By-Laws Revisions Approved at January 2025 Annual Business Meeting
During the January 25, 2025, Annual Business Meeting, held at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., NAPAHE's membership approved a slate of seven (7) by-laws revision, as follows:
MOVED, that by the recommendation of the Executive Committee and the endorsement of the Board of Directors, the NAPAHE membership approve the slate of amendments to the By-Laws for the Corporation as presented.
More details can be found on pages 12-15 of the annual meeting materials, found here. These amendments passed without objection.
What does this mean for NAPAHE members?
- Amendment 1 corrects Article III, Section 1.b. to align with the changes that were approved by the Membership at the 1/20/2024 Annual Meeting (click here for details). This amendment matches the language included in Article IV, Section 2. regarding the Number and Qualifications of Board Directors.
- Amendment 2 updates Article IV, Section 2. to omit the consideration of the number of years served as a Presidential Assistant as prerequisite for serving as the Chair-Elect and Chairperson of the Board. This amendment aligns the By-Laws with current practice and with the changes that were approved by the Membership at the 1/20/2024 Annual Meeting.
- Amendment 3 corrects Article V. Section 7. to clarify that the Chair of the Board of Directors is a voting member, rather than a non-voting ex officio member, of the Executive Committee, in alignment with the powers and duties commonly performed by the Chair of a Board of Directors. This is reflected in the existing text of Article VI. Section 2. which outlines the powers and duties of the Executive Committee.
- Amendments 4-7 correct the document structure, section numbering, grammar, syntax, and punctuation for these By-Laws. No substantive changes to the content or spirit of the By-Laws are proposed in these amendments. Details for these amendments can be found in the meeting materials, linked above.
Up-to-date by-laws for NAPAHE can be reviewed and downloaded by members (login required) at https://napahe.org/members/by-laws. We would like to thank our membership for their endorsement of this revision. Any questions can be directed to