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HuaXia Chinese School Staten Island Branch By-laws

ARTICLE I. PREAMBLE
HuaXia Chinese School Staten Island Inc. (Henceforward called the School) is registered in New York State as a non-profit organization aimed at promoting multiculturalism by teaching Chinese language, and providing culture exchange programs to those who are interested regardless of age, sex, race, religion or nation of origin.

ARTICLE II. NON-POLITICAL AND NON-PECUNIARY CHARACTER
(A) The School will remain independent of political, commercial and other entities that are not consistent with our Mission and By-laws.
(B) No part of the income and/or assets of the School shall be distributed to or inure to the benefit of its current members, past members, or other parties, except that the School shall be authorized to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distribution in furtherance of the School objectives set forth herein.
(C) No substantial part of the activities of the School shall consist of carrying-on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the school shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office except as authorized under the Internal Revenue Code.
(D) The school shall not participate in any activities as prohibited to organizations exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, athletic policies and all other school-administered programs.

ARTICLE III. PARENT ASSEMBLY AND PARENT COUNCIL
The Parent Assembly is composed of all parents, legal guardians, and students of the School who are18 years of age or older. The Parent Council is the core governing body of these members.
(A) All members of the Parent Assembly and Parent Council (henceforth called the Membership):
▪ agree to abide by and be governed by the School’s By-laws and Regulations
▪ have the right to vote and be elected or appointed to positions of responsibility
▪ may be terminated because of violation of the School’s By-laws, or Regulations, e.g. Students Rules, Parents Rules.
(B) The Parent Assembly elects the Chair of the Parent Council for a term of one year. The Chair may be re-elected for one additional term of office with two-thirds of the votes. S/he calls for the annual meeting of the Parent Assembly, although additional sessions may be held at the proposal of one-tenth of its members. The Chair, representing his or her branch school, is also a member of the Board of the Head Office.
(C) The Parent Council is composed of the Chair, a Vice Chair and five Council Members. Council Members are nominated by the Chair and approved by the Assembly. The Parent Council is responsible for calling Assembly meetings, getting in touch with parents, channeling parents’ concerns to the school authorities, maintaining order on school premises, and organizing activities that establish social liaison among parents.

ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP VOTE
(A) Decisions of the Principal or the Board of Directors may be reversed by Membership vote with two-thirds of voting members consenting.
(B) Membership vote must be called for by one-third of Members within four (4) weeks of the decision in question.
(C) An annual meeting of the Membership will be held on the second Saturday of June every year, upon two weeks written notice from the Principal.

ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The main responsibilities of the Board of Directors include nominating the Principle of the School, the auditing of finances, approval of budgets and use of donations, ratification of regulations, and interpreting the By-laws, Rules and Regulations of the School.
(A) The Board of Directors constitutes the highest decision making body of the School. The Board consists of five (5) Directors who are nominated and elected by majority vote of the Membership. The Chairperson of the Board is elected among the Board of Directors. The number of Directors may be changed by the resolution of the Board. The quorum is majority vote.
(B) An individual may serve for one (1) term of two (2) years on the Board of Directors, and may be re-elected for one additional term.
(C) Elections will be held the third week of April in the year of an election. The newly elected Board of Directors will assume responsibilities on July 1 of the election year.
(D) A Director may be removed if no longer a Member, or by a vote of two-thirds of all voting Members. The vote must be sponsored by at least one-third of the Membership.

ARTICLE VI. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The governing body of the School is the Executive Committee, which consists of five (5) Members: Principal, Vice Principal, Finance Officer, Administrative Officer, and Public Relations Liaison.
(A) The Principal:
1. is the chief academic officer of the School and is ultimately responsible for its operation.
2. is nominated by the Board of Directors and elected by the Membership through majority of votes. The term of Principal is two (2) years, although s/he may be re-elected for one additional term.
3. may nominate all other Executive Committee Members who will be approved by the Board of Directors
4. may delegate responsibilities to the Executive Committee
5. may be impeached by vote of two-thirds of the Membership. The vote must be sponsored by at least one-third of all Members.
In the case of vacancy, the Board of Directors may appoint an Interim Principal, and must call for an election within two (2) months of the vacancy.
(B) The Finance Officer operates under the School’s Financial Regulations.
(C) The Administrative Officer, Public Relations Liaison, and Vice Principal work in conjunction with the Principal to facilitate the operations of the School.

ARTICLE VIII. DISSOLUTION
When dissolution or other termination of the School is approved by more than two-thirds of all Members, no part of the property of the School or any of its proceeds shall be distributed to or inure to the benefit of any School Members. All such property and proceeds subject to the discharge of valid obligation of the School, shall be distributed, as the School Board and Board of Directors determine, to any exempt organization(s) under Section 50l(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

ARTICLE IX. RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENTS
(A) These By-laws must be ratified through a Membership vote, and the number of those voted for the By-laws must be at least twice of those voted against.
(B) Amendments and repeal of these By-laws must be approved by the Board of Directors and by the consent of at least two-thirds of the Membership.
(C) A proposal for amendments to the School By-laws with signatures from at least twenty percent (20%) of all Members or from two-thirds of the Executive Committee shall be admissible for consideration by the entire Membership.

ARTICLE X. FORCE AND EFFECT OF BYLAWS
These By-laws are subject to the provisions of the New York Corporation Act and the School’s Certification of Incorporation as a non-profit organization. If the By-laws have any inconsistency with the provision in that Act or the Certificate of Incorporation, the provisions of the Act shall govern to the extent of the inconsistency.