Procedures, Instructions and Format for 5 Year Revision of Local Unit Bylaws

The following pages cover the revision of Local Unit Bylaws revised 2007 to include all mandatory language from National PTA and the Virginia PTA/PTSA). If you are instituting the office of President Elect, click here to continue your 5-year revision.

Please read:
Responsibilities of the Local Unit President 
Responsibilities of the Local Unit Bylaws Chairman

before you continue, to assist you in preparing your PTA/PTSA’s bylaws for submission to the Virginia PTA/PTSA for approval. Documents necessary for your revision are available to download in the next step.

Virginia PTA/PTSA requires that bylaws be updated and submitted for review every five years. National PTA and the Virginia PTA/PTSA require that specific provisions be included in your bylaws.  

National and Virginia PTA/PTSA amendments automatically amend local unit bylaws and do not require a membership vote. Attached to your current bylaws should be memos dated December 2001,2002,2003, and 2005 from the Virginia PTA/PTSA Bylaws committee that updated your current set of bylaws with the new mandatory amendments. The 2005 Local Unit Bylaws contains all of these new amendments so it will not be necessary to attach those memos to this edition.

If you need copies of your current bylaws, please contact the State Office by calling (804) 264-1234 or email: info@vapta.org. Further assistance is always available from your district director or the Virginia PTA/PTSA Bylaws committee chairman: bylaws@vapta.org

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