Section 300 – Officer Duties

301 - The President shall enforce the OSEA Constitution, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Annual Conference and perform the duties of President as set forth in the OSEA Constitution. (Revised Board Meeting, January 2021)

302 - The President shall appoint such committees as are required by the Constitution and as may be directed by the Board of Directors or delegates to the Annual Conference with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Election Committee. (Revised Board Meeting, January 2021)

303 - Chairs shall be furnished telephone numbers of their committee members and the State President. Committee members shall receive a list of fellow members and their telephone numbers.

304 - The President shall meet with committee chairs as soon as practical after their appointment to outline committee responsibilities and be instructed that meeting dates be coordinated through the OSEA State Office, in acknowledgment of Article X, Section 1, of the OSEA Constitution.

310 - The Vice President shall perform all duties of the President in the event of the President’s absence or the incapacity to serve.

311 - The Vice President shall aid the President in all duties and perform the duties of Vice President as set forth in the OSEA Constitution. (Revised Board Meeting, January 2021)

320 - The Secretary shall record and transcribe minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and cause same to be published in accordance with Board Policy 113. (Revised Board Meeting, February 2015; Revised Board Meeting, April 2018)

321 - Conference Proceedings (Board Meeting, April 2018; 2018 Conference-Board Meeting, May 2019)

  1. The Secretary shall, with assistance from the Conference Minutes Verification Committee, record minutes of the official proceedings of each Annual or Special Conference of the Association.
  2. Upon recommendation of the committee, the official Conference minutes shall be formally approved by the Board of Directors prior to their publication in the members-only section of the OSEA website no later than 120 days following each Annual Conference or 60 days after a Special Conference.

340 - Zone directors shall coordinate and implement the Board-approved programs in the chapters within their respective zones.

341 - The names, addresses, and phone numbers of all chapter officers shall be sent to the Board members as soon as is practical. In any event, these shall be provided no later than October 1. (Board Meeting, September 1992)

341a -  Use of information from 341 shall be coordinated with appropriate zone director. (Board Meeting, September 1992)

342 - Zone meetings may be held twice each year, one meeting shall be required. A second meeting would be optional and scheduled at the discretion of the zone director. (1991 Conference; Revised Board Meeting, May 2001; Revised 2007 Conference)

360 - Each member of the Board of Directors shall be provided with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all other Board members.

370 - Any names, addresses, and phone numbers provided to any member of the Board are to be considered confidential and are not to be shared with anyone other than members of the Board.

380 - Each chapter president within a zone shall be provided the names, addresses and phone numbers of all chapter presidents within that zone. (1995 Conference)