Bylaws Committee
The Bylaws Committee
shall:
a.
review bylaws annually and propose amendments as needed
b.
prepare formal bylaws changes for vote by the membership
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee
shall develop and conduct activities that:
a.
recruit new members
b.
retain current members
c.
maintain membership brochures, renewal forms, and membership directory
d.
evaluate annual retention rates
Continuing Education Committee
The Continuing Education
Committee shall plan all aspects of the membership meetings including:
a.
site arrangement
b.
education presentations
c.
prepare and/or delegate continuing education (CE) credits in compliance with the
Oklahoma Board of Nursing and the professional organization awarding the CE
credits
d.
notification of programs to members in a timely manner
Educational programs
providing CE credits will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Conference
Planning Committee
The Conference Planning
Committee shall plan and coordinate all aspects of the annual conference to
include:
a.
site arrangements
b.
facilities coordination
c.
on-site audiovisual coordination
d.
local conference web site
e.
food services
f.
registration/program brochure
g.
delegation of conference material availability via web site two weeks prior to
event ensuring participant access
The Immediate Past President is the chair of this committee, and with assistance
from the OACNS Treasurer, will prepare a preliminary, revised, and final version
of the conference budget.
This committee is responsible to prepare/delegate continuing education (CE)
credits in compliance with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and the professional
organization awarding the CE credits.
Advertising for the annual conference is to start two months prior to the event
date.
Members of this committee include the Immediate Past-President, two OACNS
volunteer members, and two student representatives. Additional committee members
(ad hoc) can be added to this committee but will serve for the time deemed
necessary for conference preparation. After completion of the conference, there
is no implied or guaranteed Board of Director status for the Conference Planning
ad hoc committee member.
Public Relations Committee
The Public Relations
Committee shall:
a.
assist the Board of Directors and membership in increasing the visibility of
CNSs on state and local levels
b.
prepare and distribute media communications
c.
publish a newsletter biannually
Nominations
Committee
The Nominations Committee
shall be comprised of members representing various geographical areas in
Oklahoma. The committee shall:
a.
prepare a state of candidates
b.
serve and verify Willingness to Serve agreements
c.
publish the ballot
d.
receive and verify returned ballots
e.
submit election results to the Board of Directors
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee
shall:
a.
assemble and review relevant information dealing with state and national laws
and current legislation concerning advanced practice nurses (CNS)
b.
network with other organizations and/or parties interested in the same issues
c.
continue work regarding the annual, State of Oklahoma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Day
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee shall be composed of the Treasurer and a minimum of two
(2) active members, preferably past officers or former member of the Board of
Directors.
The committee shall:
a.
plan a budget; investigate expenses and monitor invested funds
b.
submit an annual budget to the Board of Directors for approval
c.
review and approve OACNS expenses
d.
review submitted financial statements/expenses and report information on a
quarterly basis to the Board of Directors
e.
This committee shall report financial health of the organization and inform the
Board of Directors if/when the need arises to raise additional funds (ex: fund
raising, CE programs, etc).
f.
The Finance Committee will maintain a baseline fund of no less than
$2,500.
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