 | (Effective on December 19, 1999)
Article 1. Name
This school is registered with the State of New York as a non-profit organization. The registered name of this organization is Mid-Hudson Huaxia Chinese School, Inc. (henceforward called "the school").
Article 2. Objectives
The school is a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious educational organization.
The objectives of the school are to teach Chinese language and to promote Chinese culture. The school teaches Mandarin Chinese language (pinyin and simplified characters) and Chinese culture.
Article 3. Membership
The school admits students of any age, sex, race, color, nationality, or religion. School members are currently enrolled students, parents or legal guardians, teachers, and volunteers. Members of at least 18 years old have the right to vote.
Article 4. Organization
The school is governed by the Board of Directors, the annual school meeting, and the Parent-Teacher Association.
Article 5. Board of Directors
The school is operated by a Board of Directors (henceforward called "the Board"). The Board consists of the principal, vice principal, provost, secretary, treasurer, etc. The number of members in the Board is to be no less than five.
Members of the Board meet at least once every two months. The agenda of the meetings includes ordinary and significant topics and/or motions. An ordinary motion can be approved by at least half of the members of the Board. A topic becomes significant only if it is approved by at least two thirds of the members of the Board. A significant topic should be discussed by the entire membership, and a significant motion should be approved by a majority of the voting members present.
Each member of the Board is elected by a majority of the voting members present for a one year term. No person can be elected for more than three (3) consecutive terms.
Teachers and volunteers of the school are appointed by the Board.
Article 6. Annual School Meeting
In May of each year, the school will hold the annual school meeting, which examines the
annual report and financial report of the Board of Directors, and elects the members of the Board of Directors for the following year. The Board will call for the annual school meeting with announcement at least two weeks in advance.
Article 7. Parent-Teacher Association
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) consists of all parents and legal guardians of the currently enrolled students.
The Parent-Teacher Association is governed by its committee (henceforward called "the PTA committee"). The PTA committee consists of the chair, vice chair, and several members. The PTA committee calls meetings of the Parent-Teacher Association, organizes parents' activities, keeps order of the school, helps and monitors the operations of the Board of Directors.
Each member of the PTA committee is elected by a majority of the PTA members present for a one year term. No person can be elected for more than three (3) consecutive terms.
Article 8. Finance
The school fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of the following year.
The school's source of income includes tuition and donations. Tuition is set so that the normal operation of the school and reasonable quality of teaching and learning can be maintained. The Board of Directors gives a report of the school's financial status at the annual school meeting.
In the event of dissolution approved by more than half of all voting members, all of the remaining assets and property of the school shall, after necessary expenses thereof, be distributed to another organization exempt under IRC section 501(c)(3), or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws, or to the Federal government, or state or local government for a public purpose, subject to the approval of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Article 9. Non-Political and Non-Pecuniary Character
The school is not formed for pecuniary profit or financial gain.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the school is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under IRC section 501(c)(3) or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws.
No part of the net earnings of the school shall inure to the benefit of any member of the school or any private individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the school), and no member of the school or any private
individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the school assets on dissolution of the school.
No substantial part of the activities of the school shall be carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by IRC section 501(h)) or participating in, or intervening in (including the publication or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidates for public office.
Article 10. Amendments
A proposal for amendments to the bylaw is admissible for consideration by the entire membership only if the proposal is supported by signatures from at least two thirds of the members of the Board of Directors or at least one third of the voting members. The amendments become effective only if it is approved by at least two thirds of the voting members present at the annual school meeting. | |
