FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2007

NBCE DELEGATE BODY PASSES TWELVE AMENDMENTS TO NBCE BYLAWS

GREELEY, Colo.—On May 4, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) held its Annual Board and State Delegates Meeting in St. Louis, Mo.

At the luncheon and business meeting on Friday, May 4, NBCE delegates elected District Director nominees for three districts: Dr. Robin Lecy (South Dakota) in District I replacing Dr. Jerry Blanchard; Dr. Donna Craft (Michigan) in District II replacing Dr. Frank Hideg; and Dr. Norman Ouzts (South Carolina) in District V to complete the term vacated in 2006 by Dr. Steve Willen.
 
Fifteen proposals for bylaws changes were presented to the delegate body for approval; of those twelve passed.  The NBCE Bylaws will be amended as follows:

• Article I of the Bylaws was changed to conform to the language recently revised in the NBCE’s Articles of Incorporation. 
• The second proposal amends gender references in the bylaws from “his,” “him,” and “he” and to now use “his or her,” “him or her,” and “he or she.”
• Article III, Section 3 uses the appropriate terminology of “credentialed” when referring to state delegates rather than “certified.”
• Article IV, Section 1 makes it clear that there are 11 members of the NBCE Board of Directors.
• Article IV, Section 2 clarifies that certain members of the NBCE Board are appointed rather than elected.
• Article IV, Section 3 amends the accidental deletion of Puerto Rico to the District V jurisdiction.
• Article IV, Section 3c corrects the language pertaining to the existing order of District elections to conform to the actual election cycles.
• Article IV, Section 5a clarifies language as to the timing of election and seating of Directors-at-Large.
• Article V, Section 2 was amended to delete language that is no longer needed.
• Article VI, Section 2 expands eligibility for appointment to the Credentials Committee to include alternate delegates.
• Article VI, Section 2 grants discretionary privilege to the Credentials Committee to seat voting delegates who do not meet requirements due to extenuating circumstances.
• Article XII authorizes directors to receive advancement of reasonable expenses incurred in case of a proceeding against that director because of their service to the NBCE.

Three of the 15 proposals presented to the delegate body failed. Comments on the defeated proposals will be reconsidered by the Bylaws Committee in the coming year. 

• The first would have amended Article IV, Section 3b District Director eligibility for subsequent elections. Article IV, Sections 3d, 4 and 6 creating duration limits for all directors was also turned down.
• The proposed amendment to Article XIV of the bylaws failed to formalize a process for recommending changes from the delegate body to the Board of Directors.
• The delegate body turned down a proposal that would have allowed the Secretary to make changes to punctuation and grammar. 

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