| 101.1 | The objective of the Association is to expand biological safety awareness in order to reduce the potential for occupational illness and adverse environmental impact from infectious agents or biologically derived materials. |
| 101.2 | A goal of the Association is to foster and promote biological safety as a scientific discipline through education, research, and professional development. |
| 101.3 | A goal of the Association is to expand professional and public awareness of biological safety through effective communication. |
| 101.4 | A goal of the Association is to participate in the development of biological safety standards, guidelines, and regulations. |
| 101.5 | Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, this entity is organized exclusively for such purposes as are authorized and permitted by Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), and shall not carry on any activities which are not permitted to be carried on by an entity exempt from taxation under said Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
| 102.1 | Individual Members: Any person with an interest in biological safety shall be eligible for Individual Membership. Individual Members shall be eligible to vote, to hold office, to serve on committees, and to enjoy other rights of the Association. |
| 102.2 | Corporate Members: Any company or organization with an interest in biological safety shall be eligible for Corporate Membership. Each Corporate Member may designate up to three persons as Individual Members. Each of these three individuals shall be eligible to vote, to hold office, to serve on committees, and to enjoy other rights of the Association. |
| 102.3 | Student Members: A matriculated student with an interest in biological safety shall be eligible for Student Membership. Student Members shall neither have the right to vote nor the right to hold elective office. |
| 102.4 | Emeritus Members: A person who has been an Individual Member for 5 years and who is no longer engaged in professional work shall be eligible for Emeritus Membership. Emeritus Members shall have all the rights of Individual Members. They shall not be required to pay dues. |
| 102.5 | Honorary Members: A person may become an Honorary Member by vote of the Council. |
| 105.1 | The function of the Council is to authorize policy matters and to ensure that property, funds, and affairs are handled in conformity with the Bylaws. |
| 105.2 | Each Council member shall have one vote. |
| 105.3 | The Council shall consist of the Officers, immediate Past President, and three elected Councilors. |
| 105.4 | Members of the Council serving the Association without compensation (other than reimbursement for actual expenses) shall not be personally liable, and no cause of action may be brought, for damages resulting from the exercise of responsibilities of such Council Member unless such individual's act or omission involved willful conduct, as provided by the General Not For Profit Corporations Act of 1986, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 32 {108.70}. |
| 108.1 | The President shall provide primary leadership, preside at meetings of the Council, the Annual Business Meeting, Association meetings, and execute duties that usually pertain to the President. |
| 108.2 | The President is the official spokesperson for the Association. |
| 108.3 | The President appoints committee chairs and creates ad hoc committees as necessary with advice and consent of the Council. |
| 108.4 | The President-Elect automatically shall succeed to the Presidency upon completion of the President's term of office. |
| 108.5 | The Secretary shall execute duties that usually pertain to the office held. |
| 108.6 | The immediate Past President shall serve as chairperson of the Nominating Committee and may assume any other duties as requested by the Council. |
| 108.7 | The Treasurer shall execute duties that usually pertain to the office held. |
| 108.8 | The Councilors shall assume any duties assigned by the Council. |
| 109.1 | Vacancy is defined as an inability to perform the assigned duties. If there is a vacancy in the office of the President, the President-Elect shall serve for the remaining term of the President, in addition to the term to which he or she was elected. |
| 109.2 | If there is a vacancy in the office of the President-Elect, the Nominating Committee shall select two candidates for office of President-Elect and hold an election by the membership as soon as possible. |
| 109.3 | For other vacancies, the Council shall select a Secretary pro tem, Treasurer pro tem, Councilor pro tem, or Chairperson of the Nominating Committee pro tem, who shall perform the duties of the office until the next election. |
| 115.1 | Upon dissolution of the Association and payment of all the liabilities of the Association, the assets of the Association shall be distributed, as directed by the Council, exclusively to charitable, scientific, literary, or educational organizations which would then qualify under the provisions of Section 501(c)6 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future Internal Revenue law and Regulations of the Department of the Treasury applicable to such action as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. |
| 115.2 | No part of the earnings of the Association shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the Association shall be authorized and empowered to make reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, the Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or as they may hereafter be amended. |
