Article I:  State Board

The general administration of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) shall be vested in the State Board.  The State Board of PBL shall be composed of one delegate from each state chapter and the state advisor.  The advisors of the chapter delegate, a representative of the Kansas Professional Division, and any current national officer from Kansas shall hold non-voting positions on the State Board.  The State Board shall meet upon call of the president and approval of the state advisor or upon call of a majority of the state board, for the purpose of planning and carrying out the activities, which promote the welfare of PBL, and effectively representing PBL as needed.  The advisors shall assist the board in determining such things as:  the location for meetings and conferences, the selection of contest judges, and the implementation of state and national projects.

Article II:  Formation of State Board

To be considered as a delegate to the state board of Kansas PBL, a candidate shall (a) have the endorsement of his/her local chapter (b) be recommended by the chapter advisor, (c) have at least one full school year remaining in his/her educational program.

Article III:  Officers

Section 1 - The officers of PBL shall consist of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications Officers, and Parliamentarian. 

Section 2 – A vacancy in any office shall be filled by consensus of the State Board.

Section 3 – The State Board has the right to disqualify a delegate for any action that violates the rules of the Future Business Leaders of America/Phi Beta Lambda Code of Conduct, as set by the National Board of Directors.

Section 4 – Delegates to the State Board who fail to attend two board meetings and/or required conferences, shall be subject to removal.

Section 5 – The State Board will determine at their first meeting if there is a need for a community service delegate.  If so, the board will fill this position by appointment and the community service delegate will serve under the same compliances as the other state board members.

Article IV:  Duties of Officers

Section 1 – President.  It shall be the duty of the President to preside over all meetings of the board.

Section 2 – Vice President.  It shall be the duty of the Vice President to assume the duties of the President in his/her absence or upon the President’s request and to assist the President in other ways as appropriate.  The Vice President shall be a member of every standing committee and shall assist other officers in their duties.

Section 3 – Secretary.  The Secretary shall perform duties common to the office such as keeping an accurate record of the Fall Leadership Conference (FLC) and Spring Leadership Conference (SLC) proceedings and the board meetings.  The Secretary shall call roll of the voting delegates as needed.  Distribution of the recorded minutes to the board members and advisors shall be made in a timely manner.

Section 4 – Treasurer.  The duty of the Treasurer is to be the custodian of the funds of the state organization.  He/she shall prepare the budget, collect dues, and give financial reports at designated periods.

Section 5 – Communications Officer. The duties of the Communication Officer shall be to produce, update, and maintain the Kansas PBL Web site.  The Communications Officers shall collect and prepare news and feature stories of the activities of the state organization for the state Web site and national publications.

Section 6 – Parliamentarian.  The Parliamentarian shall be responsible for seeing that all official meetings are conducted properly according to the current version of Robert’s Rule of Order. 

Article V: Voting Delegates

Local chapters with 50 or fewer members shall have two voting delegates, chapters with 51-100 members shall have three voting delegates, and chapters with 101 or more members shall have four voting delegates.  Delegates must be in attendance at the SLC prior to the voting delegate roll call in order to vote.  No proxy voting is allowed. 

Article VI: Dues

Any proposed change in dues for Kansas PBL shall be approved by 2/3 votes at the annual SLC.

Article VII: Amendments

Proposed amendments to these by laws shall be submitted in writing to the State Board at least 15 days prior to SLC by local chapters or state officers.  Proposed amendments shall be reviewed by the State Board and presented to the voting delegates at the SLC.  A 2/3 vote of the voting delegates present at the SLC is required to amend these bylaws.