Section 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be the Idaho Music Educators Association, Inc. (IMEA).
Section 2. Mission. The mission of the Idaho Music Educators Association, Inc. is to advance, promote, and advocate for standards-based Music Education in all Idaho schools, to foster personal and professional growth of music educators, and to encourage and enhance musical opportunities for all students throughout the state.
Section 3. Affiliation. The IMEA shall function as a federated state unit of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, and function as a state unit of the NAfME Northwest Division.
Section 4. Relationships. The IMEA shall have a functioning relationship with other affiliated state music Associations, with the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA), and with other Associations whose interest include the welfare and promotion of music education.
Section 1. Active Membership. Upon payment of the prescribed dues, this membership conveys all rights and privileges of active membership in NAfME, the Northwest Division, and IMEA to any person actively engaged in music teaching or other music activities. It includes the right to attend meetings, vote, hold office, and receive subscriptions to regular NAfME & IMEA magazine publications.
Section 2. Associate Membership. Any person not qualified under section 1 of this article, but who is interested in the cause of music education, may become an associate member, upon payment of the regular annual dues, with all privileges of active membership except the right to vote and to hold office.
Section 3. Collegiate Membership Collegiate chapter membership shall be open to students of music at the college level who are not employed as teachers. Collegiate members shall be admitted to state, division, and national meetings upon compliance with registration requirements and shall receive all privileges of active membership except the right to vote and to hold office.
Section 4. Institutional Membership. Any firm, institution, school or club desiring to contribute to the support of the IMEA may become an institutional member upon payment of the prescribed dues, with all the rights and privileges of active membership except the right to vote and to hold office.
Section 5. Retired Membership. AAny former NAfME member who has retired from the field of music education may become a retired member of IMEA upon payment of the prescribed dues with all privileges of active membership.
Section 1. Active membership dues. Dues for active membership shall be those prescribed for active membership in the NAfME and those dues prescribed for active membership in the IMEA. The amount of dues belonging to the IMEA shall be determined by the active members of the IMEA upon recommendation by the IMEA Board of Directors. However, the IMEA Board of Directors shall be empowered to increase or decrease the dues belonging to the IMEA in an amount not exceeding $1.00 annually without a vote of the active members.
Section 2. Associate membership dues. Dues for associate IMEA members shall be as determined by the IMEA Board of Directors.
Section 3. Collegiate membership dues. Dues for collegiate members shall be the prescribed collegiate membership dues in the NAfME and the IMEA. The amount of dues belonging to the IMEA shall be determined by the IMEA Board of Directors.
Section 4. Institutional membership dues. Any firm, institution, school or club desiring to contribute to the support of IMEA may become an institutional member upon payment of the prescribed dues, with all the rights and privileges of active membership except the right to vote and to hold office.
Section 5. Retired membership dues. Any former NAfME member who has retired from the field of music education may become a retired member of IMEA upon payment of the prescribed dues with all privileges of active membership.
Section 1. State Officers. The officers of the IMEA shall be a President, a Vice-President (who shall be the Immediate Past-President), a President-Elect and a Secretary-Treasurer.
Section 2. Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of the elected state officers, the presidents of the existing districts, and the representative of the IMEA on the IHSAA Executive Board, who, if he/she is not already an official member of the IMEA Board of Directors at the time of his/her election, thereby automatically becomes a member ex-officio of said board. All members of the Board of Directors must have the qualifications required for active membership in IMEA and NAfME.
Section 3. Terms of Office. Terms of office for the IMEA officers shall be for two years beginning July 1 following their election. District presidents shall serve as members of the IMEA Board of Directors for the biennial period of their incumbency as district presidents.
Section 1. Nominations. The Board of Directors shall act as the nominating committee and shall present nominations for state officers at the annual conference meeting on the even-numbered years. Nominations may be made from the floor at the general business meeting.
Section 2. Balloting. State officers shall be elected by active membership in the IMEA by either mail ballot or secure online balloting at the official IMEA website. Voting shall be completed by May 15 of the election year. IMEA members may request a mail ballot from the secretary-treasurer.
Section 3. Validation of Election. A committee shall be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, for the purpose of verifying and validating the online and mail-in balloting.
Section 4. Plurality. A simple plurality shall constitute election.
Section 1. General Business Meetings. A general business meeting shall be held in conjunction with the annual conference and at such times as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Quorum. A quorum for the transaction of business at a general business meeting shall consist of twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total active membership.
Section 3. Board of Directors Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet annually in the fall. Additional meetings shall be held during the IMEA annual conference, the Northwest Division conference, and at such other times as and if conditions may demand.
Section 4. Board of Directors Quorum. A quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board of Directors shall consist of six (6) members. The vote of a majority of a quorum shall constitute effective action by the Board of Directors.
Section 1. Annual Meeting. A regular annual district music educators meeting will be held as scheduled by the District Board of Directors.
Section 2. Additional Meetings. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the district president.
Section 3. District Officers and Board of Directors. District officers shall be a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer, and shall constitute the minimum district Board of Directors. The district Board of Directors may include three additional elected members-at-large.
Section 4. Time of Election and Terms of Office. The President, the Vice-President and the Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected for a two-year term at the regular annual meeting in the odd-numbered years in the odd-numbered districts and Gem State District, and in the even-numbered years in the even-numbered districts.
Section 5. Members-at-Large. A Board of Directors member-at-large shall serve three years. One member shall be elected each year at the regular annual meeting.
Section 6. Electors. Voting on all matters within the district shall be open to members in good standing of IMEA-NAfME residing in the district, except that on matters concerning interscholastic music activities under the jurisdiction of the IHSAA, the electors must be music teachers or music supervisors in schools belonging to the IHSAA.
Section 7. Honorary Board Member. An administrator within the district may be chosen by the Board of Directors to serve a two-year term as an honorary member of the Board of Directors and shall serve in an advisory capacity.
Section 8. Quorum. A quorum in the district unit shall consist of one-third (1/3) of the members of the district. The vote of the majority of a quorum shall constitute effective action by the district unit.
Section 9. Qualifications. The district officers shall be active members of the IMEA and the NAfME.
Section 1. No individual member of the Board of Directors, no individual member of IMEA, or officer, shall be personally liable for any authorized act or action of IMEA.
Section 1. In the event of the disbandment or dissolution of the IMEA and the liquidation of its physical and financial assets, all funds remaining after the payment of the legitimate bills, and all accrued legal costs and financial obligation, including salaries of any employees and expense allowances of officers, shall be transferred to the NAfME, unless other disposition of such funds or assets shall be directed by legal action or the membership upon recommendation of the Board of Directors. It is expressly stipulated that in the event of liquidation, funds of the IMEA remaining in the treasury after all financial obligations have been taken care of shall be utilized only for purposes of furtherance of music education in the United States, or some similar related objective which shall be in keeping with the purposes of the organization and of its parent organization, NAfME
Section 1. The Bylaws may be amended by an approving vote of two-thirds of the voting membership of IMEA in the case of a mail vote; or, by an approving vote of two-thirds of the membership of IMEA voting in an official meeting of IMEA, or by an approving vote of the majority voting by secure online balloting at the official IMEA website, provided that notice of such proposed amendment shall have been made known to the membership not less than thirty (30) days prior to the time of voting.
Section 2. Amendments to these Bylaws may be initiated by the Board of Directors, or by a petition signed by ten (10) active members of the IMEA. Proposed amendments shall be in the hands of the secretary at least sixty (60) days prior to the time of voting. Amendments may not be initiated which are in conflict with the constitution of NAfME.
[Approved February 2019, IMEA membership]
Section 1. President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the IMEA and at all meetings of the IMEA Board of Directors; shall have the power to appoint committees not otherwise provided for in the Bylaws and Standing Rules; shall have the power, in an emergency, to make temporary rulings, until a meeting of the board can be called or an expression of opinion otherwise obtained from it; shall, in consultation with the Board of Directors, prepare the program of the annual meeting of the IMEA, and shall perform all duties pertaining to his office.
Section 2. Vice-President. The Vice-President (who shall be the Immediate Past President), shall serve as an advisor to the President, and shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors.
Section 3. President-Elect. The President-Elect shall assume the duties of the President in case of the disability or absence of the President. Should the office of the President become vacant, the President-Elect shall automatically succeed to that office for the unexpired term. The President-Elect shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall record and keep the minutes of IMEA and of the Board of Directors, shall oversee and assist in the handling of the funds of IMEA by the IMEA Executive Director, and shall assist in registration at other IMEA activities. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep and maintain the current list of members of the Association. The Secretary-Treasurer may be delegated other duties by the President or Board of Directors.
Section 5. Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have general powers of administration of the affairs of the Association, with authority to act and enact legislation except as contrary to the Bylaws and Standing Rules. All activities of IMEA, such as state groups, clinics, workshops, competition-festivals, conferences, etc., shall be under the supervision of the Board of Directors. Unexpired terms of state officers on the Board of Directors shall be filled by the President with the approval of the majority of the remaining members of said Board.
Section 6. Executive Director. An IMEA Executive Director may be hired by the Board of Directors to handle the business and financial affairs of IMEA. The Executive Director shall manage the funds of the IMEA; shall present an account of all moneys received and disbursed at each annual fall meeting of the Board of Directors; shall deposit the funds of the Association in a depository approved by the Board of Directors; and shall make regular reports of IMEA business to the Secretary/Treasurer. All disbursements made by the Executive Director shall be approved by the President. The Executive Director shall collect all moneys due to IMEA and record all disbursements of IMEA activities and projects.
Section 1. Members. The All-State Performing Groups Committee, appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors, shall be composed of the chairpersons of the All-State Band(s), Orchestra(s), Choir(s), and the All-State Manager.
Section 2. Term of Office. The term of office for members of the All-State Performing Groups committee shall be two years. They shall be appointed and notified preceding the annual fall meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Duties. This committee shall be responsible for the general organization and performances of the All-State performing groups — All-State Band(s), Orchestra(s), and Choir(s) — in connection with the annual IMEA conference.
Section 4. Meetings. The All-State Performing Groups Committee shall meet in conjunction with the annual fall meeting of the Board of Directors, and at such other times as is necessary to fulfill their duties.
Section 5. Relationship to the Board of Directors. Members of the All-State Performing Groups Committee shall be honorary members of the IMEA Board of Directors. They shall not be allowed to make motions or vote but shall act in an advisory capacity. An official member of the Board of Directors may be appointed to the All-State Performing Groups committee.
Section 1. The representative of the IMEA on the IHSAA Board of Control shall be elected by the IMEA Board of Directors. The term of office shall be for three years. In case said representative is not already an official member of the IMEA Board of Directors at the time of his/her election he/she thereby automatically becomes a member ex-officio of said board.
Section 1. A representative of Idaho institutions of higher learning may be invited to serve as an honorary member of the IMEA Board of Directors but shall not be allowed to make motions or vote and shall serve in an advisory capacity.
Section 1. The President shall appoint committees to serve during his/her administration or for such shorter periods as may be necessary.
Section 1. Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised, shall govern the conduct of all business meetings.
Section 1. The President of the Board of Directors may appoint assistants to the state officers for a designated time when necessary.
Section 1. 1.0 The Standing Rules may be altered or amended by an approving vote of a majority of the voting membership of IMEA in the case of a mail vote; or by an approving vote of the majority voting at an official meeting of IMEA, or by an approving vote of the majority voting by secure online balloting at the official IMEA website, provided that notice of such proposed amendment shall have been made known to the membership not less than thirty (30) days prior to the time of voting.
[Approved February 2019, IMEA membership]
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