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Becky Marshall has agreed to step up to the open TASN Secretary position, so that leaves the TASN Middle Regional Director position vacant. Below are applicable bylaws and policies and procedures so that candidates can determine whether this is a position that interests them. The student would take office upon election by the board and would remain in office until the October 22-24, 2010 Annual State Convention. The officer would also be expected to attend the two board meetings that follow state convention to teach the role to new board members. A calendar of meetings and events is included at the end of the post. If you are interested in this position, please submit a letter of interest as soon as possible to TASNPresident@gmail.com. The TASN board will elect the new officer.

Section II: Eligibility of Office

1. All positions on the TASN Board of Directors require that the nominee remain a student throughout at least half of the term of office.

2. Only active members who currently hold or have held a leadership position, or who currently serve on or have served on Local, State, or National committee will be eligible for the office of the President and the Vice-President.

3. No members shall hold or be nominated for more than one State office at any time.

4. No officer shall serve more than three (3) terms on the TASN Board of Directors, with a maximum of two terms of service in the same office.

5. All members of the TASN Board of Directors must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average in their individual nursing curriculum. Officers who fail to maintain this standard may be asked to resign by a two-thirds vote of the TASN Board of Directors.

6. Each member of the TASN Board of Directors must be a current NSNA member.

1. Regional Directors shall:

1. Keep a file of current, accurate names and addresses of all the Schools of Nursing, Local Chapter Board of Directors members, and the faculty advisors in their respective regions;

2. Work with the Schools of Nursing in their regions which do not have a TASN/NSNA chapter to start one;

3. Maintain contact by phone, letter, or visits throughout their term of office and offer assistance to TASN/NSNA chapters within their regions;

4. Be a member of the Convention Planning Committee if serving as the Director for the region in which the annual State Convention will be held;

5. Serve as members of the Standing Communications Committee;

6. Receive official application of proposed BOD candidates submitted by TASN members;

7. Evaluate the qualifications of the proposed BOD candidates but shall not be limited or controlled by these nominations;

8. Choose and submit a slate of BOD candidates for officers;

9. Obtain written consent forms of all proposed BOD candidates before placing their names on the ballot;

10. Verify NSNA status prior to placing the BOD candidate’s names on the ballot;

11. Present the official slate of BOD candidates to the first business meeting of the Annual Convention;

12. Perform other duties as designated by the President;

13. Perform other duties as enumerated in the TASN policies.

1. Regional Directors

   1. Shall within one month following State Convention submit a letter of introduction to the SNA presidents, faculty advisors, deans, and directors of their respective region’s schools. This letter shall address upcoming dates of interest to nursing students and the Directors plans to visit the school.

   2. Shall attend at least one SNA meeting of each chapter in his/her respective region or send a delegate.

   3. Shall be responsible for ordering all membership forms from NSNA needed by their regional chapters throughout the year.

   4. Shall be responsible for obtaining each of their regional chapter’s bylaws and assisting those chapters with any needed updates or changes.

   5. Shall obtain and update the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other pertinent information of state nursing schools, deans and directors
      local association chapters, and the officers and advisors of local chapters from the local SNA’s within their regions as well as election dates for new officers within these chapters and make this information available to the Secretary.

   6. Shall be available to their respective regional chapters for advisement.

1. Future TASN Board Meetings

   1. December 19th, 2009, 9AM CST, Teleconference

   2. January 9th, 2010, 9AM CST, Teleconference

   3. February 20th, 2010, 9AM CST, at TNA Headquarters

   4. March 27th, 2010, 9AM CST, at TNA Headquarters

   5. April, date and time TBD, at the Annual NSNA Convention in Orlando, FL. The convention is April 7-11, 2010 and attendance is required.

   6. Legislative Summit, April 13, 2010, Nashville War Auditorium Building (not a board meeting, but board attendance is required)

   7. May 22nd, 2010, 9AM CST, Teleconference

   8. June 26th, 2010, 9AM CST, Teleconference

   9. July 24th, 2010, 9AM CST, Teleconference

   10. August 21st, 2010, 9AM CST, at TNA Headquarters

   11. September 18th, 2010, 9AM CST, at TNA Headquarters

   12. October 21st, 2010, time TBD, at Franklin Cool Springs Marriott, Annual State Convention (joint with TNA) is October 22-24, 2010.

   13. October 30th, 2010, 8AM CST, location TBD, for Retreat with new board (attendance required).