Address Section 1.

The official address of the Association shall be determined by the Executive Board.

Section 2. Finances

1. The fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
2. The Treasurer shall present a proposed budget at the May meeting of the Representative Assembly for approval at the June meeting.
3. The Treasurer or designee shall make all disbursements.
4. By the May meeting of the Representative Assembly, the Executive Board shall recommend annual dues for the following groups: regular, financial core, associate and affiliate. By the June meeting, the Representative Assembly shall set dues for the fiscal year.
5. Dues of members on leave shall be as follows:
1. Members on unpaid leave may maintain their affiliation through payment of an associate membership fee.
2. Members on fully paid leave will be expected to pay full dues.
3. Members on sabbatical leave will be expected to pay one-half of their regular dues while on sabbatical. At the end of their sabbatical they will be reimbursed the appropriate balance of dues collected from payroll deduction.

Section 3. Representative Allocation

1. Executive Board Membership
1. All Executive Board members shall be members of the Representative Assembly (Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution).
2. Proportional Membership Department and Sub-group Membership
1. In accordance with Article V, Section 3 of the Constitution, the Executive Board shall audit the regular membership annually and allocate representatives to each Department and each sub-group on the basis of one representative for each 25 regular members or major fraction thereof. For example, a Department with 87 regular members would be allocated three representatives; a Department with 88 regular members would be allocated four.
2. It is the responsibility of each department to try to have at least one representative from each of the listed groups below at each Representative Assembly meeting:
   Adult School Principals
   Adult School Assistant Principals
   Assistant Principals, Adult Counseling Service
   ROC Coordinators
   Elementary Principals
   Elementary Assistant Principals
   Senior High Principals
   Senior High Assistant Principals
   Senior High Options Principals
   Middle School Principals
   Assistant Principals Secondary Counseling Services
   Middle School Assistant Principals
   Assistant Principals Secondary Student Services
   Children Center Administrators
   Management Administrators
   Special Education Administrators
   Special Education School Administrators
   
3. Special Interest Group Membership
   There shall be one representative from each of the following associations:
   1. (1) Alliance of Asian Pacific Administrators - AAPA
      (2) Association of California School Administrators -ACSA Region XVI
      (3) Council of Mexican American Administrators -CMAA
      (4) Council of Black Administrators - COBA
      (5) Association of Jewish Administrators -AJA
      All representatives shall be AALA members and shall be full voting members of the Representative Assembly.

Bylaws Section 4. Elections (Revised 5/12/05)

1. All candidates for office must be active members of the Association.
2. Each department shall establish a nominating committee. The nominating committee shall attempt to submit at least two (2) candidates for each office of Vice-president and Director.
   1. Self-nominations shall be solicited.
   2. Nominations from the floor shall be solicited at an appropriately scheduled Representative Assembly meeting.
3. An Election Committee will be formed by the Executive Board consisting of at least two members selected from each department.
   1. Election Committee members shall not be members of the Executive Board or candidates for an office.
   2. The Election Committee shall require that all material submitted by candidates be signed by the candidate.
   3. The Election Committee shall verify the candidacy of all submitted applicants.
   4. The Election Committee shall insure that all Bylaw requirements in Section 4 are followed.
4. Candidates may not use the names of incumbents or opponents in their 100-word candidate statement.
5. Statement of candidates shall be reproduced and distributed exactly as submitted to the AALA office.
6. Prior to the mailing of ballots by the external agency hired by the Association, all candidates shall have the opportunity to verify their original statements and their name identification on the ballot.
7. Each candidate for President shall be provided with one set of Association mailing labels; however, all expenses for postage and other mailing expenses shall be borne by the candidate. In the event of a run-off, one additional set of mailing labels shall be provided under the same conditions.
8. Ballots will be mailed, distributed, collected, tallied and stored by the external agency hired by the Association.
9. Ballots received by the external agency after the voting deadline will be placed in a separate storage and will not be counted.
10. In order to be elected President or to the AALA Executive Board, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for the office.
11. The Election Committee may be present at the office of the external agency hired by the Association when the ballots are counted.
12. All ballots will be impounded after the official count and remain secured and available for any challenges.
13. Within five days after publication of the election results, candidates may challenge the results of the election by sending a written request to the Election Committee.
14. The Election Committee shall investigate any written requests and make appropriate recommendations to the Executive Board who shall have the final say regarding election challenges.

Section 5. Vacancies

1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of President elect before that candidate assumes office, a new election shall be held from among the general membership.
2. A vacancy in the office of President, after he/she assumes office, shall be filled by a majority vote of the Representative Assembly at the first regular Representative Assembly meeting following the confirmation of the vacancy, and the individual selected to serve shall do so until the next regular Association election.
3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice-President or Director, the representatives in the Department where the vacancy occurs shall select a person to fill said vacancy at the next Representative Assembly. The representatives, meeting in a department caucus, shall elect a person to serve the remainder of the term of the vacated office. Only persons who are full members of the Association and are certified by the Association to be working within that department, shall be eligible to serve in the vacated office.
4. A vacancy or absence of a representative to the Representative Assembly shall be filled by a Department designated representative at the next scheduled Representative Assembly meeting.
5. In the event of an extended absence of any officer or Executive Board member, the Executive Board shall designate an officer pro tem.

Section 6. Committees

1. The following committees shall be Standing Committees:
   1. Budget
      Educational Development
      Legislation
      Personnel and Schools
      Professional Standards and Ethics
      Retirement Legislation
      Salary and Fringe Benefits
2. The President shall designate additional committees, as needed, including ad hoc committees, with the approval of the Executive Board.
3. Committee members for each committee shall be selected from lists of recommended committee members for each specific committee by Department Vice-Presidents. Sub committee selection shall be the responsibility of the committee chairperson.
4. All committees shall have equal representation from each Department. In the Secondary Department, the Vice-President's recommendations for committee assignment must have the approval of the secondary representatives.
5. Committee members shall serve for a period of three (3) years. Whenever possible, an equal number of experienced committee members by Department shall be carried over to the next year.
6. Once committees have been established, vacancies that occur shall be filled from committee member recommendations submitted by Department Vice-Presidents (as established in Section 6c). Committee members who have been absent three (3) times during the committee year may be dropped from committee membership and a vacancy declared.
7. The Committee year shall begin November 1 of any given year and end on October 31 of the following year.
8. Committee chairpersons shall be selected by the President from recommendations submitted by Department Vice-Presidents.

Section 7. Parliamentary Authority

Section 8. Amendments

Section 9. Non-Profit Status

Section 10. Motions