State Assembly Committees
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Bylaws, Resolutions and Parliamentary Procedure
Duties: Monitor business sessions. Serve on Teller’s Committee during elections. Be familiar with the State Assembly’s bylaws and AST policies ( in policy manual.) Recruit new members for board positions.
Education and Standards of Practice
Duties: Resource for surgical technology programs and serve on advisory boards. Resource for hospital clinical ladders. Address hospitals and schools for recruiting new AST and State Assembly members. Works with the board to provide quality workshops for CE credits and submits workshop reports to the AST and the Credentials Committee. Works with the Secretary to provide the State Assembly Newsletter.
Finance
Duties: Sets annual State Assembly budget with the Treasurer to be approved by the board. Prepares and sends annual finance report to the AST. Maintains annual finance reports from the Treasurer along with the Secretary. Responsible for workshop speaker gifts. Treasurer shall be Chair.
Credentials
Duties: Works with the Teller’s Committee during elections verifying voter’s and candidates credentials. Verifies members’ credentials for elected offices and gives verbal report to membership during business sessions. Maintains candidates records: CVs (Curriculum Vitae), resumes and Consents to Serve. Maintains workshop CE credit forms and works with the Treasurer to issue these to attendees. Works with the Treasurer at registration during workshops verifying members’ credentials. Works with the Secretary to ensure a 60 day notice is provided to members for business meetings.
Government and Public Affairs (GAPA)
Duties: This is the face of your State Assembly. Works with all legislative, media, and public awareness campaigns. Works with the Education Committee with recruiting and student involvement. Works with the Secretary to provide the State Assembly Newsletter. Registers all members to vote.
- Each Committee Chair is appointed by the President and is a member of the State Assembly board (with currency and active AST status.)
- Each Committee Chair is expected to give a report to the members at the annual business meeting with a copy to be filed with the Secretary.
- Each Committee member is expected to recruit and mentor members.
- Each Committee member is expected to seek out candidates for election.
- Each Committee member is expected to be a role model.
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