Thursday, November 5, 2015

Ohio DEC Revised Bylaws Finalized

The Ohio DEC board has recently proposed to revise the organization bylaws for the following reasons:

  • Eliminate the Liaison to Other Organizations chairperson position/committee. Rationale: We have not had an officer in this role for at least a year, and as a board we came to the consensus that each of us should act as liaisons to our respective organizations due to the diverse make-up of the board.
  • Add a leadership position for Training and Professional Development chair/committee. Rationale: The field has focused on high-quality professional development to support practitioners in their work of serving young children and families. The Training and PD Chair will assist the board and the organization in ensuring that Ohio DEC members and practitioners within the state have access to ongoing professional development, particularly those offered by DEC.

According to the bylaws, any revisions must go through, at minimum, a 14-day review period. The bylaw revisions were shared via Survey Monkey for member comments in October. Based on the review, all changes proposed were finalized on the November 4, 2015 board meeting.

Please click HERE to view our organization bylaws.