Bylaws & Governance
introduction
The purpose of this publication is to set forth the policies approved by the Utah SkillsUSA Board of Directors, hereafter known as SkillsUSA Utah, as they relate to the management of the Utah Association of SkillsUSA.
Definitions of terms are:
National Organization – SkillsUSA, Inc.
The Members of the Corporation are not to be confused with the student members of the organization known as SkillsUSA. SkillsUSA is incorporated as a business with the development of students as its principal objective. This business is conducted by trade, industrial, technical, information technology, and health occupations educators.
Generally, the Corporate Member is the State Supervisor of Trade and Technical Education within Utah. This is the official legal title as designated by the Corporation’s Board of Directors. This person serves as the educational supervisor for Trade and Technical Education and is the corporate representative for SkillsUSA, Inc., but may serve in a third capacity as State Advisor to the Student Association. The responsibility for administering the student activities is assigned to the SkillsUSA Utah Director.
With the reorganization of many of the State Career and Technology Education Divisions, the position of State Supervisor no longer exists. In this event, the Director of Career and Technical Education is responsible for designating the National Organization’s Corporate Member and the State SkillsUSA Association Director.
In Utah, this authority has been assigned to the SkillsUSA Utah State Board of Directors.
authority statement
The SkillsUSA Utah Board of Directors, hereafter referred to as “the Board,” operates under the authority of the State Division of Career and Technical Education.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SkillsUSA Utah
High School/Post Secondary
This Career and Technical Education program is designed to offer leadership and operational services of SkillsUSA Utah to all districts and institutions. This encourages the development of skills, leadership, and recognition for students.
The responsibilities of the Board include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee the management of SkillsUSA Utah and chapters.
- The Board will appoint and/or evaluate the performance of the SkillsUSA Utah Director annually.
- The State SkillsUSA Director will be responsible for operating the SkillsUSA Student Program as approved by the Board.
- The State Board of Education designates a district or institution as the financial agency to administer the grant. It will manage the program according to state financial procedures.
constitutional bylaws
The following Constitution empowers the members of the Board.
Article I: Name
Section 1: The official name of the Organization shall be: SkillsUSA Utah High School/Post-Secondary Board of Directors, hereafter known as the Board.
Article II: Purposes
Section 1: The Board assures that proper chartering procedures of State Chapters are followed.
Section 2: The Board is responsible for establishing policies and procedures to direct and manage the affairs, funds, and property of SkillsUSA Utah.
Article III: SkillsUSA Utah Board of Directors
Section 1: The Board may be composed of CTE educators and a student representative. The membership and term(s) of office(s) is as follows:
Board Membership | Term of Office |
State Specialist for Skilled and Technical Sciences Education/Corporate Member – Ex-Officio | Continuing |
State Director – Ex-Officio | Continuing |
Region 1 Representative: Bear River | 2 Years |
Region 2 Representative: Ogden/Weber | 2 Years |
Region 3 Representative: Davis/Morgan | 2 Years |
Region 4 Representative: Wasatch South | 2 Years |
Region 5 Representative: Mountain Lands | 2 Years |
Region 6 Representative: Southeast | 2 Years |
Region 7 Representative: Central | 2 Years |
Region 8 Representative: Uintah Basin | 2 Years |
Region 9 Representative: Southwest | 2 Years |
Student Representative | Up to 4 Years Maximum |
Section 2: Officer(s) of the Board shall include: Chairman, Vice Chair, Corporate Member, and Executive Secretary. The officers will also serve as the Executive Committee.
Section 3: Board Officers
Executive Committee
- The Chair – The Chair shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the association pursuant to the policies and directives of the Board and have all powers and duties inherent in the office of the Chair, including the power and duty of presiding over the meetings of the Board.
- The Vice Chair – The Vice Chair shall, in the absence of the Chair, exercise all duties and powers of the Chair in the management of the association, and shall at all other times have such duties as may be delegated to him by the Board.
- Corporate Member – The Corporate Member is designated by the State Board of Education responsible for trade and technical education, irrespective of the name by which such official may be known in each state, territory of the U.S., or possession in which the Corporation has chartered a Student Association.
- Executive Secretary – Shall be charged with the care and keeping of the Board records and minutes, coordinate the development of the agenda for each meeting with the chairman, and as executive secretary shall exercise all other duties inherent in the office of executive secretary.
Term of Office
Elected officers may serve up to a maximum of four consecutive years in any given office.
Chair –
Vice Chair –
Corporate Member – continuing – as assigned by the State Director of Career and Technical Education
Executive Secretary –
The rotation and election of Board officers occurs at the annual Spring Meeting.
Section 4: Board Member Terms:
- Region elections will be for a two-year term. Odd-numbered regions will elect board members during odd years. Even-numbered regions will elect board members during even years.
Section 5: The Student Representative will be appointed by the Board.
Requirements for this appointment are:
- The representative has served as a past SkillsUSA state officer and
- This term of service is up to four years.
Article IV: Meetings
Section 1: Meeting Schedule
- Regular Meetings – The Board will hold three formal meetings per year – Fall, Winter, and Spring. The executive committee will determine exact dates and times. The yearly meeting schedule will be established at the Board’s Fall meeting. Board members must receive meeting agendas at least one week before the Board meeting date.
- Special Meetings – The executive committee will call special Board and/or executive committee meetings as needed.
Section 5: Parliamentary Procedure
- Roberts Rules of Order will be followed at all meetings of the Board or executive committee.
- Proxy votes will be accepted on a prior approved basis with the Board chairman.
Article V: Program Operation
Section 1: SkillsUSA Utah Director Responsibilities:
The SkillsUSA Utah Director is responsible for operating the SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Program as approved by the SkillsUSA Board of Directors. (See Board-approved job description).
Article VI: Financial Management
Section 1: Corporate Member:
The Corporate Member is responsible for monitoring State Office of Education grants and student funds, both Secondary and Post-Secondary, as they apply to the SkillsUSA Utah organization. Secondary and Post-Secondary grants and student funds as they apply to the SkillsUSA Utah organization.
Section 2: The Secondary and Post-Secondary SkillsUSA Association accounts will be managed according to the established State Office of Education policies and procedures.
Article VII: Funding of the SkillsUSA Utah Association
This article in development.
Article VIII: Amendments to the Constitution
Section 1: Procedures for amending the Constitution of the SkillsUSA Utah Board of Directors.
- Proposed amendment must be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Board.
- Approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board.