MCHL PTA By-Laws [amended 2004-2005]

What are by-laws? Laws of local application adopted by an organization or assembly.

Every level of PTA has by-laws — the local units, the council's, districts, the state, and even the National PTA operate within the guidelines of a by-law document.

By-laws represent the most important legal document of an association, establishing and protecting the rights of the membership. A unit's by-laws link the association to the Virginia PTA/PTSA and National PTA by which they are chartered. It represents the written contract between the general membership and their elected officials, specifying what duties and responsibilities are assigned to each respective group. For these reasons, it is extremely important that all by-laws be current, clear in content, and accurately represent the way a local unit conducts the business of the association.

It is required that MCHL PTA amends its by-laws to conform with the Virginia State PTA's current by-laws. [Note: By-laws have to be updated every five years.]

In order to make our by-laws official, it is requested that all MCHL PTA members must review our amended by-laws. It is still not too late to join the PTA! For just $10 per membership, you will be paying the annual dues for MCHL, state, and the National PTA. Your support will provide additional resources to help our school. These by-laws are the requirements and roles that govern our PTA's activities. We all have a voice!

The MCHL PTA general membership has had 30 days from our first PTA meeting held September 13, 2004 to review the proposed amendments and vote for approval. Voting has taken place at our PTA meeting on November 8, 2004 at 7:00pm. Members were present to vote, and at least two-thirds vote of the members present approved the by-laws.

Together, we have helped to create a strong governing document for the next five years at MCHL!

Reviewed and approved on Monday—November 8, 2004 at 7:00pm:

MCHL PTA By-Laws

Thank you for your support and for being an integral part of our PTA family! Any questions? Please contact the PTA board members at pta@mchl.org.