Proposed Changes in Article VII of the SIOP Bylaws
Robert L. Dipboye
Member-at-Large, Chair of Long Range Planning Committee
Under Article VII (#22) of the SIOP bylaws (2002), If the Executive Committee recommends sunsetting a committee, the recommendation will require approval of the Membership by vote of a Bylaws change. In the Spring Executive Committee meeting held on April 1314, 2003, the decision was made by the Executive Committee to submit to the SIOP membership a change in the Bylaws. The proposed amendment would elevate the current ad hoc APA-APS Relations Committee to the status of a standing committee. The APA and APS Program Committees would become subcommittees within this new standing committee.
SIOP Bylaws call for an announcement of proposed changes at least 2 months prior to the actual voting (See Article IX, Amendments). Voting on the proposed changes will take place in the fall of 2003. Ballots will be mailed to all Society Members. A majority vote of those voting by mail is required to adopt any amendments.
Proposed changes are detailed below. For convenience, both old and new language is indicated. Language to be deleted is indicated by strikethrough characters and new
language is underlined.
Article VII: Committees
Current #1: The standing committees of the Society shall consist of the following: Fellowship, Membership, Election, Program, Scientific Affairs, Professional Practice, Education and Training, Newsletter, Continuing Education and Workshop, Long Range Planning, State Affairs, Awards, Frontiers Series, Practice Series, Society Conference, Historian, Foundation, Ethnic Minority Affairs,
and Placement . and APA/APS relations.
Current #6: The Program Committee shall prepare the programs of the annual Society conference and other conventions (e.g., APA) as designated by the Executive Committee. The Program Committee shall seek the advice of standing committees and of the membership in planning programs.
More than one Program Committee may be established to facilitate program design and delivery to multiple conferences of interest to the Societys membership.
New #21: APA/APS Relations Committee: The Committee on APA/APS Relations emphasizes collaborations with the American Psychological Association and American Psychological Society on issues and initiatives in support of mutual goals and interests. There are two subcommittees of this committee. The APA Program Subcommittee is responsible for developing SIOPs program for the annual APA Convention. The APS Program Subcommittee is responsible for developing SIOPs program for the annual APS Convention. These subcommittees have two responsibilities: a) developing program proposals and/or soliciting proposals from others; and b) reviewing and evaluating proposals submitted to SIOP. The committee as a whole coordinates with the SIOP president to identify candidates for nomination to APA and APS governance groups. Members of this committee monitor APA/APS policy and projects that influence the practice or research of I-O psychologists. The committee is comprised of the president and president-elect, SIOP representatives to the APA Council, members who have experience with the APA or APS governing bodies, and the chairpersons of the APA and APS subcommittees.
current #22 would become #23.
current #23 would become #24.
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