an item to the MLA News

• Collect Dues (if desired)

• Conduct a Program at MLA Annual Meeting
  • National Program Committee (NPC) distributes forms and gives filing dates; immediately following the MLA meeting
  • Forms to be filed are: program specification, presenter data, and preferred meeting times

• Submit Objectives, Mid-Year and Annual Report to MLA Headquarters
  • Headquarters distributes guidelines and gives filing dates

• Consider Establishing a Committee Structure for the Section, e.g., Nominating, Membership, and Bylaws Committees

• Newsletter (optional)

• Submit Annual Declaration of Section Compliance to Section Council
  • Council distributes form and gives filing date (Spring)

• Designate a Section Member as a Nominee for the MLA Nominating Committee
  • Council distributes form and gives filing date (Spring)

• Provide Information for the MLA Directory Immediately Following the MLA Annual Meeting
  • Headquarters distributes form and gives filing date (Fall)

• Provide Information for Section Council Directory
  • Council distributes form and gives filing date

• Complete form to "Gather Information to Promote Section Membership"

• Supply Information as Requested by the Section Council. Requests are received throughout the year through mailings from the Section Council Chair to Section Representatives.

• Develop a Section Procedures Manual

Procedure Manual Table of Contents

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Last updated on: February 6, 2002.