Current Bylaws & Policies
Downloadable versions: ONSA Bylaws (revised 10/2007)
Bylaw Hints:
The National Student Nursing Association has identified four areas of conformity to be included in all state and local chapter bylaws:
1. Purpose and Function
Purpose and function for your organization must be clearly stated.
Hint: NSNA and ONSA purposes and functions can be adapted for your chapter's bylaws.
2. Membership
Membership levels within your chapter should be defined, i.e., active, associate, individual, subscriber, honorary, etc.
3. Annual Dues
$28.00 covers NSNA and ONSA dues for new members
$38.00 covers NSNA and ONSA dues for renewal members.
4. Representation
Representation refers to the number of delegates/alternates a chapter may have for both the State and National conventions.
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- For ONSA Convention: An initial membership of ten (10) members meets constituency requirements, which allows the chapter to have one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate. For each additional fifteen (15) members that a chapter acquires, it is allowed an additional delegate and alternate.
- For NSNA Convention: Each school chapter that is recognized as a constituent (10 member minimum) is entitled to one (1) voting delegate and one (1) alternate, as well as an additional delegate and alternate for every fifty (50) members.
- For ONSA Convention: An initial membership of ten (10) members meets constituency requirements, which allows the chapter to have one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate. For each additional fifteen (15) members that a chapter acquires, it is allowed an additional delegate and alternate.
Hint: If your bylaws contain a lot of information about committees or annual activities that you find you must alter frequently, have a set of policy & procedures and a set of bylaws. The policy & procedures may be changed by your executive officers without putting it to membership vote (even though you can still vote if you want to). This would eliminate having to redo the bylaws too frequently.
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A constituent member of the National Student Nurses Association, Inc.
Phone: 918-557-1547• email@oknsa.org
