Bylaws Revision and Approval.

PAPN Texas current bylaws requires a review of the bylaws every 3 years.  The PAPN Texas Board has proposed major revision to address several issues.  Below is a description of the issues addressed in this revision.  Attached is a copy of the Bylaw or you can Clink here for a copy.  After review, please CLICK HERE TO VOTE.  Voting will close 30 days after posted or on  June 24, 2021.

• The current bylaws did not have a clear succession plan for leadership continuity. This revision changes from President and Vice President model that did not define succession planning to a President-Elect; President; Past-President model which helps ensure continuity of leadership.
• To maintain leadership continuity the new bylaws defines staggered terms of service for the Board of Director and Officers.
• Student board member is changed from non-voting elected board member to an appointed voting position.
• Change PAPN regions from non-population-based Texas Parks & Wildlife Natural Regions (ie Piney Wood & Praires and Lakes etc) to contiguous regions based around populations centers (ie DFW/NE Texas, Houston/Gulf Coast, Austin/Hill Country etc. (CLICK HERE to see Proposed Map)
• Defines quorum of the board, committee, advisory board or taskforce
• Simplifies mission and goals statements
• Simplifies statement of the officer’s duties
• Changed membership categories from bylaws derived statements to board directed policy statements.
• Requires an annual meeting of membership.
• Eliminated Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has never been a function group of PAPN Texas.
• Allows for but does not require that staff can be hired and defines responsible leadership of staff.
• Defines several necessary legal related bylaw issues; ie conflict of interest, indemnification and dissolution of association.

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