Bylaws

American Nuclear Society
Standard Bylaws for
Divisions or Technical Groups June 10, 1982

Revised September 26, 2006
Revised November 16, 2006
Revised June 28, 2007

Revised June 14, 2013

Standard Bylaws for Divisions or Technical Groups
America Nuclear Society

Reactor Physics Division – Adopted 6/14/2013

The complete document is available for download. pdf

Accompanying Rules – July 17, 2017

Table of Contents

ARTICLE B1 – NAME
  1. Name Assigned
ARTICLE B2 – OBJECTIVES
  1. Objectives Defined
  2. Furtherance of Objectives
ARTICLE B3 – OBLIGATIONS TO THE SOCIETY
  1. Activities Governed by ANS Certificate and Bylaws
  2. Precedence of Society Bylaws, Rules, Procedures and Policies
  3. Restricted Activity
  4. Financial Stability Independent of Society
  5. Restrictions on Technical and Non-Technical Positions
  6. Filing of Meeting Minutes
ARTICLE B4 – MEMBERSHIP
  1. Member Composition and Standing
  2. Student Members
  3. Member Dues
  4. Member Resignation
  5. Technical Group Membership to Executive Director
  6. Division Participants
ARTICLE B5 – DUES, ASSESSMENTS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS
  1. Dues Established
  2. Right to Levy by Division (Technical Group)
  3. Restrictions on Financial Contributions
  4. Disbursement of Division Funds
ARTICLE B6 – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  1. Responsibility for Management
  2. Executive Committee Composition, Term of Office and Chair
  3. Filling Vacancies
  4. Removal Policy
  5. Rules and Regulations
  6. Meetings
  7. Voting
ARTICLE B7 – OFFICERS
  1. Terms, Qualifications, and Duties
  2. Vice-Chair
  3. Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer
  4. Secretary-Treasurer for Divisions (Technical Groups) without Treasurers
  5. Treasurer
ARTICLE B8 – ELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY
  1. Officers to Be Elected
  2. Officer Member Grades
  3. Nominating Committee
  4. Number of Candidates on Ballot
  5. Ballot Return Date
  6. Voting Procedure
  7. Eligibility for Re-Election
  8. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Qualifications
  9. Restrictions on Retiring Chair
ARTICLE B9 – STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
  1. Composition and Purpose
  2. Quorum for Committee Meetings
ARTICLE B10 – MEETINGS
  1. Time and Places, Number of Meetings, Annual Meeting Time and Notices
  2. Quorum for Division Meetings
ARTICLE B11 – AMENDMENTS
  1. Proposed Amendments
  2. Society Review and Approval of Amendments by Bylaws and Rules Committee
  3. Vote Required
  4. Effective Date of Amendment
  5. Notification to Members, Printing and Distribution
ARTICLE B12 – RULES OF CONDUCT
  1. Robert’s Rules of Order
ARTICLE B13 – DISSOLUTION
  1. Division (Technical Group) Dissolution by Board of Directors
  2. Division (Technical Group) Approval of Dissolution
  3. Division (Technical Group) Petition to Professional Divisions Committee on Dissolution
  4. Disposition of Division (Technical Group) Assets
  5. Merging of Division (Technical Group) with Another Division (Technical Group)