SkillsUSA Massachusetts By-Laws 2024–2025 SkillsUSA Massachusetts Advisors’ Handbook Chapter 2: SkillsUSA Massachusetts Administration • 28 SkillsUSA Massachusetts By-Laws Section 1.0 Bylaws to the SkillsUSA Massachusetts constitution shall be adopted by a majority vote of the House of Delegates. Section 2.0 House of Delegates composition which gives representation to organized sections and chapters (see State Constitution, Article 3, Sections 3.3 and 3.4 for information on the defini- tion of an organized section and/or chapter.) Subsection 1: Definition of Delegate or Voting Delegate Any active high school member who is designated to provide representation of an organized section and/or chapter to district House of Delegates and/or state House of Delegates. Subsection 2: Formula for representation to the district House of Delegates or state House of Delegates 2 delegates or voting delegates for the first 25 members, 1 additional delegate for each additional 25 members or major fraction thereof. Subsection 3: Franchise of each delegate Each delegate or voting delegate is entitled to one (1) vote and must be present during the delegate assembly meet- ings in order to register it. Each Chapter is entitled to the same number of alternates to the aforementioned delegates. When casting ballots in the state officer elections, each delegate will be required to vote for a minimum number of seven (7) candidates, provided that there are seven candi- dates on the ballot, maximum of eight. If a ballot is regis- tered with less than seven candidates selected, the vote of that delegate will not be counted. If there are less than seven candidates or less on the ballot, the delegate will be allowed to vote for as many as desired. Subsection 4: Eligibility for exercising franchise To be considered, a list of delegates or voting delegates and their alternates must be submitted with the remainder of the district or state conference registration information by the deadline established by the state SkillsUSA association for the current year. Section 3.0: Definition of Geographical Districts Subsection 1: Districts The state of Massachusetts shall be divided into six (6) districts by the SkillsUSA Board of Directors for the purpose of communicating, providing equal representation in skill and leadership events at the state SkillsUSA Championships, administration of the district skill and leadership events and organization. The districts shall be named as follows: District I, District II, District III, District IV, District V, & District VI Subsection 2: District Functions shall be defined as follows To plan, organize and conduct district SkillsUSA meetings, conduct district initiatives for new/potential members and assist with the administration of the district skill and lead- ership events. Section 4.0: Board of Directors Functions Operating policies shall be adopted as determined by the Board of Directors, incorporating recommendations from the Four Foundation Committees and the State Executive Council, and inserted in the High School Constitution for informational purposes. Section 5.0: State Officer & State Officer Candidate Minimum Standards Assurance Plan Failure of a state SkillsUSA officer to meet the grade of a “C” average or GPA of 2.0 in each class, academic or trade will result in the following action being taken: A grade of “D” in any class, academic or trade, during a marking period, will place the officer in a probationary status with the state SkillsUSA association, during which time, the state officer will be required to develop a remediation plan, along with their instructor, designed to bring the grade in line with the required standard by the next marking period. The officer will be responsible for submitting a summary of the plan to the state SkillsUSA office for review and file. If the officer is successful in meeting the required stan- dard at the next marking period, the probationary status will be lifted. If the state SkillsUSA officer is unsuccessful in meeting the required standard at the next marking period, the proba- tionary status will continue and strengthen to include a suspension of all outside responsibilities and travel for the state SkillsUSA association. However, the officer will still be required to fulfill the responsibilities for reporting and written assignments required by the state SkillsUSA association. The officer will be required to continue and strengthen the remediation plan through consultation with the instructor, SkillsUSA Chapter Advisor and a parent/guardian. The officer will be required to submit a revised copy of the reme- diation plan, signed by the instructor, SkillsUSA Chapter Advisor and a parent/ guardian to the state SkillsUSA office for review and file. If the state SkillsUSA officer is successful in meeting the required standard at the next marking period, the proba- tionary status will be lifted. If the state SkillsUSA officer is unsuccessful in meeting the required standard at the next marking period, it will be recommended to the SkillsUSA
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