National PTA Adopts Bylaws Revision at 2016 Convention

In March 2014, the National PTA Board of Directors authorized a revision of the National PTA Bylaws. The purpose of the bylaws revision was to update and bring into alignment the governing documents of the association to reflect current practices and better serve the association in the future. At the 2016 National PTA Convention & Expo, the voting delegation adopted the National PTA Revised Bylaws.

View the National PTA Bylaws adopted June 30, 2016.

Major Changes in the Revised Bylaws

Clarification of the membership structure of PTA in terms of local, state and national levels
Update the committee structure and composition to streamline the work of committees and remove any overlapping responsibilities of various committees, some committee names were changed as well
Modification of the eligibility requirements to serve in National PTA governance positions
Clarification of the process for election as it relates to nominations from the floor, referred to as “self-nominations”
Changed the structure of and renamed the National Council of States to the National Constituent Association Advisory Council (NCAAC)
Increase the number of delegates for each state constituent association by five delegates at the annual meeting

What’s Next?

The National PTA Revised Bylaws took effect at the end of the 2016 National PTA Annual Convention & Expo, with the exception of amendments pertaining to standing committees. The standing committee revisions will take effect at the start of the 2017-2019 term.

For more information, visit pta.org/bylaws.

National PTA Headquarters

1250 N. Pitt Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

PTA.org

Phone: (703) 518-1200

Toll Free: (800) 307-4PTA

Fax: (703) 836-0942

E-mail: [email protected]