Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Bylaws

Bylaws For the

Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.

Organized 1967

Incorporated 1971

Revised 1980

Revised 1987

Revised 1990

Revised 1996

New Bylaws adopted 2002

Article I: NAME

The name of the corporation shall be the Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., herein referred to as SCRID.

Article II: OBJECTIVE

Section 1: Principle Objective

The principle objective of this corporation shall be to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of Interpretation of American Sign Language and English and the transliteration of English.

 Article III: MEMBERSHIP

Section 1: Categories of Membership:

This corporation shall have the following categories of non-transferable membership:

A. Voting Members:

1.        Certified Member

2.        Associate Member

3.        Honorary Member

B. Non-Voting Members

1.        Student Member

2.        Supporting Member

3.        Organizational/Institutional Member

Section 2: Eligibility:

A.      Certified Member: Any interpreter or transliterator of American Sign Language and/or English who holds valid Certification accepted by the RID.

B.       Associate Member (pre-certified): Any individual who is actively engaged in the interpretation of American Sign Language and English and/or the transliteration of English, But who does not hold valid certification accepted by the RID.

C.       Honorary Member: Honorary members shall be persons who, having made outstanding contributions to the field of interpreting, have been nominated by the Board of Directors for such membership and are approved by the membership.  There shall be no dues for Honorary members.

D.      Student Member: Any pre-certified individual currently enrolled in a course of study in interpretation of American Sign Language and English and/or the transliteration of English.

E.       Supporting Member: Any non-certified individual with an interest in supporting the purposes and activities of the corporation who does not meet eligibility requirements for Sections 2.A, 2.B, or 2.C under Article III. Membership.

F.       Organizational/Institutional Member: Any organization/institution with an interest in supporting the purposes and activities of the corporation.

Section 3: Voting Rights and Requirements:

A.      In order to be voting member of the SCRID, a person must be a member in good standing, belong to a voting category and be a member of the RID.

B.       Each voting member of this corporation shall be entitled to one vote in meetings,   referenda and elections.

C.       Any decision of the Board of Directors may be vetoed by a two-thirds vote of those eligible and voting during a regular or special meeting of the membership or through mail referendum.

Section 4: Termination of Membership:

A.      SCRID may, at anytime, terminate the membership of a member for the misconduct determined by the Board of Directors to be damaging to the name or objectives of  SCRID.  Such determination shall be presented to the general membership for consideration and subsequent action. A two-third (2/3) majority vote of the membership, conducted by secret ballot, shall ratify the revocation of the membership. The Membership Committee will conduct a secret ballot by mail.

B.       Non-payment of dues

C.       Resignation

Section 5: Change of Membership Category:

A member who has a change in membership category will immediately be entitled to the privilege thereof. In the beginning of the next fiscal year, all dues for that member shall be based on the new membership category.

Section 6: Liability:

No member of the SCRID shall be held personally or otherwise liable for any debts, liabilities, and/or obligations of the SCRID.

Article IV: DIRECTORS

Section1: Composition of Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors shall be comprised of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and member-at-large.  In addition, the Immediate Past President may serve as a Non-Voting Ex-Officio member of the Board of Directors for one term.

Section 2: Powers and Limitations:

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the Board of Directors.  Unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract, engagement, pledge it's credit, render it liable monetarily for any purpose or in any amount.  All charges, responsibilities and membership directives shall persist until fulfilled regardless of any changes to the makeup of the Board of Directors.

Section 3: Duties

A.   General Duties:

1.   Perform duties as prescribed by the voting membership, the Board of Directors or

      as required by law.

2.        Approve the budget of the Corporation annually.

3.        Provide a comprehensive Corporate report no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.

B.   Officers:

1.