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Constitution of Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators |
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Chapter 1: General Provision Article 1: This
Society is named “Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators”
(hereinafter the “Association”), duly established under the
laws of the Republic of China, a non-profit organization. Article 2: The
object of this Association is to satisfy general and special
diabetes care requirements, improve diabetes control effect, and
reduce the occurrence of complications so that the social cost can
be retrenched through integrating diabetes healthcare
professionals to enhance updated knowledge, skills, and develop
the operation authentication procedures. Article 3: The
organizational area of this Association shall refer to national
administrative region. Article 4: The
site of this Association shall be located where the competent
authority is located. Establishment or change of the site shall be
filed to the competent authority for record. Article 5: The functions of this Association
shall be as follows: 1.
Promote research and applications related to diabetics’
health care. 2. Organize academic speeches and seminars concerning diabetes
health education. 3.
Manage continuing training for diabetes health education
personnel. 4. Evaluate diabetes health education courses. 5. Appraise diabetes health education personnel. 6.
Develop and publish diabetes health education materials. 7. Undertake other matters in connection with the objectives
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Chapter 2: Membership Article 6: Any
one who upholds the objectives of this Association with age over
twenty and is qualified as a physician, nursing people, dietician,
pharmacist, social worker, physical therapist, occupational
therapist, psychological counselor, medical technician, or health
education professional may fill the admission form.
By recommendations of two members and approval of BOD, this
person would become a member after surrendering membership dues.
Article 7: All
the members of this Association have the right to vote, elect, be
elected, and recall. Each
member may vote only once. Article 8: All
the members of this Association shall observe the provisions of
the Constitutions, implement all resolutions reached by this
Association, and pay membership dues. Article 9: Where
a member who violates law or the constitution of the association,
or doesn't follow a resolution of the member's (member
representative's) meeting, he may be subjected to warning or
membership suspension with the resolution of Board of Directors.
In the event that it causes serious damage to the
Association, he may be dismissed with resolution of member's
(member representative's) meeting. All members who fail to pay membership dues for three
consecutive years may be dismissed by the member's (member
representative's) congress as proposed by the Board of Directors. Article 10: A
member of a civil association shall be disaffiliated if the
membership is deprived or is dismissed by a resolution of the
member's (member representative's) meeting. Article 11: Members
may at any time submit a written declaration to withdraw from this
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Chapter 3: Organization and Personnel Article 12: Within
this Society’s body, the member's (member representative's)
congress is the organ with the supreme power.
If this Association has three hundred (300) or more
members, the organizational area may be subdivided to elect
representatives according to the percentage of members, and to
call a representative's congress to perform the duty of the
member's meeting. The
tenure of member representatives shall be three years.
The election procedures shall be effective after filing to
competent authority for approval.
The board of directors shall perform duties on behalf of
the member’s (member representative’s) congress during the
closed period of meeting, and the board of supervisors is the
organ of supervision. Article 13: The functions of the member’s
(member representative’s) congress shall be as follows: 1.
Formulation and amendment of the constitution. 2.
Elect and recall a Director or a Supervisor. 3. Determine the admission fee and membership dues. 4.
Pass and approve annual operating projects and prepare
budget and final statement. 5. Dismissal of a member. 6. Disposal of properties. 7.
Dismiss of the Association. 8. Other important matters related to the rights and
obligations of the members. The
scope of important matters specified in preceding paragraph 8 shall be determined by board of directors. .Article 14: This
Association shall have twenty-one directors and seven supervisors
elected by members (member representatives) and both the Board of
Directors and the Board of Supervisors shall be thus organized. Meanwhile, the seven alternate directors and two alternate
supervisors may be elected at the same time during preceding
directors and supervisors’ election according to the votes. The alternate director or alternate supervisor shall fill
the vacancy in order within one month, and serve the remaining
term of the predecessors. The
candidate list for next term of directors and supervisors shall be
proposed by previous board of directors The election of directors
and supervisors may adopt mail ballots; nevertheless, mail ballots
cannot be used consecutively.
Mail ballot regulations shall be approved by the board of
directors and reported to the competent authority for record. Article 15: The duties of the board of
directors shall be as follows; 1. To determine
the membership credentials. 2. To elect or
recall standing directors and chairperson of board of directors. 3. To determine
the resignation of directors, standing directors and chairperson of board of directors. 4. To retain and fire staffers. 5. To manage annual operating projects and prepare budget and
final statement. 6. To carry out other matters within the authority of the
board of director. Article 16: The
board of directors shall have seven standing directors elected by
the directors, and a chairperson of the board of directors shall
be elected by the directors from the standing directors.
For not being able to exercise rights for causes, the
chairperson of the board of director may appoint one standing
director on his behalf; or standing directors may recommend one of
them as proxy if there is no appointment or unable to make
appointment. When
there is vacancy of chairperson or standing director, the
re-election shall be made within one month, and the new
chairperson or director reelected shall serve remaining term of
the predecessors. Article 17: The duties of the board of
supervisors shall be as follows; 1. To perform jobs
of the board of supervisors. 2. To review the
annual final statements. 3. To elect or
recall standing supervisors. 4. To consider the resignation of supervisors and standing
supervisors. 5. To carry out other matters within the authority of the
board of supervisors. Article 18: The
board of directors shall have one standing supervisor elected by
and from the supervisors to observe daily affairs of the
Association and serves as the chairperson of the board of
supervisors. For not
being able to exercise rights for causes, the chairperson of the
board of supervisors may appoint one standing supervisor on his
behalf; or standing supervisors may recommend one of them as proxy
if there is no appointment or unable to make appointment.
When there is vacancy of chairperson or standing
supervisor, the re-election shall be made within one month, and
the new chairperson or supervisor reelected shall serve remaining
term of the predecessors. Article 19: The
directors and supervisors are unpaid positions.
The tenure of the directors and supervisors shall be three (3) years,
and they may be reappointed after re-election upon expiration of
the tenure, but subject to one time.
The tenure of the directors and supervisors shall start
from the date of first congress of said term. Article 20: The
directors and supervisors shall be relieved of their functions,
when in the following situations: 1. Deprived of membership. 2. Resign due to certain reason and approved by the board of
directors or the board of supervisors. 3.
Recalled or dismissed from office. 4. Suspended from the rights for a term of longer than a half
of the tenure. Article 21: The
Association has a secretary general, who is in charge of
administrative affairs. There
are certain numbers of staffs.
Their employment and discharge shall be approval of BOD as
proposed by the chairman and shall report to competent authority
for record. However,
the discharge of secretary general shall report to the competent
authority for record in advance. Article 22: This
Association may establish various committees, teams, or other
internal operation organizations.
The BOD shall draw up the simplified organizational rules and promulgate after approval of competent
authority, which is also applied to the amendment. |
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Chapter 4: Meeting Article 23: The
member's (member representative's) congress of the Association is
divided into two types: periodical congress and provisional
meeting, and both shall be convened by the chairperson of the
board of directors.
In all cases except for the provisional congress due to emergency,
the written notice shall be provided fifteen days in advance.
Periodical congress shall be held once every year; a
provisional congress shall be called where it is deemed as
necessary by the board of directors, or at the request of not less
than one-fifth of the members (member representatives), or
required by the board of supervisors. Article 24: When
unable to be present in the member’s (member representative’s)
meeting, member (member representatives) could authorize other
member (member representatives) in writing.
One member (member representative) can only be authorized
by one other member (member representative). Article 25: A
resolution of the member's (member representative's) congress
requires the attendance of more than one half of the members
(member representatives) and the consent of more than one half or
majority of the attendees. However, the following matters may be resolved only with
the consent of not less than two-thirds of the attendees: 1. Formulation and amendment of the constitution. 2. Dismissal of a member. 3. Recall of a director or supervisor. 4. Disposal of properties. 5. Dismiss of the association. 6. Other important matters related to the rights and
obligations of the members. After
registration of this Association, the amendment of constitution
may be implemented by the consent of more than three-fourths
attendees or written consent of more than two-thirds of all
members (member representatives). Article 26: The
board of directors and the board of supervisors shall hold a
meeting every four (4) months, and may call joint or provisional
congress when and where it is deemed as necessary.
Aside from for provisional congress, to convene preceding
congresses, the Association shall give a written notice in seven
days before and the resolutions shall be adopted by the
concurrence of a majority of the votes in a meeting attended by
over one half of total directors and supervisors, respectively. Article 27: The
directors shall attend the board meeting, while the supervisors
shall attend the supervisor’s meeting.
Absence of directors and supervisors without due reasons
for two (2) consecutive times will be regarded as resign. |
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Chapter 5: Funds and Accounting Article 28: The
financial sources of the Associations are as follows: 1. Admission fee: NT$1,000 per person paid as join the Association. 2. Perennial membership dues: NT$1,000 per person per year. 3. Funds for public undertakings 4. Donations from the members 5. Entrusted incomes 6. Fund and its interests 7. Other incomes Article 29: The
fiscal year of this Association is calendar year from January 1 to
December 31. Article 30: The
board of directors shall prepare annual projects, budget, and
employee remuneration, and must submit to member’s congress for
approval (submit to BOD first if the member’s congress could not
be hold on time for causes), and then report to competent
authority for record. The
BOD shall prepare annual projects, final accounts, cash flow,
balance sheets, financial catalog, and fund statement, and send to
supervisors for audit with opinions to Board of Directors before
submitting them to the member’s congress for acceptance.
After that, those reports shall be submitted to the
competent authority for record (report to competent authority
first if the member’s congress could not be hold on time). |
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Chapter 6: Supplementary Provisions Article 31: After
dismiss of this Association, the remaining properties shall be
attributed to local self-government group or organizations
appointed by competent authority.
Article 32: Anything
not addressed in this Constitution shall be governed by and
construed in related regulations. Article 33: The
Constitution and the amendments to the constitutions shall come
into force upon approval by the member’s congress and reported
to competent authority for record. |
