Official Notice to the ACOFP Membership
Proposed Amendments to the ACOFP Constitution & Bylaws, as of February 5, 2022
On behalf of the ACOFP Board of Governors and per the ACOFP Constitution and Bylaws, this is an official notice of proposed amendments to be considered and voted on during the 2022 ACOFP Congress of Delegates, taking place March 16 in Dallas, Texas. Below are two resolutions pertaining to ACOFP’s constitution and five resolutions detailing proposed changes to ACOFP’s bylaws.
According to the Constitution of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENTS
Section 1:
This Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting of the Congress of Delegates by a three-fourths vote of the total number of credentialed delegates in attendance for voting, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been filed with the Executive Director of the College at least 60 days before the first day of the meeting of the Congress of Delegates and that the Executive Director shall have notified the membership of the College in writing of the proposed amendment at least 30 days preceding the first day of the meeting of the Congress of Delegates.
Section 2:
All amendments to the Constitution shall not be effective until they are submitted to and approved by the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
The ACOFP Board of Governors proposes the following amendments/resolutions to the Constitution and approval of the amendments will be voted on at the ACOFP Congress of Delegates at its March 16, 2022, meeting in Dallas, Texas. If adopted by the ACOFP Congress of Delegates, approval will be sent to the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees for approval. (New material in color and old material in strike out.)
Constitution of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Inc.
According to the Bylaws of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
ARTICLE XVI – AMENDMENTS
Section 1: Notification
These Bylaws may be amended at any annual meeting of the Congress of Delegates by a two-thirds vote of the total number of delegates credentialed for voting, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been filed with the Executive Director of the College at least 60 days before the first day of the meeting of the Congress of Delegates and that the Executive Director shall have notified the membership of the College in writing of the proposed amendment at least 30 days preceding the first day of the meeting of the Congress of Delegates.
Section 2: Approval
An amendment to these Bylaws shall not be effective until they are submitted to and approved by the Board of Trustees of the AOA.
The ACOFP Board of Governors proposes the following amendments/resolutions to the Constitution and approval of the amendments will be voted on at the ACOFP Congress of Delegates at its March 16, 2022, meeting in Dallas, Texas. If adopted by the ACOFP Congress of Delegates, approval will be sent to the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees for approval. (New material in color and old material in strike out.)
Bylaws of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Inc.
If you have any questions about these proposed amendments or the 2022 Congress of Delegates, please contact ACOFP Executive Assistant Annie DeVries at annied@acofp.org or call 847-952-5109.