FBLA bylaws

Article 1

Name

Article 2

Purpose

Article 3

Membership

Article 4

Dues and finance

Article 5

Organization

Article 6

Officers and elections

Article 7

Duties of FBLA National Officers

Article 8

National Leadership Conference

Article 9

National Executive Council

Article 10

committees

Article 11

Emblems and Colors

Article 12

Parliamentary Procedure

Article 13

Amendment

How many amendments made to the FBLA bylaw?

10 amendments

The latest amendment?

July 2 2021

The second latest amendment?

May 6 2019

Official color?

Blue and gold

Individual members...

is recognized at a state level or national level

national dues are recommended by...

The national executive council and the board of directors

Annual dues from 1990 to 1993

5$

Annual dues from 1994 to reconsidered

6$

The affairs and properties of FBLA are managed by....

The board of directors

Administers all FBLA finances...

association president and chief executive officer

Policy-making bodies of FBLA

board of directors of FBLA PBL

The board of directors derives its authorities from...

The Articles of Incorporation of FBLA PBL and the laws of the Columbia district

The national executive council...

Makes recommendation to the board of directors

Eastern region

Connecticut, Delaware, District

of Columbia, DoDDS-E (Europe),

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,

New Hampshire, New Jersey,

New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto

Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and

Virgin Islands.

Southern region

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

North Central Region

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Mountain Plains Region

Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,Texas, and Wyoming

Western Region

Alaska, Arizona, California, Canal

Zone, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho,

Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and

Washington

State Chapter charters are issued upon the approval of...

The board of directors

A state chapter should have at least...

Five local chapters

A state committee chairmen is recommended by...

The association president and the chief executive officer and approved by the board of directors

The adviser should be...

A faculty member who believes in the mission and the goals of FBLA

National officer team

President, 5 vice, secretary, treasurer, and parliamentarian

The parliamentarian should be an...

appointed officer

A candidate for the national office should file an official application by...

May 15

If no one submits the national officer application by May 15 then the deadline is postponed to...

June 15

If no candidates file an application by the first or second deadline...

candidates may apply during the NLC

Which officer roles are determined during the NLC

The president, the treasurer and the secretary

The national offices are determined by a...

a ranked ballot vote

National officer elections require how much vote

A majority vote

Can two national officers be from he same state?

no

When does the term of the elected officer team begin?

After the close of the NLC session

National officers shall be elected for how many years?

One year. Or until their successors are elected

Vacancy in the national office...

Filled by the appointment of the President,

Duties of the president

1. Chairmen of the national executive council

2. member of the board of directors

3. ex-officio

4. Appoint the parliamentarian

Duties of the treasurer

1. assist national office in keeping accurate record of national officer travel expenses

2. present annual financial report at the NLC

Duties of the parliamentarian

serves as an ex-officio of the national executive council

The date and the location of the NLC is recommended and approved by...

The national staff; the board of directors

Each state chapter can send how many voting delegates to the NLC?

2 and 1 alternative

How many voting delegates when the chapter has under 50 members

2 voting

How many voting delegates when the chapter has 50-100 members

3 voting

How many voting delegates when the chapter has over 100 members

4 voting

All voting delegates should have their name submitted to the national office how many days prior to the NLC?

20 days

The quorum for all business meetings in the NLC is...

The majority of the registered voting delegates

The national executive council constitutes of...

National officers and ex-officio

The duties of the national executive council

1. adopt policies of operation by a 3/4 vote subject to the approval of the board of directors

Meetings are called by...

The president. Or upon request of 3 voting members of the national executive council

Business of the national council may be conducted by mail at the discretion of the FBLA president upon the approval by...

the association president and the chief executive council

Action by mail require how much vote?

3/4 by the members

How can the president of FBLA establish a committee?

Get approval by the national executive council

The officer screening committee is composed of...

Composed of national officers and board members who are appointed by the FBLA president

The official emblem and insignia item designs are described and protected from infringement by registration in the U.S. Patent Office under what?

The trademark act of 1946

Proposed amendment to the bylaws should be sent to the association president and the chief executive officer by what date?

April 1

Each state chapter will be sent copies of the approved amendments by what date?

May 15

How many votes is required for the adaptation of the amended bylaws?

2/3 vote of the state voting delegates at the NLC