Section 1. Active Membership:
All public school educators in Union County holding appropriate certificates issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners may be active members upon payment of the annual unified membership dues, as specified in the bylaws.

Section 2. Active Supportive Membership:
All public school supportive staff in Union County, including but not limited to: educational secretaries, cafeteria staff, custodial staff, school bus drivers, classroom assistants and security personnel may be active supportive members upon payment of the annual unified membership dues, as specified in the bylaws.

Section 3. Retired Membership:
All active members or active supportive members of the UCEA automatically shall be eligible for retired membership, provided that said member has been an active member or active supportive member immediately prior to the date of their retirement. Retired members continue to enjoy all rights and services of active membership or active supportive membership, except the right to vote and the right to be elected to office, upon payment of the retired member dues, as specified in the bylaws.

Section 1. Membership
The officers of this Association shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Listed officers shall be elected for a term of two years and may succeed themselves in office. There is no limitation on terms.

Section 2. Qualifications

(a) The President must have been a unified UCEA member for at least two years.
(b) The Vice President must have been a unified UCEA member for at least one (1) year.
(c) Officers shall assume the duties of their office on June 1, following their election, and shall hold their terms as long as they perform the duties of their office and until their successors take office.

Section 3. Vacancies
A position shall be considered to be vacant upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present and voting at a meeting of the Representative Council. Notice of said vacancy shall be sent to each district. Each district shall be given the opportunity to submit nominations. A replacement shall be nominated by the Executive Committee and shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term upon approval by a majority vote of the Representative Council within 60 days of said declaration. In the event of a presidential vacancy the Vice President assumes the office of President. In the event of a Treasurer vacancy, the President shall be empowered to fill the vacancy with an active Treasurer, with approval by a majority vote of the Representative Council.

Section 1. Membership
There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the elected officers.

Section 2. Meetings
The Executive Committee shall meet monthly except for July and August. Special meetings may be held at the call of the President, or upon the written request to the President by two (2) members of the Executive Committee. Such meetings shall be strictly limited to the subject for which the meeting was called.

Section 3. Quorum
A quorum for all meetings of the Executive Committee shall consist of one (1) more than half of the total number of the Executive Committee.

Section 1.
The Representative Council shall consist of the members of the Executive Committee, local presidents, Union County members of the NJEA Delegate Assembly and NJEA Executive Committee member(s), the chairpersons of each standing committee except those chaired by an officer, and the elected representatives of the districts within the county. In addition, there shall be a retired representative, appointed by the President of the Union County Retired Educators Association. If the local president occupies a seat on the Executive Committee he/she may select an alternate from that local affiliate. Each district shall be entitled to one (1) representative or alternate for each 100 unified members or major fraction thereof. Districts with less than 100 members shall be entitled to one (1) representative.

Section 1. Standing Committees
The Standing Committees of the Association shall be Government Relations, Membership, Public Relations, Human Rights, Certification, Evaluation and Tenure, Instruction and Professional Development, Legislators' Banquet, House, Social and Elections.

The chairperson and members of each standing committee shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Representative Council unless otherwise stated in this Constitution or in the Bylaws. The standing committees shall function on a year round basis. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the President as long as they perform the duties of that committee and until their successor takes office. These Committees shall function within the policies and guidelines for UCEA committee members.

Section 2. Special Committees
The special committees of the Association shall be: Budget, Audit, and such other as may be necessary. The members of each special committee shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Representative Council. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the President as long as they perform the duties of that committee, and until the work of that committee is completed. These committees shall function within the policies and guidelines for UCEA committee members.

Roberts' Rules of Order shall be recognized as the parliamentary authority except where other provisions are made in this Constitution and the Bylaws.

Section 1.
(a) A proposed amendment to the Constitution must be filed in writing and introduced at a regularly scheduled meeting by any member of the Representative Council.
(b) If the amendment receives a majority vote, it shall be moved to the next regularly scheduled meeting at which time the proposal shall again be considered, with no new amendments. If the amendment receives a two-thirds vote, it shall be considered adopted.

Section 2.
(a) If an amendment is defeated either on its first or second consideration, it cannot be reintroduced until the second regular Representative Council meeting following its defeat.
(b) An amendment defeated on its second consideration and reintroduced will be dealt with as a new amendment.

(a) Government Relations:
(1) Members: The chairperson shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Representative Council. The committee members shall consist of the Union County representive(s) to the NJEA Government Relations Committee, the representative(s) to the NJEA Congressional Contact Committee and the chairperson of each district affiliate’s Legislative Committee.
(2) Duties: It shall be the duty of the chairperson to keep the members of the committee informed so that they are able to carry out their duties. It shall be the duty of this committee to keep members informed of legislative and political action. It shall aid members in carrying out the legislative and political action program of NJEA and NEA.

(a) Budget:
(1) Members: The chairperson shall be the Treasurer. The other members shall be the Vice President, and two (2) members of the Representative Council who are not on the Executive Committee.
(2) Duties: This committee shall prepare a balanced budget based on income and anticipated program. This budget shall be sent to the members of the Representative Council prior to the May meeting.

(b) Audit:
(1) Members: The President shall appoint two (2) persons other than the Treasurer to serve on this committee.
(2) Duties: This committee shall secure the services of a qualified professional to audit the books. One of the members shall report to the Representative Council at the January meeting.

These Bylaws can be amended at any regular meeting of the Representative Council by a two-thirds vote, providing that the amendment has been submitted in writing at the previously scheduled meeting.