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The House of
Delegates is the governing body of the Academy, empowered with the authority
necessary to perform this function. It may adopt rules consistent with the
Constitution and Bylaws. It is the judge of the election and of the
qualifications of its members.
The House of
Delegates is composed of up to three (3) delegates from each Society; the
President, President-Elect, Past Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Members-at-Large of
the Board of the Academy; and the four preceding Academy Past Presidents.
Delegates shall be Fellows in good standing in the Academy and shall be selected
by Academy members of their Society. A Delegate elected as member of the Board
of Directors ceases to be a Society Delegate at the beginning of their term as
an officer. In such event, a Delegate will be appointed to complete the
unexpired term in accordance with the individual Society bylaws.
The term of service
of Delegates starts at the beginning of the Annual Professional Development
Conference in the year in which the member was certified as a Delegate and ends
at the start of the next annual Conference the following year.
The House of
Delegates shall meet during each Academy Conference and at such other times and
places as may become necessary.
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